Add Task._set_runtime_property

clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py

@@ -1801,6 +1801,20 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
         except Exception:
             return None
 
+    def _set_runtime_properties(self, runtime_properties):
+        # type: (Mapping[str, str]) -> bool
+        if not Session.check_min_api_version('2.13') or not runtime_properties:
+            return False
+
+        with self._edit_lock:
+            self.reload()
+            current_runtime_properties = self.data.runtime or {}
+            current_runtime_properties.update(runtime_properties)
+            # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+            self._edit(runtime=current_runtime_properties)
+
+        return True
+
     def _clear_task(self, system_tags=None, comment=None):
         # type: (Optional[Sequence[str]], Optional[str]) -> ()
         self._data.script = tasks.Script(

clearml/utilities/resource_monitor.py

@@ -76,11 +76,8 @@ class ResourceMonitor(BackgroundMonitor):
             try:
                 machine_spec = self._get_machine_specs()
                 if machine_spec:
-                    self._task.reload()
-                    runtime_properties = self._task.data.runtime or {}
-                    runtime_properties.update(machine_spec)
                     # noinspection PyProtectedMember
-                    self._task._edit(runtime=runtime_properties)
+                    self._task._set_runtime_properties(runtime_properties=machine_spec)
             except Exception as ex:
                 logging.getLogger('clearml.resource_monitor').debug(
                     'Failed logging machine specification: {}'.format(ex))