Method startNewTask

src/extension/api.ts:170–211

({
		configuration,
		text,
		images,
		newTab,
	}: {
		configuration: RooCodeSettings
		text?: string
		images?: string[]
		newTab?: boolean
	})

	}

	public async startNewTask({
		configuration,
		text,
		images,
		newTab,
	}: {
		configuration: RooCodeSettings
		text?: string
		images?: string[]
		newTab?: boolean
	}) {
		let provider: ClineProvider

		if (newTab) {
			await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.files.revert")
			await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.closeAllEditors")

			provider = await openClineInNewTab({ context: this.context, outputChannel: this.outputChannel })
			this.registerListeners(provider)
		} else {
			await vscode.commands.executeCommand(`${Package.name}.SidebarProvider.focus`)

			provider = this.sidebarProvider
		}

		await provider.removeClineFromStack()
		await provider.postStateToWebview()
		await provider.postMessageToWebview({ type: "action", action: "chatButtonClicked" })
		await provider.postMessageToWebview({ type: "invoke", invoke: "newChat", text, images })

		const options: CreateTaskOptions = {
			consecutiveMistakeLimit: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER,
		}

		const task = await provider.createTask(text, images, undefined, options, configuration)

		if (!task) {
			throw new Error("Failed to create task due to policy restrictions")
		}

		return task.taskId
	}

	public async resumeTask(taskId: string): Promise<void> {
		await vscode.commands.executeCommand(`${Package.name}.SidebarProvider.focus`)