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Use when offloading work off the game thread, dispatching results back to it, running data-parallel loops, or scheduling timers and tickers in UE C++. Also use when the user mentions 'UE::Tasks::Launch', 'FPipe', 'FTaskEvent', 'AsyncTask', 'Async()', 'TFuture', 'TPromise', 'Paral
Overview
Use when offloading work off the game thread, dispatching results back to it, running data-parallel loops, or scheduling timers and tickers in UE C++. Also use when the user mentions 'UE::Tasks::Launch', 'FPipe', 'FTaskEvent', 'AsyncTask', 'Async()', 'TFuture', 'TPromise', 'ParallelFor', 'FRunnable', 'FAsyncTask', 'FCriticalSection', 'FRWLock', 'UE::FMutex', 'TMpscQueue', 'IsInGameThread', 'FTSTicker', 'SetTimer', 'thread safety'. For async asset loading, see ue-data-assets-tables; for smart pointers and GC lifetime, see ue-cpp-foundations.
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UE Async and Threading
Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".
This skill covers moving work off the game thread and bringing results back: the UE::Tasks system (Tasks/Task.h, Tasks/Pipe.h), Async/TFuture (Async/Async.h, Async/Future.h), thread-pool FAsyncTask (Async/AsyncWork.h), ParallelFor, dedicated FRunnable threads, locks and lock-free queues, FTSTicker and FTimerManager. Everything except timers is in the Core module; FTimerManager is in Engine; ENQUEUE_RENDER_COMMAND is in RenderCore. Build.cs: PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] { "Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine" }); and add "RenderCore" only when enqueuing render commands.
Context
Read .agents/ue-project-context.md if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.
Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.
| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Which API fits | Pattern Selection |
| One-shot background work, chaining, prerequisites, events | UE::Tasks |
| Serializing access to a resource without a dedicated thread | FPipe and FTaskConcurrencyLimiter |
| Futures, promises, dispatch to the game thread | Async, TFuture and AsyncTask |
| Reusable pooled work unit | FAsyncTask and FAutoDeleteAsyncTask |
| Data-parallel loops | ParallelFor |
| Long-lived dedicated thread | FRunnable and FRunnableThread |
| Locks, events, atomics, queues, shared pointers | Synchronization |
| Per-frame callbacks and delayed calls | Tickers and Timers |
| UObject, GC and render-thread rules | Thread Safety Rules |
| Old forms | Deprecated — do not use |
Threading Model
| Thread | Check | Owns |
|---|---|---|
| Game thread | IsInGameThread() (CoreGlobals.h) | All UObject access, Blueprint, gameplay, timers, tickers |
| Render thread | IsInRenderingThread() | Scene proxies, render commands (ENQUEUE_RENDER_COMMAND) |
| RHI thread | IsInRHIThread() | GPU command submission |
| Worker threads | none | UE::Tasks scheduler, TaskGraph AnyThread, ParallelFor |
| Thread pools | none | GThreadPool, GBackgroundPriorityThreadPool, GIOThreadPool; GLargeThreadPool only WITH_EDITOR (Misc/QueuedThreadPool.h) |
Golden rule: UObjects are game-thread-only. Compute off-thread on plain data, then apply results on the game thread through a TWeakObjectPtr (see Thread Safety Rules).
