Task groups

Task groups can be used to control the resources that a specific job should use.

Task groups

List all task groups

GET /task-group

Retrieves all task groups that have been defined in the system.

Produces:
Role:

_administrator

Update or create a task group

PUT /task-group/(group-name)

Updates or creates the task group with the given name.

Accepts:
Produces:
Role:

_administrator

Example

PUT /task-group/imports HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml

<TaskGroupDocument xmlns="http://xml.vidispine.com/schema/vidispine">
  <job>
    <type>PLACEHOLDER_IMPORT</type>
  </job>
  <transcoder>
    <id>VX-1</id>
  </transcoder>
</TaskGroupDocument>

<TaskGroupDocument xmlns="http://xml.vidispine.com/schema/vidispine">
  <name>imports</name>
  <job>
    <type>PLACEHOLDER_IMPORT</type>
  </job>
  <transcoder>
    <id>VX-1</id>
  </transcoder>
</TaskGroupDocument>

Create or update a task group

PUT /task-group/(group-name)

Creates or updates the task group with the given name.

This request is identical to the above, except that the task group parameters are specified using query parameters instead of using a TaskGroupDocument.

Query Parameters:
  • priority (string) – The priority of the task group.
  • transcoder (string[]) – The id of the transcoder(s) to include in the group.
  • job (string[]) –

    The job criteria(s). One of:

    • type:{type} - Jobs of this type.
    • priority:{priority} - Jobs with this priority.
    • user:{username} - Jobs created by this user.
    • group:{groupname} - Jobs created by a user in this group.
    • data:{key}[={value}] - Jobs with this job data.
  • metadata (string[]) – Any key-value metadata to set on the group. Format is {key}={value}.
Produces:
Role:

_administrator

Example

PUT /task-group/imports?job=type:PLACEHOLDER_IMPORT&transcoder=VX-1 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/xml

<TaskGroupDocument xmlns="http://xml.vidispine.com/schema/vidispine">
  <name>imports</name>
  <job>
    <type>PLACEHOLDER_IMPORT</type>
  </job>
  <transcoder>
    <id>VX-1</id>
  </transcoder>
</TaskGroupDocument>

Retrieve a task group

GET /task-group/(group-name)

Retrieves the task group document for a task group with a specific name.

Produces:
Role:

_administrator

Delete a task group

DELETE /task-group/(group-name)

Deletes the task group.

Note that this only deletes the task group. It will not remove any transcoders or other resources that are in the group.

Role:_administrator

Delete all task groups

DELETE /task-group

Deletes all task groups.

Note that this only deletes the task groups. It will not remove any transcoders or other resources that are in the groups.

Role:_administrator

Task group transcoders

Add a transcoder to a task group

PUT /task-group/(group-name)/transcoder/(transcoder-id)

Adds the transcoder to the specified task group.

Role:_administrator

Remove a transcoder from a task group

DELETE /task-group/(group-name)/transcoder/(transcoder-id)

Removes a transcoder from the specified task group.

Role:_administrator