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C.7.1 The Package Task_Identification

Static Semantics

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The following language-defined library package exists: 
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{AI95-00362-01} package Ada.Task_Identification is
   pragma Preelaborate(Task_Identification);

   type Task_Id is private;
   pragma Preelaborable_Initialization (Task_Id);

   Null_Task_Id : constant Task_Id;
   function  "=" (Left, Right : Task_Id) return Boolean;
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{8652/0070} {AI95-00101-01} {AI05-0189-1}    function  Image                  (T : Task_Id) return String;
   function  Current_Task     return Task_Id;
   function  Environment_Task return Task_Id;

   procedure Abort_Task             (T : in out Task_Id);
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{AI05-0189-1}    function  Is_Terminated          (T : Task_Id) return Boolean;
   function  Is_Callable            (T : Task_Id) return Boolean;
   function  Activation_Is_Complete (T : Task_Id) return Boolean;

private
   ... -- not specified by the language
end Ada.Task_Identification;

Dynamic Semantics

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A value of the type Task_Id identifies an existent task. The constant Null_Task_Id does not identify any task. Each object of the type Task_Id is default initialized to the value of Null_Task_Id.
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The function "=" returns True if and only if Left and Right identify the same task or both have the value Null_Task_Id.
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The function Image returns an implementation-defined string that identifies T. If T equals Null_Task_Id, Image returns an empty string. 
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Implementation defined: The result of the Task_Identification.Image attribute.
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The function Current_Task returns a value that identifies the calling task.
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  {AI05-0189-1} The function Environment_Task returns a value that identifies the environment task.
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The effect of Abort_Task is the same as the abort_statement for the task identified by T. [In addition, if T identifies the environment task, the entire partition is aborted, See E.1.]
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The functions Is_Terminated and Is_Callable return the value of the corresponding attribute of the task identified by T.
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Ramification: {8652/0115} {AI95-00206-01} These routines can be called with an argument identifying the environment task. Is_Terminated will always be False for such a call, but Is_Callable (usually True) could be False if the environment task is waiting for the termination of dependent tasks. Thus, a dependent task can use Is_Callable to determine if the main subprogram has completed.
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   {AI05-0189-1} The function Activation_Is_Complete returns True if the task identified by T has completed its activation (whether successfully or not). It returns False otherwise. If T identifies the environment task, Activation_Is_Complete returns True after the elaboration of the library_items of the partition has completed.
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For a prefix T that is of a task type [(after any implicit dereference)], the following attribute is defined: 
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T'Identity
Yields a value of the type Task_Id that identifies the task denoted by T.
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For a prefix E that denotes an entry_declaration, the following attribute is defined: 
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 E'Caller
{AI05-0262-1} Yields a value of the type Task_Id that identifies the task whose call is now being serviced. Use of this attribute is allowed only inside an entry_body or accept_statement or entry_body (after the entry_barrier) corresponding to the entry_declaration denoted by E. 
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Program_Error is raised if a value of Null_Task_Id is passed as a parameter to Abort_Task, Is_Terminated, and Is_Callable.
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Abort_Task is a potentially blocking operation (see 9.5.1).

Bounded (Run-Time) Errors

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 {AI95-00237-01} {AI05-0004-1} It is a bounded error to call the Current_Task function from an entry_body entry body, or an interrupt handler, or finalization of a task attribute. Program_Error is raised, or an implementation-defined value of the type Task_Id is returned. 
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Implementation defined: The value of Current_Task when in a protected entry, or interrupt handler, or finalization of a task attribute.
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Implementation Note: This value could be Null_Task_Id, or the ID of some user task, or that of an internal task created by the implementation. 
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Ramification: {AI95-00237-01} An entry barrier is syntactically part of an entry_body, so a call to Current_Task from an entry barrier is also covered by this rule. 

Erroneous Execution

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If a value of Task_Id is passed as a parameter to any of the operations declared in this package (or any language-defined child of this package), and the corresponding task object no longer exists, the execution of the program is erroneous. 

Documentation Requirements

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The implementation shall document the effect of calling Current_Task from an entry body or interrupt handler. 
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This paragraph was deleted.Implementation defined: The effect of calling Current_Task from an entry body or interrupt handler.
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Documentation Requirement: The effect of calling Current_Task from an entry body or interrupt handler.
NOTES
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10  This package is intended for use in writing user-defined task scheduling packages and constructing server tasks. Current_Task can be used in conjunction with other operations requiring a task as an argument such as Set_Priority (see D.5).
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11  The function Current_Task and the attribute Caller can return a Task_Id value that identifies the environment task.

Extensions to Ada 95

21.a/2
{AI95-00362-01} Task_Identification is now preelaborated, so it can be used in preelaborated units. 

Wording Changes from Ada 95

21.b/2
{8652/0070} {AI95-00101-01} Corrigendum: Corrected the mode of the parameter to Abort_Task to in.
21.c/2
{AI95-00237-01} Corrected the wording to include finalization of a task attribute in the bounded error case; we don't want to specify which task does these operations. 

Incompatibilities With Ada 2005

21.d/3
{AI05-0189-1} Functions Environment_Task and Activation_Is_Complete are newly added to Task_Identification. If Task_Identification is referenced in a use_clause, and an entity E with a defining_identifier of Environment_Task or Activation_Is_Complete is defined in a package that is also referenced in a use_clause, the entity E may no longer be use-visible, resulting in errors. This should be rare and is easily fixed if it does occur. 

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