Pattern Selection
| Need | Use | Result |
|---|---|---|
| One-shot background work, dependencies, chaining | UE::Tasks::Launch | TTask<T> |
| Run a lambda on the game thread from anywhere | AsyncTask(ENamedThreads::GameThread, ...) | none |
| Future-style result with execution-context choice | Async(EAsyncExecution, ...) | TFuture<T> |
| Serialize tasks touching one resource (FIFO) | UE::Tasks::FPipe | TTask<T> |
| Cap how many tasks run at once | UE::Tasks::FTaskConcurrencyLimiter | none |
| Reusable pooled work unit with owner-managed lifetime | FAsyncTask<T> / FAutoDeleteAsyncTask<T> | via GetTask() |
| Data-parallel loop, caller blocks | ParallelFor | none |
| Long-lived thread (socket, file watcher, sim loop) | FRunnable + FRunnableThread::Create | manual |
| Per-frame callback outside an Actor tick | FTSTicker::GetCoreTicker().AddTicker | handle |
| Delayed or repeating call on the game thread | FTimerManager::SetTimer | FTimerHandle |
UE::Tasks
#include "Tasks/Task.h"
// Tasks/Task.h:299
template<typename TaskBodyType>
UE::Tasks::TTask<TInvokeResult_T<TaskBodyType>> Launch(const TCHAR* DebugName, TaskBodyType&& TaskBody,
ETaskPriority Priority = ETaskPriority::Normal,
EExtendedTaskPriority ExtendedPriority = EExtendedTaskPriority::None,
ETaskFlags Flags = ETaskFlags::None);
// Tasks/Task.h:324 — same, with a prerequisites collection as the third parameter
template<typename TaskBodyType, typename PrerequisitesCollectionType>
UE::Tasks::TTask<TInvokeResult_T<TaskBodyType>> Launch(const TCHAR* DebugName, TaskBodyType&& TaskBody,
PrerequisitesCollectionType&& Prerequisites,
ETaskPriority Priority = ETaskPriority::Normal,
EExtendedTaskPriority ExtendedPriority = EExtendedTaskPriority::None,
ETaskFlags Flags = ETaskFlags::None);
using namespace UE::Tasks;
TArray<int32> Data;
TTask<int32> Sum = Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, [Data]() { return ComputeSum(Data); });
// Prerequisites: TaskB runs after TaskA completes. Handles are copyable; GetResult() is non-const.
TTask<FVector> TaskA = Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, []() { return FVector(1.f, 2.f, 3.f); });
TTask<void> TaskB = Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION,
[TaskA]() mutable { const FVector Pos = TaskA.GetResult(); ConsumePosition(Pos); },
Prerequisites(TaskA), ETaskPriority::BackgroundNormal);
// Manual gate: nothing after the event starts until Trigger()
FTaskEvent Gate{ UE_SOURCE_LOCATION };
TTask<void> Gated = Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, []() { DoWork(); }, Prerequisites(Gate));
Gate.Trigger();
// Wait for a group, with timeout (Tasks/Task.h:393)
TArray<FTask> Group{ TaskB, Gated };
const bool bAllDone = Wait(Group, FTimespan::FromMilliseconds(5.0));
// Cooperative cancellation (Tasks/Task.h: FCancellationToken)
FCancellationToken Token;
Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, [&Token]() { for (int32 i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) { if (Token.IsCanceled()) { return; } Step(i); } });
Token.Cancel();
// Already-completed task holding a value (useful for uniform interfaces)
TTask<int32> Ready = MakeCompletedTask<int32>(42);
Handle API (Tasks/Task.h:36-95): IsValid(), IsCompleted(), Wait(), Wait(FTimespan Timeout) returns bool, TryRetractAndExecute() runs the task inline if not started, GetResult() waits then returns ResultType& (check(IsValid())). Free functions: Wait(FTask&), Wait(Collection, FTimespan), WaitAny(Collection, Timeout) returns the index, Any(Collection) returns an FTask completed when any input completes, AddNested(Task) from inside a running task so the parent is not complete until the nested one is.
Priorities (Async/Fundamental/Task.h:20, Tasks/TaskPrivate.h:59-93): ETaskPriority::High | Normal (= Default) | BackgroundHigh | BackgroundNormal | BackgroundLow | Inherit. EExtendedTaskPriority::None | Inline | TaskEvent | GameThreadNormalPri | GameThreadHiPri | GameThreadNormalPriLocalQueue | GameThreadHiPriLocalQueue | RenderThreadNormalPri | RenderThreadHiPri | RHIThreadNormalPri | RHIThreadHiPri (plus LocalQueue variants). ETaskFlags::None | DoNotRunInsideBusyWait. Passing EExtendedTaskPriority::GameThreadNormalPri runs the body on the game thread.
