isend
isend — sends a synchronous message and doesn't wait for the
result.
Syntax
isend (task, s_exp)
Arguments
- task
A task descriptor as assigned to a
locate_task
call.
- s_exp
Any Gamma or Lisp expression.
Returns
t if the message
was sent successfully, otherwise nil.
Description
This function sends a message via synchronous interprocess
communication, but does not wait for the result. The
receiving task must respond immediately, prior to actually
evaluating the message that was sent. The result code can
only show whether the message was sent successfully. This
is a compromise between synchronous and asynchronous
messaging techniques.
Example
Gamma> init_ipc("mytask","myqueue");
t
Gamma> task = locate_task("other_task",nil);
<task id>
Gamma> isend(task,#list(do_something));
t
