Declarative properties for data collections

A method of managing task concurrency on computer platforms, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a software component operating on a computer system, via an application programming interface, instructions regarding a callee function that include a description of properties associated with arguments for the callee function;
• creating a persistent representation of the callee function, by the software component, based on the received description of the callee function;
• receiving, by the software component via the application programming interface, instructions from a source describing a set of properties for a data collection;
• creating a persistent representation of the data collection, by the software component, based on the set of properties for the data collection;
• receiving, by the software component via the application programming interface, an updated property for the data collection;
• and
• in response to receiving the updated property for the data collection:
• updating the persistent representation of the callee function, by the software component, by associating the persistent representation of the callee function with the updated property of the data collection;
• and
• updating the persistent representation of the data collection, by the software component, by associating the persistent representation the data collection with the updated property of the data collection.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for managing task concurrency on computer platforms that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• receive, by a software component operating on the computer system, via an application programming interface, instructions regarding a callee function that include a description of properties associated with arguments for the callee function;
• create a persistent representation of the callee function, by the software component, based on the received description of the callee function;
• receive, by the software component via the application programming interface, instructions from a source describing a set of properties for a data collection;
• create a persistent representation of the data collection, by the software component, based on the set of properties for the data collection;
• receive, by the software component via the application programming interface, an updated property for the data collection;
• and
• in response to receiving the updated property for the data collection:
• update the persistent representation of the callee function, by the software component, by associating the persistent representation of the callee function with the updated property of the data collection;
• and
• update the persistent representation of the data collection, by the software component, by associating the persistent representation the data collection with the updated property of the data collection.