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ee.data.newTaskId
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Generates an "unsubmitted" ID for a long-running task.
Before tasks are submitted, they may be assigned IDs to track them. The server ensures that the same ID cannot be reused. These IDs have a UUID format: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.
Tasks that are running on the server have a ID without hyphens. This is returned by ee.data.startProcessing and other batch methods.
Returns an array containing generated ID strings, or null if a callback is specified.
Usage
Returns
ee.data.newTaskId(count, callback)
List[String]
Argument
Type
Details
count
Number, optional
The number of IDs to generate, one by default.
callback
Function, optional
An optional callback. If not supplied, the call is made synchronously.
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