A legacy TaskGraph FGraphEventRef can be passed directly as the prerequisites argument of Launch (Tasks/TaskPrivate.h:266), and collections of them work in WaitAny/Any (Tasks/Task.h:417, 468), so UE::Tasks can wait on TaskGraph work. Full chained example: threading-patterns.md.
FPipe and FTaskConcurrencyLimiter
FPipe executes its tasks one after another (FIFO when no extra prerequisites), so it replaces a dedicated thread guarding a resource. The pipe must outlive its last task; ~FPipe() asserts !HasWork().
#include "Tasks/Pipe.h"
#include "Tasks/TaskConcurrencyLimiter.h"
UE::Tasks::FPipe SavePipe{ TEXT("SavePipe") }; // explicit FPipe(const TCHAR* InDebugName)
UE::Tasks::TTask<void> First = SavePipe.Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, []() { WriteChunk(0); });
UE::Tasks::TTask<bool> Second = SavePipe.Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, []() { return WriteChunk(1); },
UE::Tasks::ETaskPriority::BackgroundNormal);
const bool bInsidePipe = SavePipe.IsInContext(); // true only while a pipe task runs on this thread
SavePipe.WaitUntilEmpty(); // before destroying the pipe
UE::Tasks::FTaskConcurrencyLimiter Limiter(4 /*MaxConcurrency*/, UE::Tasks::ETaskPriority::BackgroundHigh);
for (int32 Index = 0; Index < 64; ++Index)
{
Limiter.Push(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, [Index](uint32 Slot) { ProcessWithScratch(Index, Slot); }); // Slot in [0, MaxConcurrency)
}
Limiter.Wait(); // Wait(FTimespan Timeout = FTimespan::MaxValue())
FPipe::Launch(const TCHAR*, TaskBody, [Prerequisites,] ETaskPriority = Default, EExtendedTaskPriority = None, ETaskFlags = None) (Tasks/Pipe.h:63,90). FTaskConcurrencyLimiter may be destroyed before its tasks finish; its Wait is satisfied once and never re-arms (Tasks/TaskConcurrencyLimiter.h:171-212).
Async, TFuture and AsyncTask
#include "Async/Async.h"
// Async/Async.h:299
template<typename CallableType>
auto Async(EAsyncExecution Execution, CallableType&& Callable, TUniqueFunction<void()> CompletionCallback = nullptr) -> TFuture<decltype(Forward<CallableType>(Callable)())>;
// Async/Async.h:407 — takes a reference, so pass *GThreadPool
template<typename CallableType>
auto AsyncPool(FQueuedThreadPool& ThreadPool, CallableType&& Callable, TUniqueFunction<void()> CompletionCallback = nullptr, EQueuedWorkPriority InQueuedWorkPriority = EQueuedWorkPriority::Normal);
// Async/Async.h:430
template<typename CallableType>
auto AsyncThread(CallableType&& Callable, uint32 StackSize = 0, EThreadPriority ThreadPri = TPri_Normal, TUniqueFunction<void()> CompletionCallback = nullptr);
// Async/Async.h:463
CORE_API void AsyncTask(ENamedThreads::Type Thread, TUniqueFunction<void()> Function);
EAsyncExecution (Async/Async.h:27) | Runs on |
|---|---|
TaskGraph | Worker thread, short tasks |
TaskGraphMainThread | Game thread, may run inside GC or PostLoad waits — only for code safe anywhere |
TaskGraphMainTick | Game thread inside a Tick — the safe choice for delegates and UObject code |
Thread | New dedicated thread, long-running or blocking I/O |
ThreadIfForkSafe | As Thread, fork-aware |
