14.1.1.20. Periodic Task endpoints

These endpoints are used to create, modify and delete periodic tasks.

This module is tested in tests/test_api_periodictask.py

GET /periodictask/taskmodules/

Return a list of task module identifiers.

GET /periodictask/nodes/

Return a list of available nodes

GET /periodictask/options/(taskmodule)

Return the available options for the given taskmodule.

Parameters:

  • taskmodule – Identifier of the task module

Return:

a dictionary mapping option keys to description dictionaries

GET /periodictask/

Return a list of objects of defined periodic tasks.

GET /periodictask/(ptaskid)

Return the dictionary describing a periodic task.

Parameters:

  • ptaskid – ID of the periodic task

POST /periodictask/

Create or replace an existing periodic task definition.

Parameters:

  • id – ID of an existing periodic task definition that should be updated

  • name – Name of the periodic task

  • active – true if the periodic task should be active

  • retry_if_failed – eduMFA will retry to execute the task if failed

  • interval – Interval at which the periodic task should run (in cron syntax)

  • nodes – Comma-separated list of nodes on which the periodic task should run

  • taskmodule – Task module name of the task

  • ordering – Ordering of the task, must be a number >= 0.

  • options – A dictionary (possibly JSON) of periodic task options, mapping unicodes to unicodes

Return:

ID of the periodic task

POST /periodictask/enable/(ptaskid)

Enable a certain periodic task.

Parameters:

  • ptaskid – ID of the periodic task

Return:

ID of the periodic task

POST /periodictask/disable/(ptaskid)

Disable a certain periodic task.

Parameters:

  • ptaskid – ID of the periodic task

Return:

ID of the periodic task

DELETE /periodictask/(ptaskid)

Delete a certain periodic task.

Parameters:

  • ptaskid – ID of the periodic task

Return:

ID of the periodic task