api/LibTasks-1.0

LibTasks-1.0 provides central storage for various types of tasks.
Internally it has a table in which tasks are stored. Access to this table is done using the API which is split into two parts: The task source and the display part. The task source uses the three methods AddOrUpdateTask, RemoveTask and HasTask. The display uses mainly the callbacks registered by RegisterCallback.


library:GetFieldType(...)

Gets the type of a field

Parameters

...
specifies the field, a single value for field in a task, successive values are used to access sub-tables

Return value

type of the field


library:IsFieldRequired(...)

Checks whether a field is required in a task.

Parameters

...
specifies the field, a single value for field in a task, successive values are used to access sub-tables

Return value

whether the field is required


library:VerifyTask(taskData)

Verfies that a task has the correct types for every field and that all required fields are present and that no unsupported fields are present

Parameters

taskData
a task

Return value

whether this is a correct task


mixins.RegisterCallback(self, eventName, method, ...)

Parameters

self
your addon, not the library
eventName
one of the four allowed events: EVENT_NEW, EVENT_CHANGED, EVENT_NEW_OR_CHANGED or EVENT_REMOVED
method
the method to call if the event occurs
...
additional arguments, passed to CallbackHandler.RegisterCallback


mixins:AddOrUpdateTask(taskData, verifyTask)

Parameters

taskData
data for this task. This is a table.
verifyTask
if set, the provided table will be verified against the specification

Return value

taskData the exact same table


mixins:HasTask(taskData)

Parameters

taskData
the task to check

Return value

whether the task exists


mixins:RemoveTask(taskData)

Parameters

taskData
the same table that was added previously


subTask

description
, required , string , description of the sub-task
progressType
, required , string(progresType) , type of the progress information, one of ( boolean; number: requires progressIs and progressNeed)
complete
, required , boolean , whether the sub-task is complete
progressIs
, optional , number , how many are complete
progressNeed
, optional , number , how many are needed


taskData

name
, required , string , name of the task, should be short
description
, optional , string , description of the task, may be long
icon
, optional , string(texpath) , icon to show
class
, required , string , dot seperated class description It is up do displays how to interpret this.
done
, optional , boolean , whether the tasks is done
actionType
, optional , string
actionLink
, optional , string
OnClick
, optional , function , function to call when the task is clicked obviously not secure
subTasks
, optional , table(subTask) , a collection of sub-tasks



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