Create/Import a Task

A new task can be added to an existing issue simply by sending Ketura an HTTP POST request containing the details of the task to be added.

Python 2 example of adding a task to an existing issue

The following example is a Python script that will send a request to a local Ketura server to add a task to an existing issue with id I1001. The new task will be placed at the end of the issue’s task order.

This example uses the free httplib2 library, which is not included as standard in most Python distributions. The httplib2 library can be download from the httplib2 website, which also has installation instructions.

#!/usr/bin/python2.5
# createIssueTaskExample.py

# Araxis Ketura API Script Example.
# Copyright (c) 2009 Araxis Ltd. All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use of this example code, with or without modification, are hereby permitted.

# import required classes from modules
from httplib2 import Http
from urllib import urlencode

# start HTTP client
client = Http()

# add user name and password credentials 
client.add_credentials('es', 'pw')

# declare information to be used on request
url = "http://localhost:9453/Ketura/API/Issues/1001/Tasks"
headers = {'Content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8'}
data = {'UserId' : 'fred',
        'Summary' : 'Translate quickstart guide in Spanish',
        'Work' : '3 d',
        'Description' : 'Translate the quickstart guide text but leave copyright messages in English.'}

# send request
(resp_headers, content) = client.request(url, "POST", body=urlencode(data), headers=headers)

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Reference

* Sending an OPTIONS request will generate a response containing a WADL document. This document describes the services available from this resource path.

POST summary

POST data

POST response