requestCore: Request a core for multicore processing

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Request a core for multicore processing

Description

If no cores are available, the current process blocks until a core is available.

Usage

requestCore(
  await,
  workers = availableCores(constraints = "multicore"),
  timeout,
  delta,
  alpha
)

Arguments

await	A function used to try to "collect" finished multicore subprocesses.
workers	Total number of workers available.
timeout	Maximum waiting time (in seconds) allowed before a timeout error is generated.
delta	Then base interval (in seconds) to wait between each try.
alpha	A multiplicative factor used to increase the wait interval after each try.

Value

Invisible TRUE. If no cores are available after extensive waiting, then a timeout error is thrown.

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