NAME

       Sympa::Task - Tasks of Sympa

SYNOPSIS

         use Sympa::Task;

         $task = Sympa::Task->new($serialized, context => $list,
             model => 'remind', label => 'EXEC', date => 1234567890);

         $task = Sympa::Task->new(context => $list, model => 'remind');

DESCRIPTION

   Methods
       new ( $serialized, context => $that, model => $model, label => $label, date => $date )
       new ( context => $that, model => $model, [ name => $name ], [ label => $label ], [ date =>
       $date ] )
           Constructor.  Creates a new instance of Sympa::Task class.

           The first style is usually used by task spool class (see also Sympa::Spool::Task):
           "context", "model", "label" and "date" are given by metadata (file name).

           Parameters:

           $serialized
               Serialized content of task file in spool.  If omitted (the second style above),
               appropriate task file is read, parsed and used for serialized content.

           context => $that
               Context of the task: List (instance of Sympa::List) or Site ('*').

           model => $model
               Task model.

           name => $name
               Selector of task.  If omitted, value of parameter of context object that
               corresponds to task model is used; if parameter value was not valid, constructor
               returns "undef".

           label => $label
               Label of task.  If omitted, default label (in many cases, empty string) is used.

           date => $date
               Unix time. creation date of label.  If omitted, current time.

           Returns:

           New instance of Sympa::Task class.

       dup ( )
           Copy constructor.  Creates deep copy of instance.

       lines ( )
           Instance method.  Gets an array of parsed information by each line of serialized
           content.

       to_string ( )
           Instance method.  Gets serialized content of the task.

       get_id ( )
           Instasnce method.  Gets unique identifier of instance.

   Function
       get_tasks ( $that, $model )
           Function.  Gets all possible tasks for particular context.

           Parameters:

           $that
               Context. Instance of Sympa::List or '*'.

           $model
               Task model.

           Returns:

           An arrayref of possible tasks.

   Attributes
       {date}
       {model}
       {title}
           TBD.

SEE ALSO

       task_manager(8).

       Sympa::Spool::Task.

HISTORY

       Task module appeared on Sympa 5.2b.1.  It was renamed to Sympa::Task on Sympa 6.2a.41.

       It was rewritten and split into Sympa::Task and Sympa::Spool::Task on Sympa 6.2.37b.2.