https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439907 Resolves: bug 439907 Bug Description: The current SLAPI task API is lacking in numerous ways. One of the main issues is that not all functions and datastructures are exposed via SLAPI that are needed for writing custom task plug-ins. Reviewed by: ??? Files: see diff Branch: HEAD Fix Description: A detailed design document for this work is located at:

http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Slapi_Task_API

Much of the existing API was reused, but new API and cleanup was performed as well. I converted the existing server and plug-in tasks to use the new task API as much as possible. The exceptions to this are some of the server internal tasks that call into the backend plug-in. These tasks work a bit differently since they can be called as modes of ns-slapd. Platforms tested: RHEL5.1 x86_64, F8 x86_64 Flag Day: Yes! Doc impact: Yes. We need to add the new API to the Plug-In Programmer's Guide https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=299782&action=diff