NoETL Workflow Tasks Guide

This guide provides detailed information about the available tasks in NoETL and their parameters.

Overview

NoETL provides a variety of built-in tasks for common operations, such as HTTP requests, database operations, file operations, data transformations, and notifications. Tasks are used in the workflow section of a playbook to define the steps of the workflow.

Task Structure

A task step in a NoETL playbook has the following structure:

- step: step_name
  call:
    name: step_name
    type: task_type
    args:
      param1: value1
      param2: value2
  next:
    - step: next_step

step: A unique name for the step
call: Indicates this is a task call
name: The name of the task
type: The type of task to perform (e.g., http, secret, postgres, duckdb, workbook, playbook)
args: Parameters for the task
next: The next step to execute after this task

HTTP Tasks

HTTP tasks allow you to interact with web APIs and services.

http.get

Fetches data from a URL using the HTTP GET method.

Parameters:

url (string, required): The URL to fetch data from
params (object, optional): Query parameters to include in the URL
headers (object, optional): HTTP headers to include in the request
timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
verify (boolean, optional): Whether to verify SSL certificates (default: true)

Example:

- step: fetch_data
  call:
    name: fetch_data
    type: http
    method: GET
    endpoint: "https://api.example.com/data"
    params:
      id: "{{ workload.id }}"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer {{ workload.api_key }}"
    timeout: 60
    verify: true
  next:
    - step: process_data

http.post

Sends data to a URL using the HTTP POST method.

Parameters:

url (string, required): The URL to send data to
data (object/string, optional): Data to include in the request body
json (object, optional): JSON data to include in the request body
params (object, optional): Query parameters to include in the URL
headers (object, optional): HTTP headers to include in the request
timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
verify (boolean, optional): Whether to verify SSL certificates (default: true)

Example:

- step: create_resource
  call:
    name: create_resource
    type: http
    method: POST
    endpoint: "https://api.example.com/resources"
    json:
      name: "{{ workload.resource_name }}"
      description: "{{ workload.resource_description }}"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer {{ workload.api_key }}"
      Content-Type: "application/json"
  next:
    - step: process_response

http.put

Updates data at a URL using the HTTP PUT method.

Parameters:

url (string, required): The URL to update data at
data (object/string, optional): Data to include in the request body
json (object, optional): JSON data to include in the request body
params (object, optional): Query parameters to include in the URL
headers (object, optional): HTTP headers to include in the request
timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
verify (boolean, optional): Whether to verify SSL certificates (default: true)

Example:

- step: update_resource
  call:
    name: update_resource
    type: http
    method: PUT
    endpoint: "https://api.example.com/resources/{{ workload.resource_id }}"
    json:
      name: "{{ workload.resource_name }}"
      description: "{{ workload.resource_description }}"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer {{ workload.api_key }}"
      Content-Type: "application/json"
  next:
    - step: process_response

http.delete

Deletes data at a URL using the HTTP DELETE method.

Parameters:

url (string, required): The URL to delete data at
params (object, optional): Query parameters to include in the URL
headers (object, optional): HTTP headers to include in the request
timeout (number, optional): Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
verify (boolean, optional): Whether to verify SSL certificates (default: true)

Example:

- step: delete_resource
  call:
    name: delete_resource
    type: http
    method: DELETE
    endpoint: "https://api.example.com/resources/{{ workload.resource_id }}"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer {{ workload.api_key }}"
  next:
    - step: process_response

Database Tasks

Database tasks allow you to interact with databases.

db.query

Executes a SQL query and returns the results.

Parameters:

connection (string, required): Database connection string or connection name
query (string, required): SQL query to execute
params (object/array, optional): Parameters for the query

Example:

- step: query_data
  tool:
    kind: postgres
    auth:
      type: postgres
      inline:
        host: "{{ workload.db_host }}"
        port: "{{ workload.db_port }}"
        user: "{{ workload.db_user }}"
        password: "{{ workload.db_password }}"
        database: "{{ workload.db_name }}"
    command: |
      SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = {{ workload.user_id }}
  next:
    - step: process_data

db.execute

Executes a SQL statement that doesn't return results (e.g., INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE).

Parameters:

connection (string, required): Database connection string or connection name
statement (string, required): SQL statement to execute
params (object/array, optional): Parameters for the statement

Example:

- step: update_data
  tool:
    kind: postgres
    auth:
      type: postgres
      inline:
        host: "{{ workload.db_host }}"
        port: "{{ workload.db_port }}"
        user: "{{ workload.db_user }}"
        password: "{{ workload.db_password }}"
        database: "{{ workload.db_name }}"
    command: |
      UPDATE users SET name = '{{ workload.user_name }}' WHERE id = {{ workload.user_id }}
  next:
    - step: process_result

db.insert

Inserts data into a table.

