Task routes: assign, claim, complete, delegate
The Task Verbs assign, claim, complete, delegate as api.sb routes, with inputs, result, refusals and an example.
Reference for Task, one group of Task routes.
Task.assign
Assign gives a Task to a Worker, human or agent, and places it in that Worker’s worklist. Verb page.
POST /{namespace}/ tasks/ {task}/ assignPath: task. Body, as JSON: the other inputs. Emits Task.assigned.
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The Task to assign. |
worker | Worker | required | The Worker who takes it. |
Returns
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The assigned Task. |
Refuses when
| Check | Error | Fix | Then call |
|---|---|---|---|
| The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation. | forbidden | Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them. | None. |
| The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused. | refused | Read the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry. | None. |
Example
curl -X POST https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ tasks/ task_tVPKjporKn/ assign \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/ json" \
-d '{"worker": "worker_whZFpOKWIV"}'{
"api": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app",
"task": {
"$id": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ tasks/ task_tVPKjporKn",
"$type": "Task",
"status": "pending",
"mode": "try"
},
"action": {
"$id": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG",
"operation": "Task.assign",
"status": "done"
},
"links": {
"self": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG"
}
}Task.claim
Claim takes an offered Task from a shared queue or a handoff and makes the calling Worker its assignee. Verb page.
POST /{namespace}/ tasks/ {task}/ claimPath: task. Emits Task.claimed.
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The offered Task. |
Returns
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The Task, assigned to the caller. |
Refuses when
| Check | Error | Fix | Then call |
|---|---|---|---|
| The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation. | forbidden | Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them. | None. |
Example
curl -X POST https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ tasks/ task_tVPKjporKn/ claim \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY"{
"api": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app",
"task": {
"$id": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ tasks/ task_tVPKjporKn",
"$type": "Task",
"status": "pending",
"mode": "try"
},
"action": {
"$id": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG",
"operation": "Task.claim",
"status": "done"
},
"links": {
"self": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG"
}
}Task.complete
Complete marks a Task done and resumes the Action that waited on it. Verb page.
POST /{namespace}/ tasks/ {task}/ completePath: task. Body, as JSON: the other inputs. Emits Task.completed.
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The assigned Task. |
result | json | What the Worker produced. |
Returns
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The completed Task. |
Refuses when
| Check | Error | Fix | Then call |
|---|---|---|---|
| The input does not match the schema of the operation. | invalid-input | Read the schema of the operation, then send every required field with the right type. | None. |
| The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation. | forbidden | Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them. | None. |
| The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused. | refused | Read the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry. | None. |
Example
curl -X POST https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ tasks/ task_tVPKjporKn/ complete \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY"{
"api": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app",
"task": {
"$id": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ tasks/ task_tVPKjporKn",
"$type": "Task",
"status": "pending",
"mode": "try"
},
"action": {
"$id": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG",
"operation": "Task.complete",
"status": "done"
},
"links": {
"self": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG"
}
}Task.delegate
Delegate passes a Task to another Role along a declared handoff and keeps its history. Verb page.
POST /{namespace}/ tasks/ {task}/ delegatePath: task. Body, as JSON: the other inputs. Emits Task.delegated.
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The Task to pass on. |
role | Role | required | The Role that receives it. |
Returns
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The Task, held by the new Role. |
Refuses when
| Check | Error | Fix | Then call |
|---|---|---|---|
| The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation. | forbidden | Use a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them. | None. |
| The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused. | refused | Read the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry. | None. |
Example
curl -X POST https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ tasks/ task_tVPKjporKn/ delegate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/ json" \
-d '{"role": "role_oloMFMUeCH"}'{
"api": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app",
"task": {
"$id": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ tasks/ task_tVPKjporKn",
"$type": "Task",
"status": "pending",
"mode": "try"
},
"action": {
"$id": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG",
"operation": "Task.delegate",
"status": "done"
},
"links": {
"self": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG"
}
}