feat(tasks): expose lastRunStatus and lastRunError in task API

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 1. [15313](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/15313): Add shortcut for toggling comments in script editor
+1. [15650](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/15650): Expose last run status and last run error in task API
 
 ### UI Improvements
 1. [15503](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/15503): Redesign page headers to be more space efficient

http/swagger.yml

@@ -7155,6 +7155,16 @@ components:
           type: string
           format: date-time
           readOnly: true
+        lastRunStatus:
+          readOnly: true
+          type: string
+          enum:
+            - failed
+            - success
+            - canceled
+        lastRunError:
+          readOnly: true
+          type: string
         createdAt:
           type: string
           format: date-time

kv/task.go

@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ func (s *Service) findTaskByID(ctx context.Context, tx Tx, id influxdb.ID) (*inf
 	}
 	if latestCompletedRun != nil {
 		latestCompleted := latestCompletedRun.ScheduledFor
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
 		if t.LatestCompleted != "" {
 			tlc, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, t.LatestCompleted)
 			if err == nil && latestCompleted.After(tlc) {
@@ -745,6 +742,15 @@ func (s *Service) updateTask(ctx context.Context, tx Tx, id influxdb.ID, upd inf
 		}
 	}
 
+	if upd.LastRunStatus != nil {
+		task.LastRunStatus = *upd.LastRunStatus
+		if *upd.LastRunStatus == "failed" && upd.LastRunError != nil {
+			task.LastRunError = *upd.LastRunError
+		} else {
+			task.LastRunError = ""
+		}
+	}
+
 	// save the updated task
 	bucket, err := tx.Bucket(taskBucket)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1571,7 +1577,16 @@ func (s *Service) finishRun(ctx context.Context, tx Tx, taskID, runID influxdb.I
 
 	// tell task to update latest completed
 	scheduledStr := r.ScheduledFor.Format(time.RFC3339)
-	_, err = s.updateTask(ctx, tx, taskID, influxdb.TaskUpdate{LatestCompleted: &scheduledStr})
+	_, err = s.updateTask(ctx, tx, taskID, influxdb.TaskUpdate{
+		LatestCompleted: &scheduledStr,
+		LastRunStatus:   &r.Status,
+		LastRunError: func() *string {
+			if r.Status == "failed" && len(r.Log) > 0 {
+				return &r.Log[len(r.Log)-1].Message
+			}
+			return nil
+		}(),
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

task.go

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ type Task struct {
 	Cron            string                 `json:"cron,omitempty"`
 	Offset          string                 `json:"offset,omitempty"`
 	LatestCompleted string                 `json:"latestCompleted,omitempty"`
+	LastRunStatus   string                 `json:"lastRunStatus,omitempty"`
+	LastRunError    string                 `json:"lastRunError,omitempty"`
 	CreatedAt       string                 `json:"createdAt,omitempty"`
 	UpdatedAt       string                 `json:"updatedAt,omitempty"`
 	Metadata        map[string]interface{} `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ type TaskUpdate struct {
 
 	// LatestCompleted us to set latest completed on startup to skip task catchup
 	LatestCompleted *string                `json:"-"`
+	LastRunStatus   *string                `json:"-"`
+	LastRunError    *string                `json:"-"`
 	Metadata        map[string]interface{} `json:"-"` // not to be set through a web request but rather used by a http service using tasks backend.
 
 	// Options gets unmarshalled from json as if it was flat, with the same level as Flux and Status.

task/servicetest/servicetest.go

@@ -564,6 +564,10 @@ func testUpdate(t *testing.T, sys *System) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	if err := sys.TaskControlService.UpdateRunState(sys.Ctx, task.ID, rc.Created.RunID, time.Now(), backend.RunSuccess); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	if _, err := sys.TaskControlService.FinishRun(sys.Ctx, task.ID, rc.Created.RunID); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -577,6 +581,52 @@ func testUpdate(t *testing.T, sys *System) {
 		t.Fatalf("executed task has not updated latest complete: expected %s > %s", st2.LatestCompleted, st.LatestCompleted)
 	}
 
+	if st2.LastRunStatus != "success" {
+		t.Fatal("executed task has not updated last run status")
+	}
+
+	if st2.LastRunError != "" {
+		t.Fatal("executed task has updated last run error on success")
+	}
+
+	rc2, err := sys.TaskControlService.CreateNextRun(sys.Ctx, task.ID, requestedAtUnix)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := sys.TaskControlService.UpdateRunState(sys.Ctx, task.ID, rc2.Created.RunID, time.Now(), backend.RunStarted); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := sys.TaskControlService.UpdateRunState(sys.Ctx, task.ID, rc2.Created.RunID, time.Now(), backend.RunFail); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := sys.TaskControlService.AddRunLog(sys.Ctx, task.ID, rc2.Created.RunID, time.Now(), "error message"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := sys.TaskControlService.FinishRun(sys.Ctx, task.ID, rc2.Created.RunID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	st3, err := sys.TaskService.FindTaskByID(sys.Ctx, task.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if st3.LatestCompleted <= st2.LatestCompleted {
+		t.Fatalf("executed task has not updated latest complete: expected %s > %s", st3.LatestCompleted, st2.LatestCompleted)
+	}
+
+	if st3.LastRunStatus != "failed" {
+		t.Fatal("executed task has not updated last run status")
+	}
+
+	if st3.LastRunError != "error message" {
+		t.Fatal("executed task has not updated last run error on failed")
+	}
+
 	now = time.Now()
 	flux := fmt.Sprintf(scriptFmt, 1)
 	task, err = sys.TaskService.UpdateTask(authorizedCtx, task.ID, influxdb.TaskUpdate{Flux: &flux})