X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/taskwarrior.git/blobdiff_plain/38ec8d045e14a40d6de7b6e5b07be0f856591ee2..889016582fe4e327b954f3f6959bf6d0fc3304bd:/tasklib/task.py

diff --git a/tasklib/task.py b/tasklib/task.py
index 50384bf..dc83e97 100644
--- a/tasklib/task.py
+++ b/tasklib/task.py
@@ -534,6 +534,22 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         # Refresh the status again, so that we have updated info stored
         self.refresh(only_fields=['status'])
 
+    def start(self):
+        if not self.saved:
+            raise Task.NotSaved("Task needs to be saved before it can be started")
+
+        # Refresh, and raise exception if task is already completed/deleted
+        self.refresh(only_fields=['status'])
+
+        if self.completed:
+            raise Task.CompletedTask("Cannot start a completed task")
+        elif self.deleted:
+            raise Task.DeletedTask("Deleted task cannot be started")
+
+        self.warrior.execute_command([self['uuid'], 'start'])
+
+        # Refresh the status again, so that we have updated info stored
+        self.refresh(only_fields=['status'])
 
     def done(self):
         if not self.saved:
@@ -845,7 +861,7 @@ class TaskWarrior(object):
         stdout, stderr = [x.decode('utf-8') for x in p.communicate()]
         if p.returncode and allow_failure:
             if stderr.strip():
-                error_msg = stderr.strip().splitlines()[-1]
+                error_msg = stderr.strip()
             else:
                 error_msg = stdout.strip()
             raise TaskWarriorException(error_msg)