Sharing Objects Across Multiple Tasks

Please refer to _shared for more information.

Introduction:

In this example, we demonstrate how to share data across different scripts, modules, or terminals to enable cross-environment collaboration. Using _shared, you can pass state, function references, or business data between multiple scripts or tasks, allowing seamless communication and coordination.
Typical use cases include:

• Multi-terminal collaborative debugging
• Sharing results across multiple tasks
• Task scheduling and state synchronization
• Passing tokens, configuration, or business data between scripts

Before Running:

1. Download and install Total Control 11.0 (Update 20) or later (Download)
2. Open two terminals:
   
   • Main Panel → Script → Terminal → Terminal 1
   • Main Panel → Script → Terminal → Terminal 2

Step 0: Unified Initialization

All scripts should first perform the following initialization to prevent errors if _shared or _shared.ns do not exist. Execute this in Terminal 1 or any script entry point:

if (typeof _shared !== "object") _shared = {};
if (!_shared.ns) _shared.ns = {};

Step 1: Write Shared Data in Terminal 1

_shared.ns.userInfo = { id: 12345, name: "Tom" };
_shared.ns.counter  = 0;

_shared.ns.config = {
	apiUrl:    "https://api.example.com",
	timeout:   5000,
	debugMode: true
};

Step 2: Read and Modify Shared Data in Terminal 2

print(_shared.ns.userInfo.name);

_shared.ns.counter++;

print("counter = " + _shared.ns.counter);
print("api = " + _shared.ns.config.apiUrl);

Execution Result (Terminal 2)

Tom
counter = 1
api = https://api.example.com