threaded-order 1.2.0

A lightweight framework for running functions concurrently across multiple threads while maintaining a defined execution order.

threaded-order

A lightweight Python framework for running functions concurrently across multiple threads while maintaining defined execution order. It lets you declare dependencies between tasks—so some run only after others complete—without complex orchestration code.

Ideal for dependency-aware test execution, build pipelines, and automation workflows that benefit from controlled concurrency.

Key Features

• Concurrent task execution using Python threads
• Dependency graph automatically determines order
• Simple registration and decorator API
• Thread-safe logging, callbacks, and run summary
• Graceful shutdown on interrupt

Installation

pip install threaded-order

Simple Example

from threaded_order import ThreadedOrder, ThreadProxyLogger
from time import sleep

to = ThreadedOrder(workers=3, setup_logging=True)
logger = ThreadProxyLogger()

@to.dregister()
def a(): sleep(1); logger.info("a")

@to.dregister(after=['a'])
def b(): sleep(1); logger.info("b")

@to.dregister(after=['a'])
def c(): sleep(1); logger.info("c")

@to.dregister(after=['b', 'c'])
def d(): sleep(1); logger.info("d")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    to.on_scheduler_done(lambda s: print(f"Passed:{len(s['passed'])} Failed:{len(s['failed'])}"))
    to.start()

Output:

2025-11-11 22:07:33 [MainThread]: starting thread pool with 3 threads
2025-11-11 22:07:34 [thread_0]: a
2025-11-11 22:07:35 [thread_1]: c
2025-11-11 22:07:35 [thread_0]: b
2025-11-11 22:07:36 [thread_1]: d
2025-11-11 22:07:36 [MainThread]: all work completed
2025-11-11 22:07:36 [MainThread]: duration: 3.01s
Passed:4 Failed:0

See examples in examples folder. To run examples, follow instructions below to build and run the Docker container then execute:

API Overview

class ThreadedOrder(workers=None, setup_logging=False, add_stream_handler=True)

Runs registered callables across multiple threads while respecting declared dependencies.

Core Methods

Method	Description
register(obj, name, after=None)	Register a callable for execution. after defines dependencies by name.
dregister(after=None)	Decorator variant of register() for inline task definitions.
start()	Start execution, respecting dependencies. Returns a summary dictionary.

Callbacks

All are optional and run on the scheduler thread (never worker threads).

Callback	When Fired	Signature
on_task_start(fn)	Before a task starts	(name)
on_task_done(fn)	After a task finishes	(name, ok)
on_scheduler_start(fn)	Before scheduler starts running tasks	(meta)
on_scheduler_done(fn)	After all tasks complete	(summary)

Interrupt Handling

Press Ctrl-C during execution to gracefully cancel outstanding work:

• Running tasks finish naturally or are marked as cancelled
• Remaining queued tasks are discarded
• Final summary reflects all results

Development

Clone the repository and ensure the latest version of Docker is installed on your development server.

Build the Docker image:

docker image build \
-t threaded-order:latest .

Run the Docker container:

docker container run \
--rm \
-it \
-v $PWD:/code \
threaded-order:latest \
bash

Execute the dev pipeline:

make dev