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Re: [mylyn-integrators] How to get TaskData?
Yes, updateTaskFromTaskData is actually intended to update the task with information from task repository. In your case this may be your intent (i.e. if you are syncing schedule and due dates from a repository). I believe using those internal methods is the only answer until public api is available. 

-Rob

Avin Ismail wrote:

Thanks alot Rob.

In the wait for the answer, I did the following:

In updateTaskFromTaskData(repository, task, taskData), I created an AbstractTask of this task and set the secheduledForDate, estimatedTimeHours and notes and this made the data show on the taskEditor and be update-able. Even though this solved my problem I did not feel that that was they way this was intended to be done. First because I had to use an internal class and second because I could set the DueDate through the TaskMapper. So my updateTaskFromTaskData() looks as follows:

@Override
public void updateTaskFromTaskData(TaskRepository repository, ITask task, TaskData taskData) {
       TaskMapper mapper = new TaskMapper(taskData);
       mapper.setDescription(taskData.getRoot().getAttribute(DESCRIPTION).getValue());
       mapper.setDueDate(extractTime(taskData.getRoot().getAttribute(DUE_DATE).getValue()));
       mapper.applyTo(task);

      // TODO Find a substitute for using AbstractTask
       AbstractTask aTask = (AbstractTask) task;
       aTask.setEstimatedTimeHours(taskData.getRoot().getAttribute(ESTIMATED_HOURS).getValue());
       aTask.setNotes(taskData.getRoot().getAttribute(DESCRIPTION).getValue());
       aTask.setScheduledForDate(taskData.getRoot().getAttribute(SCHEDULED_FOR_DATE).getValue());
}

I checked TaskEditorPlanningPart and it looks to me that it is using a similar way, aka it sets the data in an AbstractTask-version of the task through TasksUiPlugin.getTaskActivityManager() which HAS TO take an AbstractTask as a parameter. So if I use the same way and since TasksUiPlugin itself is an internal class, I end up using 2 internal classes instead of one, which feels even more wrong.

Am I missing something? Or this is actually the only way to go?

Best regards,
Avin

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From: mylyn-integrators-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mylyn-integrators-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Elves [rob.elves@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 5:57 PM
To: Mylyn Integrators list
Subject: Re: [mylyn-integrators] How to get TaskData?

Hi Avin,

Have a look at TaskEditorPlanningPart to get an idea for how these
fields are accessed and manipulated. Some of these fields are internal
so you may need to break some 'rules' to manipulate them. In these
cases, look for an existing api bug or create a new one, to address your
specific needs.

-Rob

Avin Ismail wrote:

Thank you for the clarification Rob. TasksUi.getTaskData.getTaskDataManager().getTaskData(taskRepository, taskId) actually works fine for me.

Do you allso happen to know where the taskEditorn gets its data from (ex. scheduled for, due, estimated hours...ect)?

/Avin
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From: mylyn-integrators-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mylyn-integrators-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Elves [rob.elves@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 6:58 PM
To: Mylyn Integrators list
Subject: Re: [mylyn-integrators] How to get TaskData?

Yes, this is a problem. Although the TaskDataManager lies in the
tasks.core package, it is initialized and its instance held by the
tasks.ui.TasksUiPlugin.  Same goes for the tasklist itself. If you could
create a new bug report and prefix the summary with "[api]" we can
discuss options there. In the mean time you'll need to add a dependency
on tasks.ui to get access to these facilities.

-Rob


Beyhan Veliev wrote:


Hi Robert,



TasksUi.getTaskData.getTaskDataManager().getTaskData(taskRepository,


taskId)
It works fine but I have a "core" and a "ui" plugin. I want to
separate the "ui" and the "core" functionality. My
"RepositoryConnector" is in my "core" plugin which depends only on
"org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core". I don't want to have dependency on
"org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.ui" in my "core" plugin but in the APIs of
"org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core" I haven't found the functionality to
get a task or taskdata of its id.

Best regards and thank you
Beyhan

Robert Elves wrote:


Hi Beyhan,

Given a taskRepository and taskId, you can get the associated
TaskData via:

 TasksUi.getTaskData.getTaskDataManager().getTaskData(taskRepository,
taskId)

-Rob


Beyhan Veliev wrote:


Hello,

I am writing a new connector for Mylyn 3.0 and Eclipse 3.4 and I
have the same challenge in getTaskData(repository, taskid,
iprogressMonitor). I need to find the existing task or its taskdata
for the passed taskid and I should use only the APIs of
"org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core".  I haven't found a way to do this.
Is it possible?
@Ismail: How can you retrieve the task with the specified taskid?

Thank you in advance
Beyhan

Avin Ismail wrote:


Hello,

How can I extract the TaskData of a specific task? I am trying to
implement getTaskData(repository, taskId, iprogressMonitor) that
has to
return a TaskData. Now I can retrieve the task with the specified
taskId,
but how can I get the TaskData of that task?

FYI:
in PerformQuery(), I followed the example on
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Mylyn/Porting_Guide/3.0 and created the
task as
follows:

TaskData data = createTaskData(repository, id);
TaskMapper mapper = new TaskMapper(data, true);
mapper.setTaskUrl(taskPrefix + id);
mapper.setSummary(description);
mapper.setCreationDate(creationDate);
mapper.setDueDate(dueDate);
resultCollector.accept(data);

Thank you in advance
Avin

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