docker / docker/docker-py

When requesting tasks for a service the task history appears in an indeterminate order

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Description

When using

myservice=client.services.get('servicename')

and iterating

myservice.tasks()

the currently running tasks can be anywhere in the list.

I have to iterate this and interrogate all the dates and times to find which is the most current task.

If the tasks structure was ordered by time (like for command line 'docker service ps myservice' ) this would be very helpful

most recent first such that the most current state would be task[0] would be good, but ordered either way would I think be better than what we have now

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Research direction

Start at the Service.tasks() entry point described in the issue and compare its results with the ordering shown by the Docker CLI command docker service ps myservice. Confirm the intended ordering for returned tasks, then add or update coverage so the task list has a deterministic order, with the most recent task first if that behavior is selected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, python
Domain
devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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