DaskLocalCluster¶
- class openff.evaluator.backends.dask.DaskLocalCluster(number_of_workers=1, resources_per_worker=<openff.evaluator.backends.backends.ComputeResources object>)[source]¶
An openff-evaluator backend which uses a dask LocalCluster object to run calculations on a single machine.
See also
dask.LocalCluster
- __init__(number_of_workers=1, resources_per_worker=<openff.evaluator.backends.backends.ComputeResources object>)[source]¶
Constructs a new DaskLocalCluster
Methods
__init__
([number_of_workers, …])Constructs a new DaskLocalCluster
start
()Start the calculation backend.
stop
()Stop the calculation backend.
submit_task
(function, *args, **kwargs)Submit a task to the compute resources managed by this backend.
Attributes
Returns whether this backend has been started yet.
- submit_task(function, *args, **kwargs)[source]¶
Submit a task to the compute resources managed by this backend.
- Parameters
function (function) – The function to run.
- Returns
Returns a future object which will eventually point to the results of the submitted task.
- Return type
Future
- stop()¶
Stop the calculation backend.