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class Task:
    def execute(context: ExecutionContext) -> None

    @staticmethod
    def identifier() -> tuple[str, str]
Base class for Tilebox workflows tasks. Inherit from this class to create a task. Inheriting also automatically applies the dataclass decorator.

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Methods

def Task.execute(context: ExecutionContext) -> None
The entry point for the execution of the task. 
@staticmethod
def Task.identifier() -> tuple[str, str]
Override a task identifier and specify its version. If not overridden, the identifier of a task defaults to the class name, and the version to v0.0.

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Task Input Parameters

class MyTask(Task):
    message: str
    value: int
    data: dict[str, int]
Optional task input parameters, defined as class attributes. Supported types are str, int, float, bool, as well as lists and dicts thereof. 
from tilebox.workflows import Task, ExecutionContext

class MyFirstTask(Task):
    def execute(self, context: ExecutionContext):
        print(f"Hello World!")

    @staticmethod
    def identifier() -> tuple[str, str]:
        return ("tilebox.workflows.MyTask", "v3.2")

class MyFirstParameterizedTask(Task):
    name: str
    greet: bool
    data: dict[str, str]

    def execute(self, context: ExecutionContext):
        if self.greet:
            print(f"Hello {self.name}!")