@oat-sa/tao-core-ui 1.60.2 → 1.62.0

package/src/taskQueue/taskQueueModel.js

@@ -1,548 +1,548 @@
-/**
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; under version 2
- * of the License (non-upgradable).
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2017 (original work) Open Assessment Technologies SA ;
- */
-
-/**
- * @example
- * taskQueueModelFactory({
- *        url : {
- *            get: urlHelper.route('get', 'TaskQueueWebApi', 'taoTaskQueue'),
- *            archive: urlHelper.route('archive', 'TaskQueueWebApi', 'taoTaskQueue'),
- *            all : urlHelper.route('getAll', 'TaskQueueWebApi', 'taoTaskQueue'),
- *            download : urlHelper.route('download', 'TaskQueueWebApi', 'taoTaskQueue')
- *        },
- *        pollSingleIntervals : [
- *            {iteration: 4, interval:1000},
- *        ],
- *        pollAllIntervals : [
- *            {iteration: 0, interval:5000},
- *        ]
- *    }).pollAll()
- */
-import $ from 'jquery';
-import _ from 'lodash';
-import __ from 'i18n';
-
-import eventifier from 'core/eventifier';
-import polling from 'core/polling';
-import request from 'core/dataProvider/request';
-import feedback from 'ui/feedback';
-import 'jquery.fileDownload';
-
-var _defaults = {
-    url: {
-        get: '',
-        archive: '',
-        all: '',
-        download: ''
-    },
-    pollSingleIntervals: [{ iteration: 4, interval: 1000 }],
-    pollAllIntervals: [
-        { iteration: 10, interval: 5000 },
-        { iteration: 0, interval: 10000 } //infinite
-    ]
-};
-
-/**
- * Check if two tasks have equivalent task status
- * @param {Object} task1 - a task object to be compared
- * @param {Object} task2 - another task object to be compared
- * @returns {Boolean}
- */
-function hasSameState(task1, task2) {
-    if (task1.status === task2.status) {
-        return true;
-    } else if (task1.status === 'created' || task1.status === 'in_progress') {
-        return task2.status === 'created' || task2.status === 'in_progress';
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-function translateReportMessages(taskData) {
-    return taskData.map(item => {
-        if (item.interpolationMessage) {
-            item.message = __(item.interpolationMessage, ...item.interpolationData);
-        }
-        if (item.children.length > 0) {
-            translateReportMessages(item.children);
-        }
-        return item;
-    });
-}
-
-/**
- * Create a task queue model to communicates with the server REST API
- *
- * @param {Object} config
- * @param {Object} config.url - the list of server endpoints
- * @param {String} config.url.get - the url to get the status log for a single task
- * @param {String} config.url.archive - the url to archive a task
- * @param {String} config.url.all - the url to get the status for all tasks for the current user
- * @param {String} config.url.download - the url to download a file created by the task
- * @param {Array} config.pollSingleIntervals - the array of poll intervals that will be used to regulate the polling speed for a simple task
- *         e.g. {iteration: 4, interval:1000} means that it will poll up to four times every 1000ms.
- * @param {Array} config.pollAllIntervals - the array of poll intervals that will be used to regulate the main polling speed.
- *         e.g. {iteration: 10, interval:1000} means that it will poll up to 10 times every 5000ms.
