+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 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 (provide -1 for no timeout)
+ * @param host a #msg_host_t host from where the task was sent
+ * @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_ext() 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_ext_bounded(msg_task_t* task, const char* alias, double timeout, msg_host_t host,
+ double rate)