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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-67667

Deprecate is_blocking() for adhoc and scheduled tasks in Task API

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Open
    • Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Future Dev
    • None
    • Policy, Tasks

    Description

      The is_blocking concept in the Task API has never really received much interest. The current and original implementation since 2.7 is buggy so it doesn't actually block correctly at all at scale (see MDL-67597). It's also the root cause of scaling issues (mostly mitigated in MDL-67486)

      So proposing to deprecate this completely.

      Forum to discuss deprecation:

      https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=395636

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-67597 Blocking cron tasks only effectively lock into the future not the past, ie race condition

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-67648 Cron task manager quality of service (version 3)

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              brendanheywood Brendan Heywood
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