Support pausing jobs #99399

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Sybren A. Stüvel · 2022-07-04T14:48:30+02:00

Sybren A. Stüvel commented

2022-07-04 14:48:30 +02:00

It should be possible to pause a job, by setting its status to paused.

Tasks should not be influenced by this. Any active task should remain active until it's finished. This allows for pausing jobs without losing any render time so far.
Once paused, a job can be queued to resume it. Care should be taken to unit test this properly, also with still-active tasks in the mix.

The effect on tasks is what separates paused from cancelled status; cancelled jobs can also be requeued to resume them, but cancellation of the tasks happens immediately.

It should be possible to *pause* a job, by setting its status to `paused`. - Tasks should not be influenced by this. Any `active` task should remain `active` until it's finished. This allows for pausing jobs without losing any render time so far. - Once paused, a job can be `queued` to resume it. Care should be taken to unit test this properly, also with still-`active` tasks in the mix. The effect on tasks is what separates `paused` from `cancelled` status; cancelled jobs can also be requeued to resume them, but cancellation of the tasks happens immediately.

Sybren A. Stüvel commented

2022-07-04 14:48:30 +02:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'