How to check if a function is currently running?

[jmm0979]

Hi,

I would like to check if there is a way to validate if a certain function is currently running.

--> check status of "myfunction1"

if myfunction1 = "running", do not execute myfunction2,

if myfunction1 status = "completed" or "cancelled" or "terminated" or "timedout", run myfunction2. 

I'd like to automate this process. I have the script for "myfunction2" but I don't know how to check the status of a function using GAS. 

Any input is appreciated! TIA!

[Tanaike]

In your situation, in order to directly achieve your goal, how about using Google Apps Script API? When "Method: processes.list" of Apps Script API is used, when the function of `myFunction` is running now, you can see it as "processStatus": "RUNNING". You can test this method at Try this API

If this was not the direction you expect, I apologize.

[Jonathan Butler]

Alternatively, if they are two different functions in the same script. You can just cache a value when it is running and delete the value when it is not. If they are two different scripts you can do the same thing with a library in between. 

On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 7:19 PM Tanaike <kanshi...@gmail.com> wrote:

In your situation, in order to directly achieve your goal, how about using Google Apps Script API? When "Method: processes.list" of Apps Script API is used, when the function of `myFunction` is running now, you can see it as "processStatus": "RUNNING". You can test this method at Try this API

If this was not the direction you expect, I apologize.

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[JMR...]

I am trying this - not sure if it is correct though.

function checkFunction() {

var functionIsRunning;

functionIsRunning = CacheService.getDocumentCache().put('runFiles', true, 600);

if (functionIsRunning) {

return;

} else {

runFiles();

}

}