- *         e.g. {iteration: 0, interval:10000} means that it will poll up to 10000ms indefinitely
- *
- * @return {taskQueueModel}
- */
-export default function taskQueueModel(config) {
-    var model;
-
-    /**
-     * cached array of task data
-     * @type {Object}
-     */
-    var _cache;
-
-    /**
-     * store instance of single polling
-     * @type {Object}
-     */
-    var singlePollings = {};
-
-    var getPollSingleIntervals = function getPollSingleIntervals() {
-        if (config.pollSingleIntervals && _.isArray(config.pollSingleIntervals)) {
-            return _.cloneDeep(config.pollSingleIntervals);
-        }
-    };
-
-    var getPollAllIntervals = function getPollAllIntervals() {
-        if (config.pollAllIntervals && _.isArray(config.pollAllIntervals)) {
-            return _.cloneDeep(config.pollAllIntervals);
-        }
-    };
-
-    config = _.defaults(config || {}, _defaults);
-
-    /**
-     * @typedef taskQueueModel - central model to query the backend's REST API for task queue
-     */
-    model = eventifier({
-        /**
-         * Modify the task queue REST API endpoints
-         * @param urls - the new endpoints
-         * @returns {taskQueueModel}
-         */
-        setEndpoints: function setEndpoints(urls) {
-            _.assign(config.url, urls || {});
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Get the status of a task identified by its unique task id
-         *
-         * @param {String} taskId - unique task identifier
-         * @returns {Promise}
-         */
-        get: function get(taskId) {
-            var status;
-
-            if (!config.url || !config.url.get) {
-                throw new TypeError('config.url.get is not configured while get() is being called');
-            }
-
-            status = request(config.url.get, { taskId: taskId }, 'GET', {}, true).then(function(taskData) {
-                // Workaround for translations
-                if (typeof taskData.report !== 'undefined' && typeof taskData.report.children !== 'undefined') {
-                    taskData.report.children = translateReportMessages(taskData.report.children);
-                }
-                //check taskData
-                if (taskData && taskData.status) {
-                    if (_cache) {
-                        //detect change
-                        if (!_cache[taskData.id]) {
-                            model.trigger('singletaskadded', taskData);
-                        } else if (!hasSameState(_cache[taskData.id], taskData)) {
-                            //check if the status has changed
-                            model.trigger('singletaskstatuschange', taskData);
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        _cache = {};
-                    }
-                    _cache[taskData.id] = taskData;
-                    return taskData;
-                }
-                return Promise.reject(new Error('failed to get task data'));
-            });
-
-            status.catch(function(err) {
-                model.trigger('error', err);
-            });
-
-            return status;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Get the task data, but try the cache first!
-         * @returns {Promise}
-         */
-        getCached: function getCached(taskId) {
-            if (_cache && _cache[taskId]) {
-                return Promise.resolve(_cache[taskId]);
-            }
-            return this.get(taskId);
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Get the status of all task identified by their unique task id
-         *
-         * @returns {Promise} - resolved when the server response has been received
-         */
-        getAll: function getAll() {
-            var status;
-
-            if (!config.url || !config.url.all) {
-                throw new TypeError('config.url.all is not configured while getAll() is being called');
-            }
-
-            status = request(config.url.all, { limit: 100 }, 'GET', {}, true).then(function(taskData) {
-                var newCache = {};
-                //check taskData
-                if (taskData) {
-                    if (_cache) {
-                        //detect change
-                        _.forEach(taskData, function(task) {
-                            var id = task.id;
-                            if (!_cache[id]) {
-                                model.trigger('multitaskadded', task);
-                            } else if (!hasSameState(_cache[id], task)) {
-                                //check if the status has changed
-                                model.trigger('multitaskstatuschange', task);
-                            }
-                            newCache[id] = task;
-                        });
-                        _.forEach(_.difference(_.keys(_cache), _.keys(newCache)), function(id) {
-                            model.trigger('taskremoved', _cache[id]);
-                        });
-                    } else {
-                        _.forEach(taskData, function(task) {
-                            newCache[task.id] = task;
-                        });
-                    }
-                    //update local cache
-                    _cache = newCache;
-
-                    return taskData;
-                }
-                return Promise.reject(new Error('failed to get all task data'));
-            });
-
-            status.catch(function(err) {
-                model.trigger('error', err);
-            });
-
-            return status;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Remove a task identified by its unique task id
-         *
-         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
-         * @returns {Promise} - resolved when achive action done
-         */
-        archive: function archive(taskId) {
-            var status;
-
-            if (!config.url || !config.url.archive) {
