Create tasks from App Engine app

App Engine app for tutorial: Using Cloud Tasks to trigger Cloud Functions.

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Node.js

To learn how to install and use the client library for Cloud Tasks, see Cloud Tasks client libraries. 

app.post('/send-email', (req, res) => {
  // Set the task payload to the form submission.
  const {to_name, from_name, to_email, date} = req.body;
  const payload = {to_name, from_name, to_email};

  createHttpTaskWithToken(
    process.env.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT,
    QUEUE_NAME,
    QUEUE_LOCATION,
    FUNCTION_URL,
    SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL,
    payload,
    date
  );

  res.status(202).send('📫 Your postcard is in the mail! 💌');
});

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