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<div class="line">Sometimes you do not want to run a <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-task"><em class="xref std std-term">task</em></a> when a certain condition is met.</div>
<div class="line">In this case you can use the <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-complete-trigger"><em class="xref std std-term">complete trigger</em></a> keyword.</div>
<div class="line">This has a similar syntax to the <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-trigger"><em class="xref std std-term">trigger</em></a> keyword but sets a <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-task"><em class="xref std std-term">task</em></a></div>
<div class="line"><a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-complete"><em class="xref std std-term">complete</em></a> rather than running it.</div>
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<div class="line">It can be used in conjunction with a <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-trigger"><em class="xref std std-term">trigger</em></a>. For example:</div>
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<div class="highlight-python"><pre># Definition of the suite test.
suite test
   edit ECF_INCLUDE "$HOME/course"
   edit ECF_HOME    "$HOME/course"
   family f1
     edit SLEEP 20
     task t1
     task t2
         trigger t1 eq complete
         event a
         event b
     task t3
         trigger t2:a
     task t4
         trigger t2 eq complete
         complete t2:b
   endfamily
endsuite</pre>
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<p>In python this would be:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="c">#!/usr/bin/env python2.5</span>
<span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">os</span>
<span class="kn">import</span> <span class="nn">ecflow</span> 

<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">create_family_f1</span><span class="p">():</span>
    <span class="n">f1</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ecflow</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Family</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;f1&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="n">f1</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_variable</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;SLEEP&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="mi">20</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="n">f1</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_task</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;t1&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="n">t2</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">f1</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_task</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;t2&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>  
    <span class="n">t2</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_trigger</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;t1 eq complete&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span> 
    <span class="n">t2</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_event</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;a&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="n">t2</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_event</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;b&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="n">t3</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">f1</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_task</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;t3&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="n">t3</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_trigger</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;t2:a&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>  
    <span class="n">t4</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">f1</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_task</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;t4&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="n">t4</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_trigger</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;t2 eq complete&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>  
    <span class="n">t4</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_complete</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;t2:b&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>  
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">f1</span>
      
<span class="n">defs</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ecflow</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Defs</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;test.def&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">suite</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">defs</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_suite</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;test&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">suite</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_variable</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;ECF_INCLUDE&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="n">os</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">getenv</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;HOME&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="s">&quot;/course&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">suite</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_variable</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;ECF_HOME   &quot;</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="n">os</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">getenv</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s">&quot;HOME&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="s">&quot;/course&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>

<span class="n">suite</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add_family</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="n">create_family_f1</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="p">)</span>
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<div class="line">Completes are used to declare dependencies between two tasks.</div>
<div class="line">For instance, complete <strong>t2:b</strong> might indicate that a specific</div>
<div class="line">event has not occurred so we do not need to run task <strong>t4</strong>.</div>
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<div class="line">When <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-ecf-server"><em class="xref std std-term">ecf_server</em></a> tries to start a <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-task"><em class="xref std std-term">task</em></a>, it  evaluates the <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-trigger"><em class="xref std std-term">trigger</em></a></div>
<div class="line">and <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-complete-trigger"><em class="xref std std-term">complete trigger</em></a> expressions. If the <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-complete-trigger"><em class="xref std std-term">complete trigger</em></a> condition is correct,</div>
<div class="line">the task will set itself <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-complete"><em class="xref std std-term">complete</em></a>.</div>
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<p><a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-complete-trigger"><em class="xref std std-term">complete trigger</em></a> evaluation takes precedence over the <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-trigger"><em class="xref std std-term">trigger</em></a>.</p>
<p>Completes can be between tasks, between families, or both.</p>
<p>What to do:</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Edit the <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-suite-definition"><em class="xref std std-term">suite definition</em></a> file or python to add a complete to task <strong>t4</strong></li>
<li>Load the definition again</li>
<li>Observe the tasks in <a class="reference internal" href="../../../glossary/#term-ecflowview"><em class="xref std std-term">ecFlowview</em></a></li>
<li>See the triggers by selecting <strong>t4</strong> and clicking on the <img alt="triggers" src="../../../_images/triggers.jpg" /> icon</li>
<li>See the trigger relation by clicking on the arrow</li>
<li>See the triggers in the tree, using the Show menu</li>
<li>Note the icon indicating that the task has not run</li>
<li>You can modify task <strong>t2</strong> to check that task <strong>t4</strong> will run when the event is not set</li>
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