-                throw new TypeError('config.url.archive is not configured while archive() is being called');
-            }
-
-            status = request(config.url.archive, { taskId: taskId }, 'GET', {}, true);
-
-            status.catch(function(res) {
-                model.trigger('error', res);
-            });
-
-            return status;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Poll status for all tasks
-         * @param {Boolean} [immediate] - tells if the polling should immediately start (otherwise, will wait until the next iteration)
-         * @returns {taskQueueModel}
-         */
-        pollAll: function pollAll(immediate) {
-            var self = this;
-            var loop = 0;
-            var pollingIntervals = getPollAllIntervals();
-
-            /**
-             * gradually increase the polling interval to ease server load
-             * @private
-             * @param {Object} pollingInstance - a poll object
-             */
-            var _updateInterval = function _updateInterval(pollingInstance) {
-                var pollingInterval;
-                if (loop) {
-                    loop--;
-                } else {
-                    pollingInterval = pollingIntervals.shift();
-                    if (
-                        pollingInterval &&
-                        typeof pollingInterval.iteration !== 'undefined' &&
-                        pollingInterval.interval
-                    ) {
-                        loop = pollingInterval.iteration;
-                        pollingInstance.setInterval(pollingInterval.interval);
-                    }
-                }
-            };
-
-            if (!config.url || !config.url.all) {
-                throw new TypeError('config.url.all is not configured while pollAll() is being called');
-            }
-
-            if (!this.globalPolling) {
-                //no global polling yet, create one
-                this.globalPolling = polling({
-                    action: function action() {
-                        // get into asynchronous mode
-                        var done = this.async();
-                        var statusArr;
-                        model
-                            .getAll()
-                            .then(function(taskDataArray) {
-                                model.trigger('pollAll', taskDataArray);
-
-                                //smart polling: stop polling when there is no task in progress
-                                statusArr = _.map(taskDataArray, 'status');
-                                if (statusArr.indexOf('in_progress') === -1 && statusArr.indexOf('created') === -1) {
-                                    return done.reject();
-                                }
-
-                                _updateInterval(self.globalPolling);
-                                done.resolve();
-                            })
-                            .catch(function() {
-                                done.reject();
-                            });
-                    }
-                });
-                _updateInterval(this.globalPolling);
-                this.globalPolling.start();
-                this.trigger('pollAllStart');
-            } else {
-                this.globalPolling.start();
-                this.trigger('pollAllStart');
-            }
-
-            if (immediate) {
-                //if it is request to immediate start polling, start it now
-                this.globalPolling.next();
-            }
-
-            return model;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Stop the main polling action
-         * @returns {taskQueueModel}
-         */
-        pollAllStop: function pollAllStop() {
-            if (this.globalPolling) {
-                this.globalPolling.stop();
-                this.trigger('pollAllStop');
-            }
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Start a single fast polling for a single task id
-         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
-         * @returns {Promise} resolved when the single polling action finishes
-         */
-        pollSingle: function pollSingle(taskId) {
-            var self = this;
-            var loop = 0;
-
-            var pollingIntervals = getPollSingleIntervals();
-
-            /**
-             * gradually increase the polling interval to ease server load
-             * @private
-             * @param {Object} pollingInstance - a poll object
-             */
-            var _updateInterval = function _updateInterval(pollingInstance) {
-                var pollingInterval;
-                if (loop) {
-                    loop--;
-                    return true; //continue polling
-                } else {
-                    pollingInterval = pollingIntervals.shift();
-                    if (pollingInterval && pollingInterval.iteration && pollingInterval.interval) {
-                        loop = pollingInterval.iteration;
-                        pollingInstance.setInterval(pollingInterval.interval);
-                        return true; //continue polling
-                    } else {
-                        //stop polling
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                }
-            };
-
-            if (!config.url || !config.url.get) {
-                throw new TypeError('config.url.get is not configured while pollSingle() is being called');
-            }
-
-            if (singlePollings[taskId]) {
-                singlePollings[taskId].stop();
-            }
-
-            return new Promise(function(resolve) {
-                var poll = polling({
-                    action: function action() {
-                        // get into asynchronous mode
-                        var done = this.async();
-                        self.get(taskId)
-                            .then(function(taskData) {
