This function takes the number of cores to use for parallel processing and generates a BiocParallel object that can be used to control the parallelization of functions. It automatically determines whether to use the SnowParam or MulticoreParam of the BiocParallel package based on the operating system.

generateBPParam(cores = 1)

Arguments

cores

The number of cores to use for parallel processing.

Value

A BiocParallel object that can be used to control the parallelization of functions.