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``discord.ext.tasks`` -- asyncio.Task helpers
====================================================
One of the most common operations when making a bot is having a loop run in the background at a specified interval. This pattern is very common but has a lot of things you need to look out for:
- How do I handle :exc:`asyncio.CancelledError`?
- What do I do if the internet goes out?
- What is the maximum number of seconds I can sleep anyway?
The goal of this discord.py extension is to abstract all these worries away from you.
Recipes
---------
A simple background task in a :class:`~discord.ext.commands.Cog`:
.. code-block:: python3
from discord.ext import tasks, commands
class MyCog(commands.Cog):
def __init__(self):
self.index = 0
self.printer.start()
def cog_unload(self):
self.printer.cancel()
@tasks.loop(seconds=5.0)
async def printer(self):
print(self.index)
self.index += 1
Adding an exception to handle during reconnect:
.. code-block:: python3
import asyncpg
from discord.ext import tasks, commands
class MyCog(commands.Cog):
def __init__(self, bot):
self.bot = bot
self.data = []
self.batch_update.add_exception_type(asyncpg.PostgresConnectionError)
self.batch_update.start()
def cog_unload(self):
self.batch_update.cancel()
@tasks.loop(minutes=5.0)
async def batch_update(self):
async with self.bot.pool.acquire() as con:
# batch update here...
pass
Looping a certain amount of times before exiting:
.. code-block:: python3
from discord.ext import tasks
@tasks.loop(seconds=5.0, count=5)
async def slow_count():
print(slow_count.current_loop)
slow_count.start()
Doing something after a task finishes is as simple as using :meth:`asyncio.Task.add_done_callback`:
.. code-block:: python3
afterwards = lambda f: print('done!')
slow_count.get_task().add_done_callback(afterwards)
API Reference
---------------
.. autoclass:: discord.ext.tasks.Loop()
:members:
.. autofunction:: discord.ext.tasks.loop
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