-                                if (taskData.status === 'completed' || taskData.status === 'failed') {
-                                    //the status status could be either "completed" or "failed"
-                                    poll.stop();
-                                    self.trigger('pollSingleFinished', taskId, taskData);
-                                    resolve({ finished: true, task: taskData });
-                                } else if (!_updateInterval(poll)) {
-                                    //if we have reached the end of the total polling config
-                                    self.trigger('pollSingleFinished', taskId, taskData);
-                                    resolve({ finished: false, task: taskData });
-                                } else {
-                                    self.trigger('pollSingle', taskId, taskData);
-                                    done.resolve(); //go to next poll iteration
-                                }
-                            })
-                            .catch(function() {
-                                done.reject();
-                            });
-                    }
-                });
-                _updateInterval(poll);
-                singlePollings[taskId] = poll.start();
-                self.trigger('pollSingleStart', taskId);
-            });
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Interrupt a single polling action
-         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
-         * @returns {model}
-         */
-        pollSingleStop: function pollSingleStop(taskId) {
-            if (singlePollings && singlePollings[taskId]) {
-                singlePollings[taskId].stop();
-                this.trigger('pollSingleStop', taskId);
-            }
-            return this;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Call a task creation url
-         * @param {String} url - the server side task queue creation service
-         * @param {Object} [data] - request data
-         * @returns {promise} - resolved when task creation response is sent back by the server
-         */
-        create: function create(url, data) {
-            var taskCreate,
-                self = this;
-            taskCreate = request(url, data, 'POST', {}, true).then(function(creationResult) {
-                //poll short result:
-                if (creationResult && creationResult.task && creationResult.task.id) {
-                    self.trigger('created', creationResult);
-                    return self.pollSingle(creationResult.task.id).then(function(result) {
-                        if (creationResult.extra) {
-                            result.extra = creationResult.extra;
-                        }
-                        if (result.finished) {
-                            //send to queue
-                            self.trigger('fastFinished', result);
-                        } else {
-                            //send to queue
-                            self.trigger('enqueued', result);
-                        }
-                        return result;
-                    });
-                }
-                return Promise.reject(new Error('failed to get task data'));
-            });
-
-            taskCreate.catch(function(err) {
-                model.trigger('error', err);
-            });
-
-            return taskCreate;
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Call the task result file download endpoint
-         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
-         * @returns {promise} - resolved when the download popup is shown
-         */
-        download: function download(taskId) {
-            if (!config.url || !config.url.download) {
-                throw new TypeError('config.url.download is not configured while download() is being called');
-            }
-
-            return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-                $.fileDownload(config.url.download, {
-                    httpMethod: 'POST',
-                    data: { taskId: taskId },
-                    successCallback: function(result) {
-                        resolve(result);
-                    },
-                    failCallback: function(err) {
-                        reject(err);
-                    }
-                });
-            });
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Call the task result redirection endpoint
-         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
-         * @returns {Promise}
-         */
-        redirect: function redirect(taskId) {
-            return this.getCached(taskId)
-                .then(function(taskData) {
-                    var redirectUrl = (taskData || {}).redirectUrl;
-                    if (!redirectUrl) {
-                        throw new TypeError('config.redirectUrl is not configured while redirect() is being called');
-                    }
-
-                    if (redirectUrl.indexOf('http') !== 0) {
-                        throw new TypeError('redirectUrl does not look like a proper url: ' + redirectUrl);
-                    }
-
-                    return request(taskData.redirectUrl);
-                })
-                .then(function(response) {
-                    if (!_.isEmpty(response)) {
-                        window.location.href = response;
-                    }
-                })
-                .catch(function(err) {
-                    //202 -> resource deleted, handle it has a user error
-                    if (err && err.code === 202 && err.response && err.response.errorMessage) {
-                        feedback().error(err.response.errorMessage);
-                    }
-                    throw err;
-                });
-        }
-    });
-
-    return model;
-}
+/**
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; under version 2
+ * of the License (non-upgradable).
