docs: def taskinfo(self):
          """ Retrieve the Task Information
          """
  
          task_input = {'taskName': 'QueryTask',
                        'inputParameters': {"Task_Name": self._name}}
  
          info = taskengine.execute(task_input, self._engine, cwd=self._cwd)
  
          task_def = info['outputParameters']['DEFINITION']
  
          task_def['name'] = str(task_def.pop('NAME'))
          task_def['description'] = str(task_def.pop('DESCRIPTION'))
          task_def['displayName'] = str(task_def.pop('DISPLAY_NAME'))
  
          if 'COMMUTE_ON_SUBSET' in task_def:
              task_def['commute_on_subset'] = task_def.pop('COMMUTE_ON_SUBSET')
          if 'COMMUTE_ON_DOWNSAMPLE' in task_def:
              task_def['commute_on_downsample'] = task_def.pop('COMMUTE_ON_DOWNSAMPLE')
  
          # Convert PARAMETERS into a list instead of a dictionary
          # which matches the gsf side things
          task_def['parameters'] = \
              [v for v in task_def['PARAMETERS'].values()]
          task_def.pop('PARAMETERS')
  
          parameters = task_def['parameters']
          for parameter in parameters:
              parameter['name'] = str(parameter.pop('NAME'))
              parameter['description'] = str(parameter.pop('DESCRIPTION'))
              parameter['display_name'] = str(parameter.pop('DISPLAY_NAME'))
              parameter['required'] = bool(parameter.pop('REQUIRED'))
  
              if 'MIN' in parameter:
                  parameter['min'] = parameter.pop('MIN')
  
              if 'MAX' in parameter:
                  parameter['max'] = parameter.pop('MAX')
  
              if parameter['TYPE'].count('['):
                  parameter['type'], parameter['dimensions'] = parameter.pop('TYPE').split('[')
                  parameter['dimensions'] = '[' + parameter['dimensions']
                  parameter['type'] = str(parameter['type'])
              else:
                  parameter['type'] = str(parameter.pop('TYPE').split('ARRAY')[0])
  
              if 'DIMENSIONS' in parameter:
                  parameter['dimensions'] = parameter.pop('DIMENSIONS')
  
              if 'DIRECTION' in parameter:
                  parameter['direction'] = parameter.pop('DIRECTION').lower()
  
              if 'DEFAULT' in parameter:
                  if parameter['DEFAULT'] is not None:
                      parameter['default_value'] = parameter.pop('DEFAULT')
                  else:
                      parameter.pop('DEFAULT')
  
              if 'CHOICE_LIST' in parameter:
                  if parameter['CHOICE_LIST'] is not None:
                      parameter['choice_list'] = parameter.pop('CHOICE_LIST')
                  else:
                      parameter.pop('CHOICE_LIST')
  
              if 'FOLD_CASE' in parameter:
                  parameter['fold_case'] = parameter.pop('FOLD_CASE')
  
              if 'AUTO_EXTENSION' in parameter:
                  parameter['auto_extension'] = parameter.pop('AUTO_EXTENSION')
  
              if 'IS_TEMPORARY' in parameter:
                  parameter['is_temporary'] = parameter.pop('IS_TEMPORARY')
  
              if 'IS_DIRECTORY' in parameter:
                  parameter['is_directory'] = parameter.pop('IS_DIRECTORY')
  
          return task_def