ThreadPool | GThreadPool |
LargeThreadPool | GLargeThreadPool, WITH_EDITOR only |
TFuture<FMyResult> Future = Async(EAsyncExecution::ThreadPool, []() { return ComputeResult(); });
if (Future.IsReady()) { UseResult(Future.Get()); } // non-blocking check
FMyResult Copy = Future.Get(); // blocks; does NOT invalidate (Async/Future.h:226)
Future.Next([](FMyResult Value) { UseResult(Value); }); // continuation receives the value; runs on the completing thread
TPromise<FMyResult> Promise;
TFuture<FMyResult> FromPromise = Promise.GetFuture(); // call once
Async(EAsyncExecution::Thread, [P = MoveTemp(Promise)]() mutable { P.SetValue(ComputeResult()); });
AMyActor* MyActor = FindMyActor();
AsyncTask(ENamedThreads::GameThread, [WeakActor = TWeakObjectPtr<AMyActor>(MyActor), Copy]()
{
if (AMyActor* Actor = WeakActor.Get()) { Actor->ApplyResult(Copy); }
});
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name: ue-async-threading description: "Use when offloading work off the game thread, dispatching results back to it, running data-parallel loops, or scheduling timers and tickers in UE C++. Also use when the user mentions 'UE::Tasks::Launch', 'FPipe', 'FTaskEvent', 'AsyncTask', 'Async()', 'TFuture', 'TPromise', 'ParallelFor', 'FRunnable', 'FAsyncTask', 'FCriticalSection', 'FRWLock', 'UE::FMutex', 'TMpscQueue', 'IsInGameThread', 'FTSTicker', 'SetTimer', 'thread safety'. For async asset loading, see ue-data-assets-tables; for smart pointers and GC lifetime, see ue-cpp-foundations." metadata: version: "2.0.0" engine: "5.8"
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name: ue-async-threading
description: "Use when offloading work off the game thread, dispatching results back to it, running data-parallel loops, or scheduling timers and tickers in UE C++. Also use when the user mentions 'UE::Tasks::Launch', 'FPipe', 'FTaskEvent', 'AsyncTask', 'Async()', 'TFuture', 'TPromise', 'ParallelFor', 'FRunnable', 'FAsyncTask', 'FCriticalSection', 'FRWLock', 'UE::FMutex', 'TMpscQueue', 'IsInGameThread', 'FTSTicker', 'SetTimer', 'thread safety'. For async asset loading, see ue-data-assets-tables; for smart pointers and GC lifetime, see ue-cpp-foundations."
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version: "2.0.0"
engine: "5.8"
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# UE Async and Threading
Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".
This skill covers moving work off the game thread and bringing results back: the `UE::Tasks` system (`Tasks/Task.h`, `Tasks/Pipe.h`), `Async`/`TFuture` (`Async/Async.h`, `Async/Future.h`), thread-pool `FAsyncTask` (`Async/AsyncWork.h`), `ParallelFor`, dedicated `FRunnable` threads, locks and lock-free queues, `FTSTicker` and `FTimerManager`. Everything except timers is in the `Core` module; `FTimerManager` is in `Engine`; `ENQUEUE_RENDER_COMMAND` is in `RenderCore`. Build.cs: `PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] { "Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine" });` and add `"RenderCore"` only when enqueuing render commands.
## Context
Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.
Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.
| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Which API fits | [Pattern Selection](#pattern-selection) |
| One-shot background work, chaining, prerequisites, events | [UE::Tasks](#uetasks) |
| Serializing access to a resource without a dedicated thread | [FPipe and FTaskConcurrencyLimiter](#fpipe-and-ftaskconcurrencylimiter) |
| Futures, promises, dispatch to the game thread | [Async, TFuture and AsyncTask](#async-tfuture-and-asynctask) |
| Reusable pooled work unit | [FAsyncTask and FAutoDeleteAsyncTask](#fasynctask-and-fautodeleteasynctask) |
| Data-parallel loops | [ParallelFor](#parallelfor) |
| Long-lived dedicated thread | [FRunnable and FRunnableThread](#frunnable-and-frunnablethread) |
| Locks, events, atomics, queues, shared pointers | [Synchronization](#synchronization) |
| Per-frame callbacks and delayed calls | [Tickers and Timers](#tickers-and-timers) |
| UObject, GC and render-thread rules | [Thread Safety Rules](#thread-safety-rules) |
| Old forms | [Deprecated — do not use](#deprecated--do-not-use) |
## Threading Model
| Thread | Check | Owns |
|---|---|---|
| Game thread | `IsInGameThread()` (`CoreGlobals.h`) | All UObject access, Blueprint, gameplay, timers, tickers |
| Render thread | `IsInRenderingThread()` | Scene proxies, render commands (`ENQUEUE_RENDER_COMMAND`) |
| RHI thread | `IsInRHIThread()` | GPU command submission |
| Worker threads | none | `UE::Tasks` scheduler, TaskGraph `AnyThread`, `ParallelFor` |
| Thread pools | none | `GThreadPool`, `GBackgroundPriorityThreadPool`, `GIOThreadPool`; `GLargeThreadPool` only `WITH_EDITOR` (`Misc/QueuedThreadPool.h`) |
Golden rule: UObjects are game-thread-only. Compute off-thread on plain data, then apply results on the game thread through a `TWeakObjectPtr` (see [Thread Safety Rules](#thread-safety-rules)).
## Pattern Selection
| Need | Use | Result |
|---|---|---|
| One-shot background work, dependencies, chaining | `UE::Tasks::Launch` | `TTask<T>` |
| Run a lambda on the game thread from anywhere | `AsyncTask(ENamedThreads::GameThread, ...)` | none |
| Future-style result with execution-context choice | `Async(EAsyncExecution, ...)` | `TFuture<T>` |
| Serialize tasks touching one resource (FIFO) | `UE::Tasks::FPipe` | `TTask<T>` |
| Cap how many tasks run at once | `UE::Tasks::FTaskConcurrencyLimiter` | none |
| Reusable pooled work unit with owner-managed lifetime | `FAsyncTask<T>` / `FAutoDeleteAsyncTask<T>` | via `GetTask()` |
| Data-parallel loop, caller blocks | `ParallelFor` | none |
| Long-lived thread (socket, file watcher, sim loop) | `FRunnable` + `FRunnableThread::Create` | manual |
| Per-frame callback outside an Actor tick | `FTSTicker::GetCoreTicker().AddTicker` | handle |
| Delayed or repeating call on the game thread | `FTimerManager::SetTimer` | `FTimerHandle` |
## UE::Tasks
```cpp
#include "Tasks/Task.h"
// Tasks/Task.h:299
template<typename TaskBodyType>
UE::Tasks::TTask<TInvokeResult_T<TaskBodyType>> Launch(const TCHAR* DebugName, TaskBodyType&& TaskBody,
ETaskPriority Priority = ETaskPriority::Normal,
EExtendedTaskPriority ExtendedPriority = EExtendedTaskPriority::None,
ETaskFlags Flags = ETaskFlags::None);
// Tasks/Task.h:324 — same, with a prerequisites collection as the third parameter
template<typename TaskBodyType, typename PrerequisitesCollectionType>
UE::Tasks::TTask<TInvokeResult_T<TaskBodyType>> Launch(const TCHAR* DebugName, TaskBodyType&& TaskBody,
PrerequisitesCollectionType&& Prerequisites,
ETaskPriority Priority = ETaskPriority::Normal,
EExtendedTaskPriority ExtendedPriority = EExtendedTaskPriority::None,
ETaskFlags Flags = ETaskFlags::None);
```
```cpp
using namespace UE::Tasks;
TArray<int32> Data;
TTask<int32> Sum = Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, [Data]() { return ComputeSum(Data); });
// Prerequisites: TaskB runs after TaskA completes. Handles are copyable; GetResult() is non-const.
