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Use the qs package for file transfers

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Description

Ref: https://github.com/HenrikBengtsson/future.batchtools/issues/36

I and others are finding that the job-submission rate when using batchtools via future.batchtools can be quite slow.

Is it feasible to speed up the transmission of the files using the qs package? https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/qs/index.html

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Research direction

Start with the linked future.batchtools issue and the qs package documentation to understand the reported transfer bottleneck and proposed serialization approach. Trace batchtools’ current file-transfer path, then define completion as a measured determination of whether qs improves submission speed, with any required implementation and regression coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
hpc, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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