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 (original work) Open Assessment Technologies SA ;
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @example
+ * taskQueueModelFactory({
+ *        url : {
+ *            get: urlHelper.route('get', 'TaskQueueWebApi', 'taoTaskQueue'),
+ *            archive: urlHelper.route('archive', 'TaskQueueWebApi', 'taoTaskQueue'),
+ *            all : urlHelper.route('getAll', 'TaskQueueWebApi', 'taoTaskQueue'),
+ *            download : urlHelper.route('download', 'TaskQueueWebApi', 'taoTaskQueue')
+ *        },
+ *        pollSingleIntervals : [
+ *            {iteration: 4, interval:1000},
+ *        ],
+ *        pollAllIntervals : [
+ *            {iteration: 0, interval:5000},
+ *        ]
+ *    }).pollAll()
+ */
+import $ from 'jquery';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import __ from 'i18n';
+
+import eventifier from 'core/eventifier';
+import polling from 'core/polling';
+import request from 'core/dataProvider/request';
+import feedback from 'ui/feedback';
+import 'jquery.fileDownload';
+
+var _defaults = {
+    url: {
+        get: '',
+        archive: '',
+        all: '',
+        download: ''
+    },
+    pollSingleIntervals: [{ iteration: 4, interval: 1000 }],
+    pollAllIntervals: [
+        { iteration: 10, interval: 5000 },
+        { iteration: 0, interval: 10000 } //infinite
+    ]
+};
+
+/**
+ * Check if two tasks have equivalent task status
+ * @param {Object} task1 - a task object to be compared
+ * @param {Object} task2 - another task object to be compared
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+function hasSameState(task1, task2) {
+    if (task1.status === task2.status) {
+        return true;
+    } else if (task1.status === 'created' || task1.status === 'in_progress') {
+        return task2.status === 'created' || task2.status === 'in_progress';
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+function translateReportMessages(taskData) {
+    return taskData.map(item => {
+        if (item.interpolationMessage) {
+            item.message = __(item.interpolationMessage, ...item.interpolationData);
+        }
+        if (item.children.length > 0) {
+            translateReportMessages(item.children);
+        }
+        return item;
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a task queue model to communicates with the server REST API
+ *
+ * @param {Object} config
+ * @param {Object} config.url - the list of server endpoints
+ * @param {String} config.url.get - the url to get the status log for a single task
+ * @param {String} config.url.archive - the url to archive a task
+ * @param {String} config.url.all - the url to get the status for all tasks for the current user
+ * @param {String} config.url.download - the url to download a file created by the task
+ * @param {Array} config.pollSingleIntervals - the array of poll intervals that will be used to regulate the polling speed for a simple task
+ *         e.g. {iteration: 4, interval:1000} means that it will poll up to four times every 1000ms.
+ * @param {Array} config.pollAllIntervals - the array of poll intervals that will be used to regulate the main polling speed.
+ *         e.g. {iteration: 10, interval:1000} means that it will poll up to 10 times every 5000ms.
