+msg_comm_t MSG_task_isend_bounded(msg_task_t task, const char* alias, double maxrate)
+{
+ task->set_rate(maxrate);
+ return new simgrid::msg::Comm(task, nullptr, task->send_async(alias, nullptr, false));
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sends a task on a mailbox.
+ *
+ * This is a non blocking detached send function.
+ * Think of it as a best effort send. Keep in mind that the third parameter is only called if the communication fails.
+ * If the communication does work, it is responsibility of the receiver code to free anything related to the task, as
+ * usual. More details on this can be obtained on
+ * <a href="http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/pipermail/simgrid-user/2011-November/002649.html">this thread</a>
+ * in the SimGrid-user mailing list archive.
+ *
+ * @param task a #msg_task_t to send on another location.
+ * @param alias name of the mailbox to sent the task to
+ * @param cleanup a function to destroy the task if the communication fails, e.g. MSG_task_destroy
+ * (if nullptr, no function will be called)
+ */
+void MSG_task_dsend(msg_task_t task, const char* alias, void_f_pvoid_t cleanup)
+{
+ task->send_async(alias, cleanup, true);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sends a task on a mailbox with a maximal rate.
+ *
+ * This is a non blocking detached send function.
+ * Think of it as a best effort send. Keep in mind that the third parameter is only called if the communication fails.
+ * If the communication does work, it is responsibility of the receiver code to free anything related to the task, as
+ * usual. More details on this can be obtained on
+ * <a href="http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/pipermail/simgrid-user/2011-November/002649.html">this thread</a>
+ * in the SimGrid-user mailing list archive.
+ *
+ * The rate parameter can be used to send a task with a limited bandwidth (smaller than the physical available value).
+ * Use MSG_task_dsend() if you don't limit the rate (or pass -1 as a rate value do disable this feature).
+ *
+ * @param task a #msg_task_t to send on another location.
+ * @param alias name of the mailbox to sent the task to
+ * @param cleanup a function to destroy the task if the communication fails, e.g. MSG_task_destroy (if nullptr, no
+ * function will be called)
+ * @param maxrate the maximum communication rate for sending this task (byte/sec)
+ *
+ */
+void MSG_task_dsend_bounded(msg_task_t task, const char* alias, void_f_pvoid_t cleanup, double maxrate)
+{
+ task->set_rate(maxrate);
+ task->send_async(alias, cleanup, true);
+}
+/**
+ * @brief Sends a task to a mailbox
+ *
+ * This is a blocking function, the execution flow will be blocked until the task is sent (and received on the other
+ * side if #MSG_task_receive is used).
+ * See #MSG_task_isend for sending tasks asynchronously.
+ *
+ * @param task the task to be sent
+ * @param alias the mailbox name to where the task is sent
+ *
+ * @return Returns #MSG_OK if the task was successfully sent,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_send(msg_task_t task, const char* alias)
+{
+ XBT_DEBUG("MSG_task_send: Trying to send a message on mailbox '%s'", alias);
+ return task->send(alias, -1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sends a task to a mailbox with a maximum rate
+ *
+ * This is a blocking function, the execution flow will be blocked until the task is sent. The maxrate parameter allows
+ * the application to limit the bandwidth utilization of network links when sending the task.
+ *
+ * The maxrate parameter can be used to send a task with a limited bandwidth (smaller than the physical available
+ * value). Use MSG_task_send() if you don't limit the rate (or pass -1 as a rate value do disable this feature).
+ *
+ * @param task the task to be sent
+ * @param alias the mailbox name to where the task is sent
+ * @param maxrate the maximum communication rate for sending this task (byte/sec)
+ *
+ * @return Returns #MSG_OK if the task was successfully sent,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_send_bounded(msg_task_t task, const char* alias, double maxrate)
+{
+ task->set_rate(maxrate);
+ return task->send(alias, -1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sends a task to a mailbox with a timeout
+ *
+ * This is a blocking function, the execution flow will be blocked until the task is sent or the timeout is achieved.
+ *
+ * @param task the task to be sent
+ * @param alias the mailbox name to where the task is sent
+ * @param timeout is the maximum wait time for completion (if -1, this call is the same as #MSG_task_send)
+ *
+ * @return Returns #MSG_OK if the task was successfully sent,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE, or #MSG_TIMEOUT otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_send_with_timeout(msg_task_t task, const char* alias, double timeout)
+{
+ return task->send(alias, timeout);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Sends a task to a mailbox with a timeout and with a maximum rate
+ *
+ * This is a blocking function, the execution flow will be blocked until the task is sent or the timeout is achieved.
