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package org.elasticsearch.tasks;

/**
 * An interface for a request that can be used to register a task manager task
 */
public interface TaskAwareRequest {
    /**
     * Set a reference to task that caused this task to be run.
     */
    default void setParentTask(String parentTaskNode, long parentTaskId) {
        setParentTask(new TaskId(parentTaskNode, parentTaskId));
    }

    /**
     * Set a reference to task that created this request.
     */
    void setParentTask(TaskId taskId);

    /**
     * Get a reference to the task that created this request. Implementers should default to
     * {@link TaskId#EMPTY_TASK_ID}, meaning "there is no parent".
     */
    TaskId getParentTask();

    /**
     * Returns the task object that should be used to keep track of the processing of the request.
     *
     * A request can override this method and return null to avoid being tracked by the task
     * manager.
     */
    default Task createTask(long id, String type, String action, TaskId parentTaskId) {
        return new Task(id, type, action, getDescription(), parentTaskId);
    }

    /**
     * Returns optional description of the request to be displayed by the task manager
     */
    default String getDescription() {
        return "";
    }
}