Transient task proxy comment.

cylc · Dec 14, 2023 · 50a5b49 · 50a5b49
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diff --git a/cylc/flow/task_pool.py b/cylc/flow/task_pool.py
@@ -1513,12 +1513,11 @@ def spawn_task(
                 not force and
                 set.intersection(flow_nums, old_fnums)
             ):
+                if not is_complete:
+                    break
                 if f_wait:
                     flow_wait_done = f_wait
                     break
-                if not is_complete:
-                    break
-                # Already spawned, or has manually set outputs.
                 LOG.warning(
                     f"{point}/{name}/{snum:02d}"
                     f"{stringify_flow_nums(flow_nums)}"

diff --git a/cylc/flow/task_proxy.py b/cylc/flow/task_proxy.py
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class TaskProxy:
             True whilst task is awaiting job prep, reset to False once the
             preparation has completed.
         .transient:
-            This is a transient proxy used for internal purposes.
+            This is a transient proxy - not to be added to the task pool, but
+            used e.g. to spawn children, or to get task-specific infomation.
 
     Args:
         tdef: The definition object of this task.