TTask<FVector> TaskA = Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, []() { return FVector(1.f, 2.f, 3.f); });
TTask<void> TaskB = Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION,
[TaskA]() mutable { const FVector Pos = TaskA.GetResult(); ConsumePosition(Pos); },
Prerequisites(TaskA), ETaskPriority::BackgroundNormal);
// Manual gate: nothing after the event starts until Trigger()
FTaskEvent Gate{ UE_SOURCE_LOCATION };
TTask<void> Gated = Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, []() { DoWork(); }, Prerequisites(Gate));
Gate.Trigger();
// Wait for a group, with timeout (Tasks/Task.h:393)
TArray<FTask> Group{ TaskB, Gated };
const bool bAllDone = Wait(Group, FTimespan::FromMilliseconds(5.0));
// Cooperative cancellation (Tasks/Task.h: FCancellationToken)
FCancellationToken Token;
Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, [&Token]() { for (int32 i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) { if (Token.IsCanceled()) { return; } Step(i); } });
Token.Cancel();
// Already-completed task holding a value (useful for uniform interfaces)
TTask<int32> Ready = MakeCompletedTask<int32>(42);
```
**Handle API** (`Tasks/Task.h:36-95`): `IsValid()`, `IsCompleted()`, `Wait()`, `Wait(FTimespan Timeout)` returns `bool`, `TryRetractAndExecute()` runs the task inline if not started, `GetResult()` waits then returns `ResultType&` (`check(IsValid())`). Free functions: `Wait(FTask&)`, `Wait(Collection, FTimespan)`, `WaitAny(Collection, Timeout)` returns the index, `Any(Collection)` returns an `FTask` completed when any input completes, `AddNested(Task)` from inside a running task so the parent is not complete until the nested one is.
**Priorities** (`Async/Fundamental/Task.h:20`, `Tasks/TaskPrivate.h:59-93`): `ETaskPriority::High | Normal (= Default) | BackgroundHigh | BackgroundNormal | BackgroundLow | Inherit`. `EExtendedTaskPriority::None | Inline | TaskEvent | GameThreadNormalPri | GameThreadHiPri | GameThreadNormalPriLocalQueue | GameThreadHiPriLocalQueue | RenderThreadNormalPri | RenderThreadHiPri | RHIThreadNormalPri | RHIThreadHiPri` (plus `LocalQueue` variants). `ETaskFlags::None | DoNotRunInsideBusyWait`. Passing `EExtendedTaskPriority::GameThreadNormalPri` runs the body on the game thread.
A legacy TaskGraph `FGraphEventRef` can be passed directly as the prerequisites argument of `Launch` (`Tasks/TaskPrivate.h:266`), and collections of them work in `WaitAny`/`Any` (`Tasks/Task.h:417, 468`), so `UE::Tasks` can wait on TaskGraph work. Full chained example: [threading-patterns.md](references/threading-patterns.md#uetasks-chain-with-ftaskevent-and-cancellation).
## FPipe and FTaskConcurrencyLimiter
`FPipe` executes its tasks one after another (FIFO when no extra prerequisites), so it replaces a dedicated thread guarding a resource. The pipe must outlive its last task; `~FPipe()` asserts `!HasWork()`.
