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Delete task containing subtasks
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Benjamin Leclerc |
Hi,
Deleting a task containing subtasks via the API actually deletes the task and all the subtasks. Is it normal ? Shouldn't the subtasks be simply changed to normal tasks instead of being deleted ? Was it already like that before ? Thanks |
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Jake Toodledo Founder |
Deleting a parent task will always delete the subtasks, just like it does on our main website. If you want to change the behavior for your users, you will first need to edit the subtasks so that they have no parent, and then delete the empty parent task.
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Benjamin Leclerc |
I think this is really a problem in the API.
Because how do I know (in an efficient way of course) that a task that I delete, will also delete some subtasks ? For example I have in Toodledo: - A --- B Then in the third party app I do the following: Move B as task (not subtask anymore) and remove A: - B If I follow the schema in the API, I will first delete A, which will also remove B. The update date will be corrupted, because I didn't wanted to delete B actually, but in my third party app I don't know anymore that B was a subtask of A. Then what do I do with B ? Did the user deleted B ? Or is it deleted because it was a subtask of A ? I think, since it's an API with basic CRUD operations, it shouldn't do automated things like this. Would it be possible to add a paramater to the delete command to avoid the deletion of the subtasks ? Thanks |
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Jake Toodledo Founder |
I will look into this. In the meantime, if your app supports moving subtasks, you will need to sync the moves before you sync the deletes.
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