+ *         e.g. {iteration: 0, interval:10000} means that it will poll up to 10000ms indefinitely
+ *
+ * @return {taskQueueModel}
+ */
+export default function taskQueueModel(config) {
+    var model;
+
+    /**
+     * cached array of task data
+     * @type {Object}
+     */
+    var _cache;
+
+    /**
+     * store instance of single polling
+     * @type {Object}
+     */
+    var singlePollings = {};
+
+    var getPollSingleIntervals = function getPollSingleIntervals() {
+        if (config.pollSingleIntervals && _.isArray(config.pollSingleIntervals)) {
+            return _.cloneDeep(config.pollSingleIntervals);
+        }
+    };
+
+    var getPollAllIntervals = function getPollAllIntervals() {
+        if (config.pollAllIntervals && _.isArray(config.pollAllIntervals)) {
+            return _.cloneDeep(config.pollAllIntervals);
+        }
+    };
+
+    config = _.defaults(config || {}, _defaults);
+
+    /**
+     * @typedef taskQueueModel - central model to query the backend's REST API for task queue
+     */
+    model = eventifier({
+        /**
+         * Modify the task queue REST API endpoints
+         * @param urls - the new endpoints
+         * @returns {taskQueueModel}
+         */
+        setEndpoints: function setEndpoints(urls) {
+            _.assign(config.url, urls || {});
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Get the status of a task identified by its unique task id
+         *
+         * @param {String} taskId - unique task identifier
+         * @returns {Promise}
+         */
+        get: function get(taskId) {
+            var status;
+
+            if (!config.url || !config.url.get) {
+                throw new TypeError('config.url.get is not configured while get() is being called');
+            }
+
+            status = request(config.url.get, { taskId: taskId }, 'GET', {}, true).then(function(taskData) {
+                // Workaround for translations
+                if (typeof taskData.report !== 'undefined' && typeof taskData.report.children !== 'undefined') {
+                    taskData.report.children = translateReportMessages(taskData.report.children);
+                }
+                //check taskData
+                if (taskData && taskData.status) {
+                    if (_cache) {
+                        //detect change
+                        if (!_cache[taskData.id]) {
+                            model.trigger('singletaskadded', taskData);
+                        } else if (!hasSameState(_cache[taskData.id], taskData)) {
+                            //check if the status has changed
+                            model.trigger('singletaskstatuschange', taskData);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        _cache = {};
+                    }
+                    _cache[taskData.id] = taskData;
+                    return taskData;
+                }
+                return Promise.reject(new Error('failed to get task data'));
+            });
+
+            status.catch(function(err) {
+                model.trigger('error', err);
+            });
+
+            return status;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Get the task data, but try the cache first!
+         * @returns {Promise}
+         */
+        getCached: function getCached(taskId) {
+            if (_cache && _cache[taskId]) {
+                return Promise.resolve(_cache[taskId]);
+            }
+            return this.get(taskId);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Get the status of all task identified by their unique task id
+         *
+         * @returns {Promise} - resolved when the server response has been received
+         */
+        getAll: function getAll() {
+            var status;
+
+            if (!config.url || !config.url.all) {
+                throw new TypeError('config.url.all is not configured while getAll() is being called');
+            }
+
+            status = request(config.url.all, { limit: 100 }, 'GET', {}, true).then(function(taskData) {
+                var newCache = {};
+                //check taskData
+                if (taskData) {
+                    if (_cache) {
+                        //detect change
+                        _.forEach(taskData, function(task) {
+                            var id = task.id;
+                            if (!_cache[id]) {
+                                model.trigger('multitaskadded', task);
+                            } else if (!hasSameState(_cache[id], task)) {
+                                //check if the status has changed
+                                model.trigger('multitaskstatuschange', task);
+                            }
+                            newCache[id] = task;
+                        });
+                        _.forEach(_.difference(_.keys(_cache), _.keys(newCache)), function(id) {
+                            model.trigger('taskremoved', _cache[id]);
+                        });
+                    } else {
+                        _.forEach(taskData, function(task) {
+                            newCache[task.id] = task;
+                        });
+                    }
+                    //update local cache
+                    _cache = newCache;
+
+                    return taskData;
+                }
+                return Promise.reject(new Error('failed to get all task data'));
+            });
+
+            status.catch(function(err) {
+                model.trigger('error', err);
+            });
+
+            return status;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Remove a task identified by its unique task id
+         *
+         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
+         * @returns {Promise} - resolved when achive action done
+         */
+        archive: function archive(taskId) {
