Fix TaskTypes/TaskStatusEnum Enum comparison

trains/backend_interface/task/task.py

@@ -54,9 +54,31 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
     class TaskTypes(Enum):
         def __str__(self):
             return str(self.value)
+
+        def __eq__(self, other):
+            return str(self) == str(other)
+
         training = 'training'
         testing = 'testing'
 
+    class TaskStatusEnum(Enum):
+        def __str__(self):
+            return str(self.value)
+
+        def __eq__(self, other):
+            return str(self) == str(other)
+
+        created = "created"
+        queued = "queued"
+        in_progress = "in_progress"
+        stopped = "stopped"
+        published = "published"
+        publishing = "publishing"
+        closed = "closed"
+        failed = "failed"
+        completed = "completed"
+        unknown = "unknown"
+
     def __init__(self, session=None, task_id=None, log=None, project_name=None,
                  task_name=None, task_type=TaskTypes.training, log_to_backend=True,
                  raise_on_validation_errors=True, force_create=False):
@@ -345,11 +367,12 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
     @property
     def status(self):
         """
-        The Task's status. To keep the Task updated, Trains reloads the Task information when this value
+        The Task's status. To keep the Task updated.
-        is accessed.
+        Trains reloads the Task status information only, when this value is accessed.
+
+        return str: TaskStatusEnum status
         """
-        self.reload()
+        return self.get_status()
-        return self._status
 
     @property
     def _status(self):
@@ -826,6 +849,9 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
             self._set_task_property("tags", tags)
             self._edit(tags=self.data.tags)
 
+    def get_system_tags(self):
+        return self._get_task_property("system_tags" if Session.check_min_api_version('2.3') else "tags")
+
     def set_tags(self, tags):
         assert isinstance(tags, (list, tuple))
         if not Session.check_min_api_version('2.3'):
@@ -889,6 +915,20 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
         """
         return self._initial_iteration_offset
 
+    def get_status(self):
+        """
+        Return The task status without refreshing the entire Task object object (only the status property)
+
+        TaskStatusEnum: ["created", "in_progress", "stopped", "closed", "failed", "completed",
+                         "queued", "published", "publishing", "unknown"]
+
+        :return str: Task status as string (TaskStatusEnum)
+        """
+        status = self._get_status()[0]
+        if self._data:
+            self._data.status = status
+        return str(status)
+
     def _get_models(self, model_type='output'):
         model_type = model_type.lower().strip()
         assert model_type == 'output' or model_type == 'input'
@@ -1029,7 +1069,7 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
         # clear all artifacts
         execution['artifacts'] = [e for e in execution['artifacts'] if e.get('mode') == 'input']
 
-        if not tags and task.tags:
+        if not hasattr(task, 'system_tags') and not tags and task.tags:
             tags = [t for t in task.tags if t != cls._development_tag]
 
         req = tasks.CreateRequest(
@@ -1037,7 +1077,7 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
             type=task.type,
             input=task.input if hasattr(task, 'input') else {'view': {}},
             tags=tags,
-            comment=comment or task.comment,
+            comment=comment if comment is not None else task.comment,
             parent=parent,
             project=project if project else task.project,
             output_dest=output_dest,

trains/task.py

@@ -370,12 +370,10 @@ class Task(_Task):
             # was not specified, keep legacy default value of TaskTypes.training
             task_type = cls.TaskTypes.training
         elif isinstance(task_type, six.string_types):
-            task_type_lookup = {'testing': cls.TaskTypes.testing, 'inference': cls.TaskTypes.testing,
+            if task_type not in Task.TaskTypes.__members__:
-                                'train': cls.TaskTypes.training, 'training': cls.TaskTypes.training,}
+                raise ValueError("Task type '{}' not supported, options are: {}".format(
-            if task_type not in task_type_lookup:
+                    task_type, Task.TaskTypes.__members__.keys()))
-                raise ValueError("Task type '{}' not supported, options are: {}".format(task_type,
+            task_type = Task.TaskTypes.__members__[task_type]
-                                                                                      list(task_type_lookup.keys())))
-            task_type = task_type_lookup[task_type]
 
         try:
             if not running_remotely():