Puppet orchestrator API: tasks endpoint

Use the /tasks endpoint to view details about the tasks pre-installed by PE and those you've installed.

GET /tasks

Lists all tasks in a given environment.

Parameters

The request accepts this query parameter:


Parameter	Definition
`environment`	Returns the tasks in the specified environment. If unspecified, defaults to `production`.

Response format

The response is a JSON object that lists each known task with a link to additional information, and uses these keys:


Key	Definition
`environment`	A map containing a `name` key specifying the environment's name and a `code_id` key indicating the code ID where the task is listed.
`items`	Contains an array of all known tasks.
`id`	An absolute URL where the task's details are listed.
`name`	The full name of the task.

{
  "environment": {
    "name": "production",
    "code_id": "urn:puppet:code-id:1:a86da166c30f871823f9b2ea224796e834840676;production"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "https://orchestrator.example.com:8143/orchestrator/v1/tasks/package/install",
      "name": "package::install"
    },
    {
      "id": "https://orchestrator.example.com:8143/orchestrator/v1/tasks/package/upgrade",
      "name": "package::upgrade"
    },
    {
      "id": "https://orchestrator.example.com:8143/orchestrator/v1/tasks/exec/init",
      "name": "exec"
    }
  ]
}

Error responses

For this endpoint, the kind key of the error displays the conflict.


Key	Definition
`puppetlabs.orchestrator/validation-error`	If the `environment` parameter is not a legal environment name, the server returns a 400 response.
`puppetlabs.orchestrator/unknown-environment`	If the specified `environment` doesn't exist, the server returns a 404 response.

GET /tasks/:module/:taskname

Returns data about a specified task, including metadata and file information. For the default task in a module, :taskname is init.

Parameters

The request accepts this query parameter:


Parameter	Definition
`environment`	Returns the tasks in the specified environment. If unspecified, defaults to `production`.

Response format

The response is a JSON object that includes information about the specified task, and uses these keys:


Key	Definition
`id`	An absolute URL where the task's details are listed.
`name`	The full name of the task.
`environment`	A map containing a `name` key specifying the environment's name and a `code_id` key indicating the code ID where the task is listed.
`metadata`	A map containing the contents of the `<task>.json` file.
`files`	An array of the files in the task.
`filename`	The base name of the file.
`uri`	A map containing `path` and `params` fields to construct a URL to download the file content. The client determines which host to download the file from.
`sha256`	The SHA-256 hash of the file content, in lowercase hexadecimal form.
`size_bytes`	The size of the file content in bytes.

For example:

{
  "id": "https://orchestrator.example.com:8143/orchestrator/v1/tasks/package/install",
  "name": "package::install",
  "environment": {
    "name": "production",
    "code_id": "urn:puppet:code-id:1:a86da166c30f871823f9b2ea224796e834840676;production"
  },
  "metadata": {
    "description": "Install a package",
    "supports_noop": true,
    "input_method": "stdin",
    "parameters": {
      "name": {
        "description": "The package to install",
        "type": "String[1]"
      },
      "provider": {
        "description": "The provider to use to install the package",
        "type": "Optional[String[1]]"
      },
      "version": {
        "description": "The version of the package to install, defaults to latest",
        "type": "Optional[String[1]]"
      }
    }
  },
  "files": [
    {
      "filename": "install",
      "uri": {
        "path": "/package/tasks/install",
        "params": {
          "environment": "production"
        }
      },
      "sha256": "a9089b5b9720dca38a49db6f164cf8a053a7ea528711325da1c23de94672980f",
      "size_bytes": 693
    }
  ]
}

Error responses

For this endpoint, the kind key of the error displays the conflict.


Key	Definition
`puppetlabs.orchestrator/validation-error`	If the `environment` parameter is not a legal environment name, or the module or taskname is invalid, the server returns a 400 response.
`puppetlabs.orchestrator/unknown-environment`	If the specified environment doesn't exist, the server returns a 404 response.
`puppetlabs.orchestrator/unknown-task`	If the specified task doesn't exist within the specified environment, the server returns a 404 response.