Extract task status generation to a new method

src/AsyncTask.php

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AsyncTask
  * If null, the task will generate an unsaved random ID when it is started.
  * @var string|null
  */
- protected string|null $taskID;
+ private string|null $taskID;
 
  /**
  * The process that is actually running this task. Tasks that are not started will have null here.
@@ -131,6 +131,18 @@ public function __unserialize($data): void
  ] = $data;
  }
 
+ /**
+ * Returns a status object for the started AsyncTask.
+ * 
+ * If this task does not have an explicit task ID, a new one will be generated on-the-fly.
+ * @return AsyncTaskStatus The status object for the started AsyncTask.
+ */
+ protected function getTaskStatusObject(): AsyncTaskStatus 
+ {
+ $taskID = $this->taskID ?? Str::ulid()->toString();
+ return new AsyncTaskStatus($taskID);
+ }
+
  /**
  * Inside an available PHP process, runs this AsyncTask instance.
  * 
@@ -192,8 +204,7 @@ public function run(): void
  public function start(): AsyncTaskStatus
  {
  // prepare the task details
- $taskID = $this->taskID ?? Str::ulid()->toString();
- $taskStatus = new AsyncTaskStatus($taskID);
+ $taskStatus = $this->getTaskStatusObject();
 
  // prepare the runner command
  $serializedTask = $this->toBase64Serial();

src/FakeAsyncTask.php

@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public function run(): void
  public function start(): AsyncTaskStatus
  {
  // todo fake version
- $taskID = $this->taskID ?? Str::ulid()->toString();
- return new AsyncTaskStatus($taskID);
+ return $this->getTaskStatusObject();
  }
 }