SerializableTask (engine-api 10.1.15 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

TaskState, TaskWithBlock, TaskWithSteps
```
public interface SerializableTask
```
Represents a task. A task is an activity in XL Deploy. The task contains a list of steps that must be executed to successfully complete the task.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.joda.time.DateTime`	`getCompletionDate()`
`java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`
`int`	`getFailureCount()`
`java.lang.String`	`getId()`
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>`	`getMetadata()`
`java.lang.String`	`getOwner()`
`java.util.List<TaskPackageDependency>`	`getPackageDependencies()`
`org.joda.time.DateTime`	`getScheduledDate()`
`org.joda.time.DateTime`	`getStartDate()`
`TaskExecutionState`	`getState()`
`java.lang.Integer`	`getWorkerId()`

- Method Detail
  - getState
```
TaskExecutionState getState()
```
    Returns:
    
    The execution state of a task.
  - getId
```
java.lang.String getId()
```
    Returns:
    
    The task id.
  - getDescription
```
java.lang.String getDescription()
```
    Returns:
    
    Textual description of the task.
  - getScheduledDate
```
org.joda.time.DateTime getScheduledDate()
```
    Returns:
    
    The scheduled date and time for the execution of the task.
  - getStartDate
```
org.joda.time.DateTime getStartDate()
```
    Returns:
    
    The date and time the execution of the steps was started.
  - getCompletionDate
```
org.joda.time.DateTime getCompletionDate()
```
    Returns:
    
    The date and time the execution of the steps was completed.
  - getMetadata
```
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> getMetadata()
```
    Returns:
    
    Map with metadata (custom properties) for this task.
  - getFailureCount
```
int getFailureCount()
```
    Returns:
    
    The number of times this task has failed.
  - getOwner
```
java.lang.String getOwner()
```
    Returns:
    
    The id of the user that is the owner of this task.
  - getPackageDependencies
```
java.util.List<TaskPackageDependency> getPackageDependencies()
```
    Returns:
    
    The list of dependent packages of this task
  - getWorkerId
```
java.lang.Integer getWorkerId()
```
    Returns:
    
    The (technical) id of the worker that is handling this task.