+            var status;
+
+            if (!config.url || !config.url.archive) {
+                throw new TypeError('config.url.archive is not configured while archive() is being called');
+            }
+
+            status = request(config.url.archive, { taskId: taskId }, 'GET', {}, true);
+
+            status.catch(function(res) {
+                model.trigger('error', res);
+            });
+
+            return status;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Poll status for all tasks
+         * @param {Boolean} [immediate] - tells if the polling should immediately start (otherwise, will wait until the next iteration)
+         * @returns {taskQueueModel}
+         */
+        pollAll: function pollAll(immediate) {
+            var self = this;
+            var loop = 0;
+            var pollingIntervals = getPollAllIntervals();
+
+            /**
+             * gradually increase the polling interval to ease server load
+             * @private
+             * @param {Object} pollingInstance - a poll object
+             */
+            var _updateInterval = function _updateInterval(pollingInstance) {
+                var pollingInterval;
+                if (loop) {
+                    loop--;
+                } else {
+                    pollingInterval = pollingIntervals.shift();
+                    if (
+                        pollingInterval &&
+                        typeof pollingInterval.iteration !== 'undefined' &&
+                        pollingInterval.interval
+                    ) {
+                        loop = pollingInterval.iteration;
+                        pollingInstance.setInterval(pollingInterval.interval);
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            if (!config.url || !config.url.all) {
+                throw new TypeError('config.url.all is not configured while pollAll() is being called');
+            }
+
+            if (!this.globalPolling) {
+                //no global polling yet, create one
+                this.globalPolling = polling({
+                    action: function action() {
+                        // get into asynchronous mode
+                        var done = this.async();
+                        var statusArr;
+                        model
+                            .getAll()
+                            .then(function(taskDataArray) {
+                                model.trigger('pollAll', taskDataArray);
+
+                                //smart polling: stop polling when there is no task in progress
+                                statusArr = _.map(taskDataArray, 'status');
+                                if (statusArr.indexOf('in_progress') === -1 && statusArr.indexOf('created') === -1) {
+                                    return done.reject();
+                                }
+
+                                _updateInterval(self.globalPolling);
+                                done.resolve();
+                            })
+                            .catch(function() {
+                                done.reject();
+                            });
+                    }
+                });
+                _updateInterval(this.globalPolling);
+                this.globalPolling.start();
+                this.trigger('pollAllStart');
+            } else {
+                this.globalPolling.start();
+                this.trigger('pollAllStart');
+            }
+
+            if (immediate) {
+                //if it is request to immediate start polling, start it now
+                this.globalPolling.next();
+            }
+
+            return model;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Stop the main polling action
+         * @returns {taskQueueModel}
+         */
+        pollAllStop: function pollAllStop() {
+            if (this.globalPolling) {
+                this.globalPolling.stop();
+                this.trigger('pollAllStop');
+            }
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Start a single fast polling for a single task id
+         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
+         * @returns {Promise} resolved when the single polling action finishes
+         */
+        pollSingle: function pollSingle(taskId) {
+            var self = this;
+            var loop = 0;
+
+            var pollingIntervals = getPollSingleIntervals();
+
+            /**
+             * gradually increase the polling interval to ease server load
+             * @private
+             * @param {Object} pollingInstance - a poll object
+             */
+            var _updateInterval = function _updateInterval(pollingInstance) {
+                var pollingInterval;
+                if (loop) {
+                    loop--;
+                    return true; //continue polling
+                } else {
+                    pollingInterval = pollingIntervals.shift();
+                    if (pollingInterval && pollingInterval.iteration && pollingInterval.interval) {
+                        loop = pollingInterval.iteration;
+                        pollingInstance.setInterval(pollingInterval.interval);
+                        return true; //continue polling
+                    } else {
+                        //stop polling
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            if (!config.url || !config.url.get) {
+                throw new TypeError('config.url.get is not configured while pollSingle() is being called');
+            }
+
+            if (singlePollings[taskId]) {
+                singlePollings[taskId].stop();
+            }
+
+            return new Promise(function(resolve) {
+                var poll = polling({
+                    action: function action() {
+                        // get into asynchronous mode
+                        var done = this.async();