+ *
+ * The maxrate parameter can be used to send a task with a limited bandwidth (smaller than the physical available
+ * value). Use MSG_task_send_with_timeout() if you don't limit the rate (or pass -1 as a rate value do disable this
+ * feature).
+ *
+ * @param task the task to be sent
+ * @param alias the mailbox name to where the task is sent
+ * @param timeout is the maximum wait time for completion (if -1, this call is the same as #MSG_task_send)
+ * @param maxrate the maximum communication rate for sending this task (byte/sec)
+ *
+ * @return Returns #MSG_OK if the task was successfully sent,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE, or #MSG_TIMEOUT otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_send_with_timeout_bounded(msg_task_t task, const char* alias, double timeout, double maxrate)
+{
+ task->set_rate(maxrate);
+ return task->send(alias, timeout);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Receives a task from a mailbox.
+ *
+ * This is a blocking function, the execution flow will be blocked until the task is received. See #MSG_task_irecv
+ * for receiving tasks asynchronously.
+ *
+ * @param task a memory location for storing a #msg_task_t.
+ * @param alias name of the mailbox to receive the task from
+ *
+ * @return Returns
+ * #MSG_OK if the task was successfully received,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_receive(msg_task_t * task, const char *alias)
+{
+ return MSG_task_receive_with_timeout(task, alias, -1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Receives a task from a mailbox at a given rate.
+ *
+ * @param task a memory location for storing a #msg_task_t.
+ * @param alias name of the mailbox to receive the task from
+ * @param rate limit the reception to rate bandwidth (byte/sec)
+ *
+ * The rate parameter can be used to receive a task with a limited bandwidth (smaller than the physical available
+ * value). Use MSG_task_receive() if you don't limit the rate (or pass -1 as a rate value do disable this feature).
+ *
+ * @return Returns
+ * #MSG_OK if the task was successfully received,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_receive_bounded(msg_task_t* task, const char* alias, double rate)
+{
+ return MSG_task_receive_with_timeout_bounded(task, alias, -1, rate);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Receives a task from a mailbox with a given timeout.
+ *
+ * This is a blocking function with a timeout, the execution flow will be blocked until the task is received or the
+ * timeout is achieved. See #MSG_task_irecv for receiving tasks asynchronously. You can provide a -1 timeout
+ * to obtain an infinite timeout.
+ *
+ * @param task a memory location for storing a #msg_task_t.
+ * @param alias name of the mailbox to receive the task from
+ * @param timeout is the maximum wait time for completion (if -1, this call is the same as #MSG_task_receive)
+ *
+ * @return Returns
+ * #MSG_OK if the task was successfully received,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE, or #MSG_TIMEOUT otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_receive_with_timeout(msg_task_t* task, const char* alias, double timeout)
+{
+ return MSG_task_receive_ext_bounded(task, alias, timeout, nullptr, -1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Receives a task from a mailbox with a given timeout and at a given rate.
+ *
+ * @param task a memory location for storing a #msg_task_t.
+ * @param alias name of the mailbox to receive the task from
+ * @param timeout is the maximum wait time for completion (if -1, this call is the same as #MSG_task_receive)
+ * @param rate limit the reception to rate bandwidth (byte/sec)
+ *
+ * The rate parameter can be used to send a task with a limited
+ * bandwidth (smaller than the physical available value). Use
+ * MSG_task_receive() if you don't limit the rate (or pass -1 as a
+ * rate value do disable this feature).
+ *
+ * @return Returns
+ * #MSG_OK if the task was successfully received,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE, or #MSG_TIMEOUT otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_receive_with_timeout_bounded(msg_task_t* task, const char* alias, double timeout, double rate)
+{
+ return MSG_task_receive_ext_bounded(task, alias, timeout, nullptr, rate);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Receives a task from a mailbox from a specific host with a given timeout.
+ *
+ * This is a blocking function with a timeout, the execution flow will be blocked until the task is received or the
+ * timeout is achieved. See #MSG_task_irecv for receiving tasks asynchronously. You can provide a -1 timeout
+ * to obtain an infinite timeout.
+ *
+ * @param task a memory location for storing a #msg_task_t.
+ * @param alias name of the mailbox to receive the task from
+ * @param timeout is the maximum wait time for completion (provide -1 for no timeout)
+ * @param host a #msg_host_t host from where the task was sent
+ *
+ * @return Returns
+ * #MSG_OK if the task was successfully received,
+ * #MSG_HOST_FAILURE, or #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE, or #MSG_TIMEOUT otherwise.
+ */
+msg_error_t MSG_task_receive_ext(msg_task_t* task, const char* alias, double timeout, msg_host_t host)