CreateTask

client.environments.automations.tasks.create(, ?): TaskCreateResponse { task }

POST/gitpod.v1.EnvironmentAutomationService/CreateTask

Creates a new automation task.

Use this method to:

Define one-off or scheduled tasks
Set up build or test automation
Configure task dependencies
Specify execution environments

Examples

Create basic task:

Creates a simple build task.

environmentId: "07e03a28-65a5-4d98-b532-8ea67b188048"
metadata:
  reference: "build"
  name: "Build Project"
  description: "Builds the project artifacts"
  triggeredBy:
    - postEnvironmentStart: true
spec:
  command: "npm run build"

Create task with dependencies:

Creates a task that depends on other services.

environmentId: "07e03a28-65a5-4d98-b532-8ea67b188048"
metadata:
  reference: "test"
  name: "Run Tests"
  description: "Runs the test suite"
spec:
  command: "npm test"
dependsOn: ["d2c94c27-3b76-4a42-b88c-95a85e392c68"]

ParametersExpand Collapse

body: TaskCreateParams { dependsOn, environmentId, metadata, spec }

dependsOn?: Array<string>

environmentId?: string

formatuuid

metadata?: TaskMetadata { createdAt, creator, description, 3 more }

createdAt?: string

created_at is the time the task was created.

formatdate-time

creator?: Subject { id, principal }

creator describes the principal who created the task.

id?: string

id is the UUID of the subject

formatuuid

principal?: Principal

Principal is the principal of the subject

One of the following:

"PRINCIPAL_UNSPECIFIED"

"PRINCIPAL_ACCOUNT"

"PRINCIPAL_USER"

"PRINCIPAL_RUNNER"

"PRINCIPAL_ENVIRONMENT"

"PRINCIPAL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT"

"PRINCIPAL_RUNNER_MANAGER"

description?: string

description is a user-facing description for the task. It can be used to provide context and documentation for the task.

name?: string

name is a user-facing name for the task. Unlike the reference, this field is not unique, and not referenced by the system. This is a short descriptive name for the task.

minLength1

reference?: string

reference is a user-facing identifier for the task which must be unique on the environment. It is used to express dependencies between tasks, and to identify the task in user interactions (e.g. the CLI).

triggeredBy?: Array<AutomationTrigger { beforeSnapshot, manual, postDevcontainerStart, 3 more } >

triggered_by is a list of trigger that start the task.

beforeSnapshot?: boolean

manual?: boolean

postDevcontainerStart?: boolean

postEnvironmentStart?: boolean

postMachineStart?: boolean

prebuild?: boolean

spec?: TaskSpec { command, env, prebuildRequiresSuccess, runsOn }

command?: string

command contains the command the task should execute

env?: Array<EnvironmentVariableItem { name, value, valueFrom } >

env specifies environment variables for the task.

name?: string

name is the environment variable name.

minLength1

value?: string

value is a literal string value.

valueFrom?: EnvironmentVariableSource { secretRef }

value_from specifies a source for the value.

secretRef: SecretRef { id }

secret_ref references a secret by ID.

id?: string

id is the UUID of the secret to reference.

formatuuid

prebuildRequiresSuccess?: boolean

prebuild_requires_success controls whether a non-successful outcome of this task should fail the prebuild. When true and the task is triggered by a prebuild or before_snapshot trigger, any terminal phase other than SUCCEEDED (i.e. FAILED or STOPPED) will cause the prebuild to fail instead of just recording a warning. Defaults to false (existing behavior: task failures produce warnings only).

runsOn?: RunsOn { docker, machine }

runs_on specifies the environment the task should run on.

docker?: Docker { environment, image }

environment?: Array<string>

image?: string

minLength1

machine?: unknown

Machine runs the service/task directly on the VM/machine level.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

TaskCreateResponse { task }

task: Task { id, dependsOn, environmentId, 2 more }

id: string

formatuuid

dependsOn?: Array<string>

dependencies specifies the IDs of the automations this task depends on.

environmentId?: string

formatuuid

metadata?: TaskMetadata { createdAt, creator, description, 3 more }

createdAt?: string

created_at is the time the task was created.

formatdate-time

creator?: Subject { id, principal }

creator describes the principal who created the task.

