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# Writing Tasks
Writing a task in minion is very easy. Simply create a new class called `Task_<Taskname>` and put it inside `classes/task/<taskname>.php`.
<?php defined('SYSPATH') or die('No direct script access.');
class Task_Demo extends Minion_Task
{
protected $_defaults = array(
'foo' = 'bar',
'bar' => NULL,
);
/**
* This is a demo task
*
* @return null
*/
protected function _execute(array $params)
{
var_dump($params);
echo 'foobar';
}
}
You'll notice a few things here:
- You need a main `_execute()` method. It should take one array parameter.
- This parameter contains any command line options passed to the task.
- For example, if you call the task above with `./minion --task=demo --foo=foobar` then `$params` will contain: `array('foo' => 'foobar', 'bar' => NULL)`
- It needs to have a `protected $_defaults` array. This is a list of parameters you want to accept for this task. Any parameters passed to the task not in this list will be rejected.
## Namespacing Tasks
You can "namespace" tasks by placing them all in a subdirectory: `classes/task/database/generate.php`. This task will be named `database:generate` and can be called with this task name.
# Parameter Validations
To add validations to your command line options, simply overload the `build_validation()` method in your task:
public function build_validation(Validation $validation)
{
return parent::build_validation($validation)
->rule('foo', 'not_empty') // Require this param
->rule('bar', 'numeric'); // This param should be numeric
}
These validations will run for every task call unless `--help` is passed to the task.
# Task Help
Tasks can have built-in help. Minion will read class docblocks that you specify:
<?php defined('SYSPATH') or die('No direct script access.');
/**
* This is a demo task.
*
* It can accept the following options:
* - foo: this parameter does something. It is required.
* - bar: this parameter does something else. It should be numeric.
*
* @package Kohana
* @category Helpers
* @author Kohana Team
* @copyright (c) 2009-2011 Kohana Team
* @license http://kohanaframework.org/license
*/
class Minion_Task_Demo extends Minion_Task
The `@` tags in the class comments will also be displayed in a human readable format. When writing your task comments, you should specify how to use it, and any parameters it accepts.