docs/liminal/tasks/README.md

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# Tasks

`task` is the definition of a specific step in your pipeline, and is part of the `tasks` list
in your pipeline definition.

For fully detailed information on pipelines see: [pipelines](../pipelines.md).

```yaml
  - task: my_python_task
    image: myorg/myrepo:mypythonapp
    cmd: python -u my_module.py
    env_vars:
      env: {{env}}
      fizz: buzz
```

A `task` is defined by the following attributes:

## task attributes

`task`: name of your task (must be made of alphanumeric, dash and/or underscore characters only).

`type`: type of the task. Examples of available task types are: `python`
and more..

Different task types require their own additional configuration. For example, `python` task requires
`image` to be configured.

## task types

1. [python](python.md)
2. [spark](spark.md)
3. [create_cloudformation_stack](create_cloudformation_stack.md)
4. [delete_cloudformation_stack](delete_cloudformation_stack.md)