Is this known to work? I tried clearing and the on_kill() method wasn't triggered.
As far as I can tell the clearing is performed by the clear_task_instances() function, which changes the task status but does not kill the process: https://github.com/apache/incubator-airflow/blob/b2e1753f5b74ad1b6e0889f7b784ce69623c95ce/airflow/models.py#L120 On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 4:46 AM, Maxime Beauchemin < [email protected]> wrote: > "Clearing" a running task instance either through the UI or through the CLI > should trigger on_kill. > > Max > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Richard Baron Penman <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Is there a way to trigger the on_kill() method of an operator through the > > UI? > > I tried changing the state of a running task and deleting it, but neither > > approach triggered the on_kill() method and so the process was still > > running. > > > > Similar question was asked on SO: > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43626844/kill-the- > > airflow-task-running-on-a-remote-location-through-airflow-ui > > > > Richard > > >