Parameters:

connection (string, required): Database connection string or connection name
table (string, required): Table to insert data into
data (object/array, required): Data to insert

Example:

- step: insert_data
  tool:
    kind: postgres
    auth:
      type: postgres
      inline:
        host: "{{ workload.db_host }}"
        port: "{{ workload.db_port }}"
        user: "{{ workload.db_user }}"
        password: "{{ workload.db_password }}"
        database: "{{ workload.db_name }}"
    command: |
      INSERT INTO users (name, email, created_at)
      VALUES ('{{ workload.user_name }}', '{{ workload.user_email }}', NOW())
  next:
    - step: process_result

db.update

Updates data in a table.

Parameters:

connection (string, required): Database connection string or connection name
table (string, required): Table to update data in
data (object, required): Data to update
where (object, required): Conditions for the update

Example:

- step: update_data
  tool:
    kind: postgres
    auth:
      type: postgres
      inline:
        host: "{{ workload.db_host }}"
        port: "{{ workload.db_port }}"
        user: "{{ workload.db_user }}"
        password: "{{ workload.db_password }}"
        database: "{{ workload.db_name }}"
    command: |
      UPDATE users 
      SET name = '{{ workload.user_name }}', updated_at = NOW() 
      WHERE id = {{ workload.user_id }}
  next:
    - step: process_result

db.delete

Deletes data from a table.

Parameters:

connection (string, required): Database connection string or connection name
table (string, required): Table to delete data from
where (object, required): Conditions for the delete

Example:

- step: delete_data
  tool:
    kind: postgres
    auth:
      type: postgres
      inline:
        host: "{{ workload.db_host }}"
        port: "{{ workload.db_port }}"
        user: "{{ workload.db_user }}"
        password: "{{ workload.db_password }}"
        database: "{{ workload.db_name }}"
    command: |
      DELETE FROM users 
      WHERE id = {{ workload.user_id }}
  next:
    - step: process_result

File Tasks

File tasks allow you to interact with the file system.

file.read

Reads data from a file.

Parameters:

path (string, required): Path to the file
format (string, optional): Format of the file (json, yaml, csv, text)
encoding (string, optional): Encoding of the file (default: utf-8)

Example:

- step: read_file
  call:
    name: read_file
    type: file
    args:
      operation: "read"
      path: "{{ workload.file_path }}"
      format: "json"
      encoding: "utf-8"
  next:
    - step: process_data

file.write

Writes data to a file.

Parameters:

path (string, required): Path to the file
data (any, required): Data to write
format (string, optional): Format of the file (json, yaml, csv, text)
encoding (string, optional): Encoding of the file (default: utf-8)
mode (string, optional): File mode (w, a, default: w)

Example:

- step: write_file
  call:
    name: write_file
    type: file
    args:
      operation: "write"
      path: "{{ workload.output_path }}"
      data: "{{ process_data.result }}"
      format: "json"
      encoding: "utf-8"
      mode: "w"
  next:
    - step: notify_user

file.append

Appends data to a file.

Parameters:

path (string, required): Path to the file
data (any, required): Data to append
format (string, optional): Format of the file (json, yaml, csv, text)
encoding (string, optional): Encoding of the file (default: utf-8)

Example:

- step: append_file
  call:
    name: append_file
    type: file
    args:
      operation: "append"
      path: "{{ workload.log_path }}"
      data: "{{ process_data.result }}"
      format: "text"
      encoding: "utf-8"
  next:
    - step: notify_user

file.delete

Deletes a file.

Parameters:

path (string, required): Path to the file

Example:

- step: delete_file
  call:
    name: delete_file
    type: file
    args:
      operation: "delete"
      path: "{{ workload.temp_file_path }}"
  next:
    - step: notify_user

Data Transformation Tasks

Data transformation tasks allow you to transform data.

transform.map

Applies a function to each item in a list.

Parameters:

data (array, required): List of items to transform
function (string, required): Function to apply to each item

Example:

transform_data:
  tool:
    kind: python
    data:
      items: "{{ fetch_data.response.json.items }}"
    code: |
      def main(items):
          return [{"price": item["price"] * 1.1, **{k: v for k, v in item.items() if k != "price"}} for item in items]
  next: save_data

transform.filter

Filters items in a list.

Parameters:

data (array, required): List of items to filter
condition (string, required): Condition to filter by

Example:

filter_data:
  tool:
    kind: python
    data:
      items: "{{ fetch_data.response.json.items }}"
      min_price: 10
    code: |
      def main(data, min_price):
          return [item for item in data if item["price"] > min_price]
  next: save_data

transform.reduce

Reduces a list to a single value.