```cpp
#include "Tasks/Pipe.h"
#include "Tasks/TaskConcurrencyLimiter.h"
UE::Tasks::FPipe SavePipe{ TEXT("SavePipe") }; // explicit FPipe(const TCHAR* InDebugName)
UE::Tasks::TTask<void> First = SavePipe.Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, []() { WriteChunk(0); });
UE::Tasks::TTask<bool> Second = SavePipe.Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, []() { return WriteChunk(1); },
UE::Tasks::ETaskPriority::BackgroundNormal);
const bool bInsidePipe = SavePipe.IsInContext(); // true only while a pipe task runs on this thread
SavePipe.WaitUntilEmpty(); // before destroying the pipe
UE::Tasks::FTaskConcurrencyLimiter Limiter(4 /*MaxConcurrency*/, UE::Tasks::ETaskPriority::BackgroundHigh);
for (int32 Index = 0; Index < 64; ++Index)
{
Limiter.Push(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, [Index](uint32 Slot) { ProcessWithScratch(Index, Slot); }); // Slot in [0, MaxConcurrency)
}
Limiter.Wait(); // Wait(FTimespan Timeout = FTimespan::MaxValue())
```
`FPipe::Launch(const TCHAR*, TaskBody, [Prerequisites,] ETaskPriority = Default, EExtendedTaskPriority = None, ETaskFlags = None)` (`Tasks/Pipe.h:63,90`). `FTaskConcurrencyLimiter` may be destroyed before its tasks finish; its `Wait` is satisfied once and never re-arms (`Tasks/TaskConcurrencyLimiter.h:171-212`).
## Async, TFuture and AsyncTask
```cpp
#include "Async/Async.h"
// Async/Async.h:299
template<typename CallableType>
auto Async(EAsyncExecution Execution, CallableType&& Callable, TUniqueFunction<void()> CompletionCallback = nullptr) -> TFuture<decltype(Forward<CallableType>(Callable)())>;
// Async/Async.h:407 — takes a reference, so pass *GThreadPool
template<typename CallableType>
auto AsyncPool(FQueuedThreadPool& ThreadPool, CallableType&& Callable, TUniqueFunction<void()> CompletionCallback = nullptr, EQueuedWorkPriority InQueuedWorkPriority = EQueuedWorkPriority::Normal);
// Async/Async.h:430
template<typename CallableType>
auto AsyncThread(CallableType&& Callable, uint32 StackSize = 0, EThreadPriority ThreadPri = TPri_Normal, TUniqueFunction<void()> CompletionCallback = nullptr);
// Async/Async.h:463
CORE_API void AsyncTask(ENamedThreads::Type Thread, TUniqueFunction<void()> Function);
```
| `EAsyncExecution` (`Async/Async.h:27`) | Runs on |
|---|---|
| `TaskGraph` | Worker thread, short tasks |
| `TaskGraphMainThread` | Game thread, may run inside GC or PostLoad waits — only for code safe anywhere |
| `TaskGraphMainTick` | Game thread inside a Tick — the safe choice for delegates and UObject code |
| `Thread` | New dedicated thread, long-running or blocking I/O |
| `ThreadIfForkSafe` | As `Thread`, fork-aware |
| `ThreadPool` | `GThreadPool` |
| `LargeThreadPool` | `GLargeThreadPool`, `WITH_EDITOR` only |
```cpp
TFuture<FMyResult> Future = Async(EAsyncExecution::ThreadPool, []() { return ComputeResult(); });
if (Future.IsReady()) { UseResult(Future.Get()); } // non-blocking check
FMyResult Copy = Future.Get(); // blocks; does NOT invalidate (Async/Future.h:226)
Future.Next([](FMyResult Value) { UseResult(Value); }); // continuation receives the value; runs on the completing thread
TPromise<FMyResult> Promise;
TFuture<FMyResult> FromPromise = Promise.GetFuture(); // call once
Async(EAsyncExecution::Thread, [P = MoveTemp(Promise)]() mutable { P.SetValue(ComputeResult()); });
AMyActor* MyActor = FindMyActor();
AsyncTask(ENamedThreads::GameThread, [WeakActor = TWeakObjectPtr<AMyActor>(MyActor), Copy]()
{
if (AMyActor* Actor = WeakActor.Get()) { Actor->ApplyResult(Copy); }
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