llnl / llnl/Adiak

need complete and documented plugin example included in source/docs

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Description

The adiak plugin interface needs a complete documented example included showing:
- what a plugin must and might do (and when, in lifecycle terms).
- what threading contract the plugin must comply with (looks like adiak is by design single-threaded, but I don't find it stated anywhere). e.g. will it be called from inside openmp non-gpu threads? pthreads?

It's not clear to me if tests/testlib.c is a plugin demo or if it is complete wrt both how a plugin is called and what other things in the adiak api a plugin can call.

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Research direction

Start with the plugin interface and the existing tests/testlib.c example, then inspect source/docs for the current API and lifecycle guidance. Determine what a plugin must and may do, including its threading contract and callable Adiak APIs. Done means source/docs contains a complete documented plugin example that resolves these questions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, cpp
Domain
documentation, hpc
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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