Tasks are classes that can be run through the command line or set up as a cron job. They are generally used for background processes, timed tasks and maintenance tasks. Tasks can calls models and other classes just like controllers.
Creating a task : In Fuel Tasks are put in the fuel/app/tasks directory. Below is an example of the task "example" :
namespace Fuel\Tasks;
class Example
{
public function run($message = 'Hello!')
{
echo $message;
}
}
That will be called via the refine utility within oil :
$ php oil refine example "Good morning"​
When just the name of the task is used in the command, the method "run()" is referenced.
Splitting tasks into more methods : You can add more methods to your task class to break a group of tasks down into more specific tasks which can be called separately.
public function current_date()
{
echo date('Y-m-d');
}
We can then call this method using :
$ php oil refine example:current_date
