Machine processor

A web server hosting a script:

• wherein the script is accessible or downloadable, from the web server, by a machine processor;
• wherein the machine processor has access to one or more underlying processing units for performing data processing;
• wherein the machine processor is operatively connected to a function library, the function library comprising one or more functions, the one or more functions being implementable by the underlying processing units for implementing parallel processing;
• wherein the script comprises one or more commands for the machine processor, a command comprising a binding to a corresponding function in the library;
• and
• wherein the script is such that, when run by the machine processor, the machine processor would:
• create, for each underlying processing unit, a context in which one or more of the functions may be run and which provides a link between the machine processor and the underlying processing unit, thereby providing parallel contexts;
• and
• run, on one or more underlying processing units and within the parallel contexts, a portion of the download script.

A method of running a download script, the method comprising:

• acquiring, by a machine processor, the download script, the machine processor having access to one or more underlying processing units for performing data processing, the machine processor being operatively connected to a function library, the function library comprising one or more functions, the one or more functions being implementable by the underlying processing units for performing parallel processing, the download script comprising one or more download commands for the machine processor, a download command comprising a binding to a corresponding function in the library;
• and
• running, by the machine processor, the download script such that the download commands are run;
• wherein running the script causes the machine processor to:
• create, for each underlying processing unit, a context in which one or more of the functions may be run and which provides a link between the machine processor and the underlying processing unit, thereby providing parallel contexts;
• and
• run, on one or more underlying processing units and within the parallel contexts, a portion of the download script.