PPA: Task
Summary
This module contains actions related to the running task instance.
Actions
ppa.task.
built_at
Get the date & time the running revision of the task was built.
Minimum Plugin Version: 10.0.0
Minimum PPA Version: 3.1.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
The date & time the revision was built in the following format:
hh:mm:ss dd/mm/yyyy
Example
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ppa.task.
deployed
Establish whether the running revision of the task is deployed.
Minimum Plugin Version: 10.0.0
Minimum PPA Version: 3.1.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
true
if the running revision is deployed, otherwise false
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Example
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ppa.task.
get_payload_values
Get specific keys & values from the task payload.
Only use this action if the task payload is a dictionary.
Minimum Plugin Version: 5.0.0
Input
- keys: a list of PayloadKeys to get from the payload
Missing & Optional Keys
Supplying a default_value
to a PayloadKey will assign a value if it is missing.
This action will fail if any keys without a default_value
are missing from the payload.
Output
A dictionary containing the requested keys & values from the payload.
Example - Required & Optional Keys
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ppa.task.
manifest
Get the task manifest.
Minimum Plugin Version: 1.0.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
A dictionary containing the task manifest.
Example
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ppa.task.
name
Get the name of the running task.
Minimum Plugin Version: 10.0.0
Minimum PPA Version: 3.1.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
The name of the task.
Example
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ppa.task.
origin_ip_address
Get the IP address of the device from which the task was started.
If the task was started over the API, the value will be the device that made the API call.
If the task was started by PPA or from a schedule, the value will be PPA's IP address.
Minimum Plugin Version: 10.0.0
Minimum PPA Version: 3.1.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
The origin IP address as a string.
Example
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ppa.task.
payload
Get the task payload.
Minimum Plugin Version: 1.0.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
A dictionary containing the task payload.
Example
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ppa.task.
revision_id
Get the internal ID of the running task revision.
Minimum Plugin Version: 10.0.0
Minimum PPA Version: 3.1.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
An integer.
Example
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ppa.task.
save_result
Set the task JSON result.
A task's JSON result can be used to store information relevant to the run of a task.
This result is not shown in the PPA interface, but it can be fetched via the PPA API.
The action can only be run once per task, as the task result cannot be overwritten once it is set.
Minimum Plugin Version: 4.1.0
PPA Version
This action requires PPA v2.7.1 or newer.
Input
-
json: any valid JSON to store as the task result
-
reason: text to display when the action runs (defaults to Saving the task result)
Output
Nothing is outputted by this action.
Example
The following action:
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Will set the following task result:
{'message': 'The task completed successfully'}
ppa.task.
started_after_delay
Determine if a task was started by a delayed start.
Minimum Plugin Version: 5.7.0
Minimum PPA Version: 2.8.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
true
if the task was started by a delayed start, otherwise false
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Example
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ppa.task.
started_by_api
Determine if a task was started by an API call.
Minimum Plugin Version: 3.1.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
true
if the task was started by an API call, otherwise false
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Example
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ppa.task.
started_by_schedule
Determine if a task was started by a PPA schedule.
Minimum Plugin Version: 3.1.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
true
if the task was started by a schedule, otherwise false
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Example
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ppa.task.
started_by_task
Determine if a task was started directly from another task.
Minimum Plugin Version: 5.7.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
true
if the task was started by another task, otherwise false
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Example
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ppa.task.
started_by_user
Determine if a task was started by a PPA user.
Minimum Plugin Version: 3.1.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
true
if the task was started by a user, otherwise false
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ppa.task.
url
Get a URL used to open this task instance in the PPA interface.
Minimum Plugin Version: 5.0.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
The task instance URL as a string.
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ppa.task.
user_password
With the task operator's consent, get the password they used to authenticate to PPA.
This can be used to authenticate to other systems using the task operator's identity.
Minimum Plugin Version: 5.1.0
Input
- text: the text to display when asking the user for consent
Remember
This operation is not possible if SAML is used to authenticate users to PPA.
Output
The operator's password if the consent was given, or null
if it was not given.
Example
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ppa.task.
uuid
Get the task UUID.
Minimum Plugin Version: 5.0.0
Input
This action takes no inputs.
Output
A string containing the task UUID.
Example
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