1 files changed, 38 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/trygvis/queue/Task.java b/src/main/java/io/trygvis/queue/Task.java
index 2b1103b..1af40d7 100755
--- a/src/main/java/io/trygvis/queue/Task.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/trygvis/queue/Task.java
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package io.trygvis.queue;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
+
 public class Task {
 
-    public final long id;
+    private final long id;
 
     public final Long parent;
 
@@ -54,7 +56,42 @@ public class Task {
                 '}';
     }
 
+    public long id() {
+        if (id == 0) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("This task has not been persisted yet.");
+        }
+
+        return id;
+    }
+
     public boolean isDone() {
         return completed != null;
     }
+
+    public static Task newTask(String name, Date scheduled, String... arguments) {
+        return new Task(0, 0l, name, scheduled, null, 0, null, asList(arguments));
+    }
+
+    public static Task newTask(String name, Date scheduled, List<String> arguments) {
+        return new Task(0, 0l, name, scheduled, null, 0, null, arguments);
+    }
+
+    public static List<String> stringToArguments(String arguments) {
+        return asList(arguments.split(","));
+    }
+
+    public static String argumentsToString(List<String> arguments) {
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0, argumentsLength = arguments.size(); i < argumentsLength; i++) {
+            String argument = arguments.get(i);
+            if (argument.contains(",")) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("The argument string can't contain a comma.");
+            }
+            if (i > 0) {
+                builder.append(',');
+            }
+            builder.append(argument);
+        }
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
 }