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 get_date(self, p_tag):
        """ Given a date tag, return a date object. """
        string = self.tag_value(p_tag)
        result = None

        try:
            result = date_string_to_date(string) if string else None
        except ValueError:
            pass

        return result