Task routes: escalate, next, return
The Task Verbs escalate, next, return as api.sb routes, with inputs, result, refusals and an example.
Reference for Task, one group of Task routes.
Task.escalate
Escalate moves a Task to the Role its current Role escalates to, with the reason attached. Verb page.
POST /{namespace}/ tasks/ {task}/ escalatePath: task. Body, as JSON: the other inputs. Emits Task.escalated.
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The Task to escalate. |
reason | text | required | Why the current Role cannot finish it. |
Returns
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The Task, assigned upward. |
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/ escalate \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/ json" \
-d '{"reason": "Example reason"}'{
"api": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app",
"task": {
"$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.escalate",
"status": "done"
},
"links": {
"self": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG"
}
}Task.next
Next returns the oldest open Task the calling Worker’s Roles may claim, without claiming it. Verb page.
POST /{namespace}/ tasks/ nextEmits Task.offered.
Inputs
None.
Returns
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | The Task to claim next; empty when the queue is drained. |
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/ next \
-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.next",
"status": "done"
},
"links": {
"self": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG"
}
}Task.return
Return hands an offered Task back to its sender, unchanged, with the reason the receiver cannot take it. Verb page.
POST /{namespace}/ tasks/ {task}/ returnPath: task. Body, as JSON: the other inputs. Emits Task.returned.
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The Task to hand back. |
reason | text | required | What is missing, or why the Task is outside the receiver’s lane. |
Returns
| Output | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
task | Task | required | The Task, back with its sender. |
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/ return \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTUP_BUILDER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/ json" \
-d '{"reason": "Example reason"}'{
"api": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app",
"task": {
"$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.return",
"status": "done"
},
"links": {
"self": "https: //api.sb/ leaseline.app/ actions/ act_br07HsG8MG"
}
}