feat: add get_task_documents to retrieve a task's documents

.code-samples.meilisearch.yaml

@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ get_all_tasks_1: |-
   client.get_tasks()
 get_task_1: |-
   client.get_task(1)
+get_task_documents_1: |-
+  client.get_task_documents(1)
 delete_tasks_1: |-
   client.delete_tasks({'uids': ['1', '2']})
 cancel_tasks_1: |-

meilisearch/_httprequests.py

@@ -220,6 +220,32 @@ def post_stream(
 
             raise MeilisearchCommunicationError(str(err)) from err
 
+    def get_stream(self, path: str) -> requests.Response:
+        """Send a GET request with streaming enabled.
+
+        Returns the raw response object for streaming consumption.
+        """
+        try:
+            request_path = self.config.url + "/" + path
+            response = requests.get(
+                request_path,
+                timeout=self.config.timeout,
+                headers=self.headers,
+                stream=True,
+            )
+
+            if not response.ok:
+                response.raise_for_status()
+
+            return response
+
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout as err:
+            raise MeilisearchTimeoutError(str(err)) from err
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as err:
+            raise MeilisearchCommunicationError(str(err)) from err
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as err:
+            raise MeilisearchApiError(str(err), response) from err
+
     @staticmethod
     def __to_json(request: requests.Response) -> Any:
         if request.content == b"":

meilisearch/_utils.py

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+import json
+import re
 from datetime import datetime
 from functools import lru_cache
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
 
 import pydantic
 
+_CONCATENATED_JSON = re.compile(r"(?<=\})\s*(?=\{)")
+
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
 def is_pydantic_2() -> bool:
@@ -41,3 +45,28 @@ def iso_to_date_time(iso_date: Union[datetime, str, None]) -> Union[datetime, No
         reduce = len(split[1]) - 6
         reduced = f"{split[0]}.{split[1][:-reduce]}Z"
         return datetime.strptime(reduced, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
+
+
+def parse_task_documents(raw_documents: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Parse the payload returned by ``GET /tasks/{uid}/documents``.
+
+    The endpoint may return a JSON array, a single JSON object, NDJSON, or
+    several JSON objects concatenated without a separator. This normalizes all
+    of those formats into a list of documents.
+    """
+    payload = raw_documents.strip()
+    if not payload:
+        return []
+
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(payload)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        documents: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+        for line in payload.splitlines():
+            for chunk in _CONCATENATED_JSON.split(line):
+                stripped = chunk.strip()
+                if stripped:
+                    documents.append(json.loads(stripped))
+        return documents
+
+    return parsed if isinstance(parsed, list) else [parsed]

meilisearch/client.py

@@ -783,6 +783,29 @@ def get_task(self, uid: int) -> Task:
         """
         return self.task_handler.get_task(uid)
 
+    def get_task_documents(self, uid: int) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Get the documents added or updated by a task.
+
+        This is an experimental feature; the ``getTaskDocumentsRoute`` experimental
+        feature must be enabled on the Meilisearch instance.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        uid:
+            Identifier of the task.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        documents:
+            List of the documents associated with the task.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        MeilisearchApiError
+            An error containing details about why Meilisearch can't process your request. Meilisearch error codes are described here: https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/reference/errors/error_codes#meilisearch-errors
+        """
+        return self.task_handler.get_task_documents(uid)
+
     def cancel_tasks(
         self, parameters: MutableMapping[str, Any], *, metadata: Optional[str] = None
     ) -> TaskInfo:

meilisearch/task.py

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime
 from time import sleep
-from typing import Any, Mapping, MutableMapping, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Mapping, MutableMapping, Optional
 from urllib import parse
 
 from meilisearch._httprequests import HttpRequests
+from meilisearch._utils import parse_task_documents
 from meilisearch.config import Config
 from meilisearch.errors import MeilisearchTimeoutError
 from meilisearch.models.task import Batch, BatchResults, Task, TaskInfo, TaskResults
@@ -122,6 +123,30 @@ def get_task(self, uid: int) -> Task:
         task = self.http.get(f"{self.config.paths.task}/{uid}")
         return Task(**task)
 
+    def get_task_documents(self, uid: int) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Get the documents added or updated by a task.
+
+        This is an experimental feature; the ``getTaskDocumentsRoute`` experimental
+        feature must be enabled on the Meilisearch instance.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        uid:
+            Identifier of the task.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        documents:
+            List of the documents associated with the task.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        MeilisearchApiError
+            An error containing details about why Meilisearch can't process your request. Meilisearch error codes are described here: https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/reference/errors/error_codes#meilisearch-errors
+        """
+        response = self.http.get_stream(f"{self.config.paths.task}/{uid}/documents")
+        return parse_task_documents(response.text)
+
     def cancel_tasks(
         self, parameters: MutableMapping[str, Any], *, metadata: Optional[str] = None
     ) -> TaskInfo:

tests/client/test_client_task_meilisearch.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
 import pytest
 
 from meilisearch.models.task import TaskInfo
@@ -189,3 +191,16 @@ def test_get_batch(client):
     uid = batches.results[0].uid
     batch = client.get_batch(uid)
     assert batch.uid == uid
+
+
+def test_get_task_documents_calls_endpoint_and_parses(client):
+    """get_task_documents hits /tasks/{uid}/documents and parses the payload."""
+    fake_response = MagicMock()
+    fake_response.text = '{"id": 1}\n{"id": 2}'
+    with patch.object(
+        client.task_handler.http, "get_stream", return_value=fake_response
+    ) as mock_get:
+        documents = client.get_task_documents(42)
+
+    mock_get.assert_called_once_with("tasks/42/documents")
+    assert documents == [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}]

tests/test_utils.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from meilisearch._utils import is_pydantic_2, iso_to_date_time
+from meilisearch._utils import is_pydantic_2, iso_to_date_time, parse_task_documents
 
 
 def test_is_pydantic_2():
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ def test_iso_to_date_time_invalid_format():
         iso_to_date_time("2023-07-13T23:37:20Z")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "raw, expected",
+    [
+        ('[{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}]', [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}]),  # JSON array
+        ('{"id": 1}', [{"id": 1}]),  # single JSON object
+        ('{"id": 1}\n{"id": 2}', [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}]),  # NDJSON
+        ('{"id": 1}{"id": 2}', [{"id": 1}, {"id": 2}]),  # concatenated, no separator
+        ("", []),  # empty
+        ("   \n  ", []),  # whitespace only
+    ],
+)
+def test_parse_task_documents(raw, expected):
+    assert parse_task_documents(raw) == expected
+
+
 # Refactor to use the unified API to toggle experimental features
 def reset_network_config(client):
     client.add_or_update_networks(body={"remotes": {}, "leader": None})