id?: string

id is the UUID of the subject

formatuuid

principal?: Principal

Principal is the principal of the subject

One of the following:

"PRINCIPAL_UNSPECIFIED"

"PRINCIPAL_ACCOUNT"

"PRINCIPAL_USER"

"PRINCIPAL_RUNNER"

"PRINCIPAL_ENVIRONMENT"

"PRINCIPAL_SERVICE_ACCOUNT"

"PRINCIPAL_RUNNER_MANAGER"

description?: string

description is a user-facing description for the task. It can be used to provide context and documentation for the task.

name?: string

name is a user-facing name for the task. Unlike the reference, this field is not unique, and not referenced by the system. This is a short descriptive name for the task.

minLength1

reference?: string

triggeredBy?: Array<AutomationTrigger { beforeSnapshot, manual, postDevcontainerStart, 3 more } >

triggered_by is a list of trigger that start the task.

beforeSnapshot?: boolean

manual?: boolean

postDevcontainerStart?: boolean

postEnvironmentStart?: boolean

postMachineStart?: boolean

prebuild?: boolean

spec?: TaskSpec { command, env, prebuildRequiresSuccess, runsOn }

command?: string

command contains the command the task should execute

env?: Array<EnvironmentVariableItem { name, value, valueFrom } >

env specifies environment variables for the task.

name?: string

name is the environment variable name.

minLength1

value?: string

value is a literal string value.

valueFrom?: EnvironmentVariableSource { secretRef }

value_from specifies a source for the value.

secretRef: SecretRef { id }

secret_ref references a secret by ID.

id?: string

id is the UUID of the secret to reference.

formatuuid

prebuildRequiresSuccess?: boolean

runsOn?: RunsOn { docker, machine }

runs_on specifies the environment the task should run on.

docker?: Docker { environment, image }

environment?: Array<string>

image?: string

minLength1

machine?: unknown

Machine runs the service/task directly on the VM/machine level.

CreateTask

import Gitpod from '@gitpod/sdk';

const client = new Gitpod({
  bearerToken: process.env['GITPOD_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const task = await client.environments.automations.tasks.create({
  environmentId: '07e03a28-65a5-4d98-b532-8ea67b188048',
  metadata: {
    description: 'Builds the project artifacts',
    name: 'Build Project',
    reference: 'build',
    triggeredBy: [{ postEnvironmentStart: true }],
  },
  spec: { command: 'npm run build' },
});

console.log(task.task);

{
  "task": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "dependsOn": [
      "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
    ],
    "environmentId": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "metadata": {
      "createdAt": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "creator": {
        "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
        "principal": "PRINCIPAL_UNSPECIFIED"
      },
      "description": "description",
      "name": "x",
      "reference": "reference",
      "triggeredBy": [
        {
          "beforeSnapshot": true,
          "manual": true,
          "postDevcontainerStart": true,
          "postEnvironmentStart": true,
          "postMachineStart": true,
          "prebuild": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "spec": {
      "command": "command",
      "env": [
        {
          "name": "x",
          "value": "value",
          "valueFrom": {
            "secretRef": {
              "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "prebuildRequiresSuccess": true,
      "runsOn": {
        "docker": {
          "environment": [
            "string"
          ],
          "image": "x"
        },
        "machine": {}
      }
    }
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "task": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "dependsOn": [
      "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
    ],
    "environmentId": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "metadata": {
      "createdAt": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
      "creator": {
        "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
        "principal": "PRINCIPAL_UNSPECIFIED"
      },
      "description": "description",
      "name": "x",
      "reference": "reference",
      "triggeredBy": [
        {
          "beforeSnapshot": true,
          "manual": true,
          "postDevcontainerStart": true,
          "postEnvironmentStart": true,
          "postMachineStart": true,
          "prebuild": true
        }
      ]
    },
    "spec": {
      "command": "command",
      "env": [
        {
          "name": "x",
          "value": "value",
          "valueFrom": {
            "secretRef": {
              "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "prebuildRequiresSuccess": true,
      "runsOn": {
        "docker": {
          "environment": [
            "string"
          ],
          "image": "x"
        },
        "machine": {}
      }
    }
  }
}