idleStreams

Hi.

From what I can see, -idleStreams- is supposed to give the server some
time to breathe when a task takes a bit longer so that streaming is not
interrupted and such. Apparently, it's often used in loops (at the end
of each iteration).

How does it actually work? Does it pause the current task and execute
tasks from some queue? If so, how many tasks from what queue would it
complete before resuming the original task that called idlestreams?

My case: if I have a task (not a loop) that consists of various sub
tasks (retrieving tracks from db using SQLite query, filtering,
sorting), should I use it? Is there some kind of guideline on when it
makes sense to use it?
Ex.: subtask1 ~16 secs -> subtask2 ~4 secs -> subtask3 ~5 secs. 
Should I call idlestreams after subtask*1* in this case or is it
primarily intended for loops/iterations? The exec time of these subtasks
approx. doubles when the number of tracks requested is doubled.

I'm just curious. Thanks.



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