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rush (development version)

  • feat: Add $push_finished_tasks() method.
  • feat: Combine $wait_for_new_tasks() and $fetch_new_tasks() into $fetch_new_tasks() with timeout argument.
  • refactor: The $wait_for_finished_tasks() method is removed.
  • perf: Cache is now a data.table() instead of a list. data_format argument is removed.
  • refactor: Seed mechanism is removed. Includes with_rng_state(), is_lecyer_cmrg_seed(), get_random_seed(), set_random_seed(), make_rng_seeds() helper functions.
  • refactor: PID is no longer stored with tasks by $push_tasks() and $push_running_tasks() methods.
  • refactor: worker_extra field is renamed to worker_id.
  • refactor: $push_results() is renamed to $finish_tasks().
  • fix: Heartbeat process moves worker to terminated.
  • refactor: $push_results() is deprecated. Use $finish_tasks() instead.
  • refactor: $push_failed() is deprecated. Use $fail_tasks() instead.
  • refactor: $terminated_on_idle is removed.
  • refactor: Removed $push_priority_tasks(), $n_queued_priority_tasks, $priority_info, and $fetch_priority_tasks().
  • fix: Redis with password is supported now.
  • refactor: Remove $restart_workers() method.
  • refactor: Squashed "terminated", "killed" and "lost" worker states into "terminated".
  • feat: Added push_failed_tasks() for creating failed tasks.
  • refactor: Remove reset_cache arguments in favor of $reset_cache() method.
  • refactor: network_id, config and connector are now active bindings with validation.
  • refactor: Removed $snapshot_schedule() and $redis_info() methods.
  • refactor: Removed $all_workers_terminated and all_workers_lost active bindings.
  • refactor: Moved $worker_states to $worker_info.
  • feat: Add "rush.max_object_size" option to limit the size of objects stored in Redis.
  • refactor: Renamed $start_remote_workers() to $start_workers().

rush 0.4.1

CRAN release: 2025-11-06

  • feat: The $wait_for_workers() method can now wait for a specific number of workers or a specific set of worker ids. The workers are checked for registration in the network now.

rush 0.4.0

CRAN release: 2025-10-08

feat: Add $empty_queue() method. fix: Queued tasks can be moved to failed now.

rush 0.3.1

CRAN release: 2025-09-16

feat: Change default of n_workers.

rush 0.3.0

CRAN release: 2025-07-31

  • feat: Output and message logs can be written to files now via the message_log and output_log arguments.
  • compatibility: lgr 0.5.0
  • BREAKING CHANGE: The mlr3 ecosystem has a base logger now which is named mlr3. The mlr3/rush logger is a child of the mlr3 logger and is used for logging messages from the rush package.

rush 0.2.0

CRAN release: 2025-05-30

  • feat: Worker can be started with the mirai package now.

rush 0.1.2

CRAN release: 2024-11-06

  • feat: Add $reconnect() method.

rush 0.1.1

CRAN release: 2024-07-05

  • fix: Rush class was not exported.
  • fix: R6 package was not imported.

rush 0.1.0

CRAN release: 2024-06-20

  • Initial CRAN submission.