def __create_action(self, main_root):
		action_dir = os.path.join(main_root, 'action')
		safe_mkdir(action_dir)

		actions = set()
		for unit, param in self.__task.data['workflow'].items():
			actions.add(param['type'])
		self.__action_mgr.create_actions(actions, action_dir)
def days_till_due(self):
        """
        Returns the number of days till the due date. Returns a negative number
        of days when the due date is in the past.
        Returns 0 when the task has no due date.
        """
        due = self.due_date()
        if due:
            diff = due - date.today()
            return diff.days
        return 0