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.