[Core] shall we document __ray_call__ as a public API?

[Atry]

Description

Ray users are creating helper functions similar to __ray_call__, for example: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/blob/d6f4bd7cddc9546c38568c92c3772d22940a09f2/vllm/worker/worker_base.py#L135

If we make __ray_call__ a public API, we will have a standard way to run a closure remotely.

Link

https://docs.ray.io/en/latest/search.html?q=__ray_call__

[elainechan01]

Hey there, I'm interested in contributing to this issue as a first-time contributor. I would love to learn more about this issue to better understand how I can help out. Any additional context you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

• Are we referring to this method?

  ray/python/ray/actor.py

  Line 190 in 040b736

  def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):

• Are we aiming to convert this method into a public method or are we just updating the docs?
  • If we're converting the method into a public method, are there any items I should be aware of e.g., decorators to include etc.

Thank you!

[Atry]

On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 8:32 PM Elaine ***@***.***> wrote: Hey there, I'm interested in contributing to this issue as a first-time contributor. I would love to learn more about this issue to better understand how I can help out. Any additional context you can provide would be greatly appreciated. - Are we referring to this method? https://github.com/ray-project/ray/blob/040b736e5fc4f731a3ffd971048e9bd66984cfe2/python/ray/actor.py#L190

No. It should be a monkey patch at https://github.com/ray-project/ray/blob/c94140a3a4b8ae9c0e6f1965d6285161189f9851/python/ray/actor.py#L1643

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