# NOT RUN {
## Use multisession futures
plan(multisession)
## A global variable
a <- 0
## Create future (explicitly)
f <- future({
b <- 3
c <- 2
a * b * c
})
## A multisession future is evaluated in a separate R session.
## Changing the value of a global variable will not affect
## the result of the future.
a <- 7
print(a)
v <- value(f)
print(v)
stopifnot(v == 0)
# }
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