+                        self.get(taskId)
+                            .then(function(taskData) {
+                                if (taskData.status === 'completed' || taskData.status === 'failed') {
+                                    //the status status could be either "completed" or "failed"
+                                    poll.stop();
+                                    self.trigger('pollSingleFinished', taskId, taskData);
+                                    resolve({ finished: true, task: taskData });
+                                } else if (!_updateInterval(poll)) {
+                                    //if we have reached the end of the total polling config
+                                    self.trigger('pollSingleFinished', taskId, taskData);
+                                    resolve({ finished: false, task: taskData });
+                                } else {
+                                    self.trigger('pollSingle', taskId, taskData);
+                                    done.resolve(); //go to next poll iteration
+                                }
+                            })
+                            .catch(function() {
+                                done.reject();
+                            });
+                    }
+                });
+                _updateInterval(poll);
+                singlePollings[taskId] = poll.start();
+                self.trigger('pollSingleStart', taskId);
+            });
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Interrupt a single polling action
+         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
+         * @returns {model}
+         */
+        pollSingleStop: function pollSingleStop(taskId) {
+            if (singlePollings && singlePollings[taskId]) {
+                singlePollings[taskId].stop();
+                this.trigger('pollSingleStop', taskId);
+            }
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Call a task creation url
+         * @param {String} url - the server side task queue creation service
+         * @param {Object} [data] - request data
+         * @returns {promise} - resolved when task creation response is sent back by the server
+         */
+        create: function create(url, data) {
+            var taskCreate,
+                self = this;
+            taskCreate = request(url, data, 'POST', {}, true).then(function(creationResult) {
+                //poll short result:
+                if (creationResult && creationResult.task && creationResult.task.id) {
+                    self.trigger('created', creationResult);
+                    return self.pollSingle(creationResult.task.id).then(function(result) {
+                        if (creationResult.extra) {
+                            result.extra = creationResult.extra;
+                        }
+                        if (result.finished) {
+                            //send to queue
+                            self.trigger('fastFinished', result);
+                        } else {
+                            //send to queue
+                            self.trigger('enqueued', result);
+                        }
+                        return result;
+                    });
+                }
+                return Promise.reject(new Error('failed to get task data'));
+            });
+
+            taskCreate.catch(function(err) {
+                model.trigger('error', err);
+            });
+
+            return taskCreate;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Call the task result file download endpoint
+         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
+         * @returns {promise} - resolved when the download popup is shown
+         */
+        download: function download(taskId) {
+            if (!config.url || !config.url.download) {
+                throw new TypeError('config.url.download is not configured while download() is being called');
+            }
+
+            return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+                $.fileDownload(config.url.download, {
+                    httpMethod: 'POST',
+                    data: { taskId: taskId },
+                    successCallback: function(result) {
+                        resolve(result);
+                    },
+                    failCallback: function(err) {
+                        reject(err);
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * Call the task result redirection endpoint
+         * @param {String} taskId - the task id
+         * @returns {Promise}
+         */
+        redirect: function redirect(taskId) {
+            return this.getCached(taskId)
+                .then(function(taskData) {
+                    var redirectUrl = (taskData || {}).redirectUrl;
+                    if (!redirectUrl) {
+                        throw new TypeError('config.redirectUrl is not configured while redirect() is being called');
+                    }
+
+                    if (redirectUrl.indexOf('http') !== 0) {
+                        throw new TypeError('redirectUrl does not look like a proper url: ' + redirectUrl);
+                    }
+
+                    return request(taskData.redirectUrl);
+                })
+                .then(function(response) {
+                    if (!_.isEmpty(response)) {
+                        window.location.href = response;
+                    }
+                })
+                .catch(function(err) {
+                    //202 -> resource deleted, handle it has a user error
+                    if (err && err.code === 202 && err.response && err.response.errorMessage) {
+                        feedback().error(err.response.errorMessage);
+                    }
+                    throw err;
+                });
+        }
+    });
+
+    return model;
+}