Functions

Functions in HyperMake are abstract tasks: tasks whose inputs are not fully specified. Functions allow for the instantiation of tasks with different parameters at different locations in the pipeline.

Syntax

def funcName(input1, input2, ...) -> (output1, output2, ...):
    # function script

where

• funcName is the name of the function.
• input1, input2, ... are the input arguments of the function.
• output1, output2, ... are the output files of the function.

Instantiation

To instantiate a function as a task, write

task taskName($param1=$arg1, $param2=$arg2, ...) = 
  funcName(input1=$param1, input2=$param2, ...)

Instantiating a function as a task starts with =, not : (starts a script block).