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Revision as of 04:19, 14 July 2018
This is a collection of all the the different tools we use in this course and their syntax.
While this page is here to assist you whenever you forget how to create a lambda or register a phaser, try not to become too reliant on it. If you learn and understand the syntax for the tools we build in this class, it will make the assignments easier and faster to get through. Also, this page will not be available during exams, and while there is always leniency with written code, there must be some demonstration of understanding how to use our parallel constructs!
Java Basics
Sometimes the problem isn't with doing things in parallel, but just getting Java to cooperate with what you want it to do. Here's the syntax for some of Java's base constructs and classes that you'll use throughout the semester.
Lambda
Runnable
V5/Habanero
Habanero is Rice's collection of parallel tools. When you watch the RiceX videos, it is the Habanero version of things you will be seeing. For this course, we've designed V5. It is similar to Habanero in most ways, but has small changes to hopefully make your lives easier when it comes to using the tools in this class. Listed below is the syntax for V5's version, but the differences between the two versions are noted to help clarify.
Async
Asyncs are our main tool in doing work in parallel. The execution of an async will spawn a new task, and any code written within the braces of an async will be done in that new task. The actual async method is called like this:
async(Runnable body)
But as discussed above in the Syntax of 231#Runnable Runnable section, a Runnable can be defined just using a lambda. For the runnables in asyncs, there are no parameters passed in, so an async with the lambda is as follows:
async( () -> { doSomething(); });
