def init():
"""
Gloabl Initialization routine for task
"""
""" general initialization """
socket.setdefaulttimeout(config.timeout)
""" Create SharedState and give it runf """
state = SharedState(task_name)
state.counter = 0
state.runf = runf
""" Necessary step, initialize the task queue """
for _ in range(1000):
state.queue.put(None)
return state