Parameters:

data (array, required): List of items to reduce
function (string, required): Function to apply to each item
initial (any, optional): Initial value for the reduction

Example:

calculate_total:
  call:
    name: calculate_total
    type: python
    args:
      data: "{{ fetch_data.response.json.items }}"
    code: |
      def main(data):
          return sum(item["price"] for item in data)
  next: save_data

transform.merge

Merges multiple objects or lists.

Parameters:

objects (array, required): Objects or lists to merge

Example:

merge_data:
  call:
    name: merge_data
    type: python
    args:
      data1: "{{ fetch_data_1.response.json }}"
      data2: "{{ fetch_data_2.response.json }}"
    code: |
      def main(data1, data2):
          if isinstance(data1, list) and isinstance(data2, list):
              return data1 + data2
          elif isinstance(data1, dict) and isinstance(data2, dict):
              return {**data1, **data2}
          else:
              return [data1, data2]
  next: save_data

Notification Tasks

Notification tasks allow you to send notifications.

notify.email

Sends an email.

Parameters:

to (string/array, required): Recipient email address(es)
subject (string, required): Email subject
body (string, required): Email body
from (string, optional): Sender email address
cc (string/array, optional): CC email address(es)
bcc (string/array, optional): BCC email address(es)
attachments (array, optional): Attachments

Example:

send_email:
  call:
    name: send_email
    type: email
    args:
      to: "{{ workload.user_email }}"
      subject: "Data Processing Complete"
      body: "Your data has been processed successfully."
      from: "noreply@example.com"
      cc: "support@example.com"
      attachments:
        - path: "{{ workload.output_path }}"
          name: "processed_data.json"
  next: end

notify.slack

Sends a Slack message.

Parameters:

webhook (string, required): Slack webhook URL
message (string, required): Message to send
channel (string, optional): Channel to send the message to
username (string, optional): Username to send the message as
icon_emoji (string, optional): Emoji to use as the icon
attachments (array, optional): Slack message attachments

Example:

send_slack:
  call:
    name: send_slack
    type: slack
    args:
      webhook: "{{ workload.slack_webhook }}"
      message: "Data processing complete"
      channel: "#notifications"
      username: "NoETL Bot"
      icon_emoji: ":robot_face:"
      attachments:
        - title: "Processing Results"
          text: "{{ process_data.result }}"
          color: "good"
  next: end

notify.webhook

Sends a webhook notification.

Parameters:

url (string, required): Webhook URL
data (object, required): Data to send
method (string, optional): HTTP method (default: POST)
headers (object, optional): HTTP headers

Example:

send_webhook:
  call:
    name: send_webhook
    type: http
    method: POST
    endpoint: "{{ workload.webhook_url }}"
    json:
      event: "data_processing_complete"
      result: "{{ process_data.result }}"
    headers:
      Content-Type: "application/json"
      Authorization: "Bearer {{ workload.webhook_token }}"
  next: end

Console Tasks

Console tasks allow you to print messages to the console.

console.print

Prints a message to the console.

Parameters:

message (string, required): Message to print

Example:

print_message:
  call:
    name: print_message
    type: python
    args:
      user_name: "{{ workload.user_name }}"
    code: |
      def main(user_name):
          message = f"Processing data for {user_name}"
          print(message)
          return {"message": message}
  next: process_data

Next Steps

Playbook Structure - Learn how to structure NoETL playbooks
CLI Usage Guide - Learn how to use the NoETL command-line interface
API Usage Guide - Learn how to use the NoETL REST API
Examples - See more examples of NoETL playbooks

Overview​

Task Structure​

HTTP Tasks​

http.get​

http.post​

http.put​

http.delete​

Database Tasks​

db.query​

db.execute​

db.insert​

db.update​

db.delete​

File Tasks​

file.read​

file.write​

file.append​

file.delete​

Data Transformation Tasks​

transform.map​

transform.filter​

transform.reduce​

transform.merge​

Notification Tasks​

notify.email​

notify.slack​

notify.webhook​

Console Tasks​

console.print​

Next Steps​

Overview

Task Structure

HTTP Tasks

http.get

http.post

http.put

http.delete

Database Tasks

db.query

db.execute

db.insert

db.update

db.delete

File Tasks

file.read

file.write

file.append

file.delete

Data Transformation Tasks

transform.map

transform.filter

transform.reduce

transform.merge

Notification Tasks

notify.email

notify.slack

notify.webhook

Console Tasks

console.print

Next Steps