A name for this task, as a string. It is only used internally.
Optional queue name for this task, as a string. This is necessary for asynchronous communication, and it must be unique on the system.
Optional domain name for this task.
Sets up all of the data structures needed prior to attempting any interprocess communication from this task. Messages can be neither sent nor received before this call is made. All Cascade DataHub functions use IPC. If the value of my_queue_name is nil, no queue name is assigned and no asynchronous IPC is possible.
Gamma> init_ipc("myname","myqueue");
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See the Starting Programs section of the Common Functions chapter (Tutorial One), or the Starting Programs section of the Common Functions for Any Program chapter (Tutorial Two) in the Cogent Tools Demo and Tutorials book for examples of this function used in context.
isend, next_event, next_event_nb, read_point, read_existing_point, register_point, send, send_async, send_string, send_string_async, write_point, write_existing_point