More informative return value for task.Process

api/task.go

@@ -105,6 +105,24 @@ func apiTasksDetailShow(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(200, detail)
 }
 
+// GET /tasks/:id/return_value
+func apiTasksReturnValueShow(c *gin.Context) {
+	list := context.TaskList()
+	id, err := strconv.ParseInt(c.Params.ByName("id"), 10, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithError(500, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	output, err := list.GetTaskReturnValueByID(int(id))
+	if err != nil {
+		c.AbortWithError(404, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(200, output)
+}
+
 // DELETE /tasks/:id
 func apiTasksDelete(c *gin.Context) {
 	list := context.TaskList()
@@ -128,10 +146,10 @@ func apiTasksDelete(c *gin.Context) {
 func apiTasksDummy(c *gin.Context) {
 	resources := []string{"dummy"}
 	taskName := fmt.Sprintf("Dummy task")
-	maybeRunTaskInBackground(c, taskName, resources, func(out aptly.Progress, detail *task.Detail) (int, error) {
+	maybeRunTaskInBackground(c, taskName, resources, func(out aptly.Progress, detail *task.Detail) (*task.ProcessReturnValue, error) {
 		out.Printf("Dummy task started\n")
 		detail.Store([]int{1, 2, 3})
 		out.Printf("Dummy task finished\n")
-		return http.StatusTeapot, nil
+		return &task.ProcessReturnValue{Code: http.StatusTeapot, Value: []int{1, 2, 3}}, nil
 	})
 }