+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Send a task into a mailbox
+ *
+ * \param task the task to send
+ * \param alias the mailbox name where the task is send
+ * \return a return code (#MSG_error_t)
+ */
+MSG_error_t MSG_task_send(m_task_t task, const char *alias)
+{
+ XBT_DEBUG("MSG_task_send: Trying to send a message on mailbox '%s'", alias);
+ return MSG_task_send_with_timeout(task, alias, -1);
+}
+
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Send a task into a mailbox with a maximum rate
+ *
+ * \param task the task to send
+ * \param alias the mailbox name where the task is send
+ * \param maxrate the maximum rate for communication
+ * \return a return code (#MSG_error_t)
+ */
+MSG_error_t
+MSG_task_send_bounded(m_task_t task, const char *alias, double maxrate)
+{
+ task->simdata->rate = maxrate;
+ return MSG_task_send(task, alias);
+}
+
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Send a task into a mailbox with a timeout
+ *
+ * \param task the task to send
+ * \param alias the mailbox name where the task is send
+ * \param timeout the time for the timeout
+ * \return a return code (#MSG_error_t)
+ */
+MSG_error_t
+MSG_task_send_with_timeout(m_task_t task, const char *alias,
+ double timeout)
+{
+ return MSG_mailbox_put_with_timeout(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias),
+ task, timeout);
+}
+
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Look if there is a communication on a mailbox
+ *
+ * \param alias the mailbox to listen
+ * \return return 1 if there is a communication or 0
+ */
+int MSG_task_listen(const char *alias)
+{
+ CHECK_HOST();
+
+ return !MSG_mailbox_is_empty(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias));
+}
+
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Look if there is a communication on a mailbox from
+ * a given host
+ *
+ * \param alias the mailbox to listen
+ * \param host the host to check for communication
+ * \return return 1 if there is a communication or 0
+ */
+int MSG_task_listen_from_host(const char *alias, m_host_t host)
+{
+ CHECK_HOST();
+
+ return
+ MSG_mailbox_get_count_host_waiting_tasks(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias
+ (alias), host);
+}
+
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Look if there is a communication on a mailbox and return the
+ * PID from sender process
+ *
+ * \param alias the mailbox to listen
+ * \return return the PID of process(or 0 in case of problem)
+ */
+int MSG_task_listen_from(const char *alias)
+{
+ m_task_t task;
+
+ CHECK_HOST();
+
+ if (NULL ==
+ (task = MSG_mailbox_get_head(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias))))
+ return -1;
+
+ return MSG_process_get_PID(task->simdata->sender);
+}
+
+#ifdef MSG_USE_DEPRECATED
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ *
+ * \brief Return the last value returned by a MSG function (except
+ * MSG_get_errno...).
+ */
+MSG_error_t MSG_get_errno(void)
+{
+ return PROCESS_GET_ERRNO();
+}
+