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    ' Author:
    ' 
    '       asuka (amethyst.asuka@gcmodeller.org)
    '       xie (genetics@smrucc.org)
    '       xieguigang (xie.guigang@live.com)
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    ' Summaries:

    ' Enum Protocols
    ' 
    '     GetArgumentByIndex, GetArgumentNumber, GetTask, PostError, PostResult
    '     PostStart
    ' 
    '  
    ' 
    ' 
    ' 
    ' /********************************************************************************/

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''' <summary>
''' the IPC parallel protocols
''' </summary>
Public Enum Protocols
    ''' <summary>
    ''' get task method information
    ''' </summary>
    GetTask
    ''' <summary>
    ''' get total number of parameter input
    ''' </summary>
    GetArgumentNumber
    ''' <summary>
    ''' get parameter value by index
    ''' </summary>
    GetArgumentByIndex
    ''' <summary>
    ''' notify task is start
    ''' </summary>
    PostStart
    ''' <summary>
    ''' send result value to master node
    ''' </summary>
    PostResult
    ''' <summary>
    ''' send error message to master node
    ''' </summary>
    PostError
End Enum