now running Tasks and handling task loops allright.

ts/taskbuffer.classes.helpers.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
 import plugins = require("./taskbuffer.plugins");
-import classes = require("./taskbuffer.classes");
+import * as classes from "./taskbuffer.classes";
 
 export var emptyTaskFunction = function(){
-    var done = plugins.Q.defer();
+    let done = plugins.Q.defer();
     done.resolve();
     return done.promise;
 };
@@ -19,11 +19,46 @@ export var isTask = function(taskArg):boolean{
     }
 };
 
-export var runTask = function(taskArg){
-    var done = plugins.Q.defer();
-    var taskReturn;
-    if(isTask(taskArg)){
-        taskReturn = taskArg.task();
+
+let isTaskTouched = (task:classes.Task, touchedTasksArray:classes.Task[]):boolean => {
+    return false;
 }
+
+export let runTask = function(taskArg:classes.Task,optionsArg?:{touchedTasksArray:classes.Task[]}){
+    let done = plugins.Q.defer();
+    let localDeferred = plugins.Q.defer();
+    let touchedTasksArray:classes.Task[];
+    if(optionsArg.touchedTasksArray){
+        touchedTasksArray = optionsArg.touchedTasksArray;
+    } else {
+        touchedTasksArray = [];
+    }
+    touchedTasksArray.push(taskArg);
+    localDeferred.promise
+        .then(() =>{
+            if(taskArg.preTask && !isTaskTouched(taskArg.preTask,touchedTasksArray)){
+                return runTask(taskArg.preTask,{touchedTasksArray:touchedTasksArray})
+            } else {
+                let done2 = plugins.Q.resolve();
+                done2.resolve();
+                return done2.promise;
+            }
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+            return taskArg.task();
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+            if(taskArg.afterTask && !isTaskTouched(taskArg.afterTask,touchedTasksArray)){
+                return runTask(taskArg.afterTask,{touchedTasksArray:touchedTasksArray})
+            } else {
+                let done2 = plugins.Q.resolve();
+                done2.resolve();
+                return done2.promise;
+            }
+        })
+        .then(() => {
+            done.resolve();
+        })
+        
     return done.promise;
 };

ts/taskbuffer.classes.task.ts

@@ -14,32 +14,19 @@ export class Task {
     preTask:Task;
     afterTask:Task;
 
-    constructor(taskArg,optionsArg:{preTask?:Task,afterTask?:Task, buffered?:boolean} = {}){
+    constructor(optionsArg:{taskFunction:any,preTask?:Task,afterTask?:Task, buffered?:boolean}){
+        if (!optionsArg){optionsArg = {taskFunction:function(){}}}
         var options = optionsArg;
-        this.task = taskArg;
+        this.task = optionsArg.taskFunction;
         this.preTask = options.preTask;
         this.afterTask = options.afterTask;
         this.idle = true;
         this.running = false;
-        if (typeof options.buffered === "boolean"){
         this.buffered = options.buffered;
-        } else {
-            this.buffered = false;
-        }
     }
     trigger(){
         let done = plugins.Q.defer();
-        helpers.runTask(this.preTask)
-            .then(function(){
-
-            })
-            .then(function(){
-
-            })
-            .then(function(){
-                done.resolve();
-            });
-       return done.promise;
+        return helpers.runTask(this)
     };
     triggerBuffered(){
         var done = plugins.Q.defer();

ts/taskbuffer.classes.taskchain.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,40 @@
 /// <reference path="./typings/main.d.ts" />
-import helpers = require("./taskbuffer.classes.helpers");
+import * as plugins from "./taskbuffer.plugins";
 import * as classes from "./taskbuffer.classes"
+import helpers = require("./taskbuffer.classes.helpers");
 
 export class Taskchain extends classes.Task {
-    constructor(taskArrayArg:classes.Task[]){
+    taskArray:classes.Task[];
+    
+    constructor(taskArrayArg:classes.Task[]|classes.Task){
         super({
-            task: function(){}
+            taskFunction: () => { // this is the function that gets executed when TaskChain is triggered
+                if(this.taskArray.length = 0) return; //make sure there is actually a Task available to execute
+                let startDeferred = plugins.Q.defer(); // this is the starting Deferred object 
+                let promisePointer = startDeferred.promise;
+                for(let keyArg in this.taskArray){
+                    promisePointer.then(function(){
+                        promisePointer = this.taskArray[keyArg].trigger();
+                        return promisePointer;
+                    })
+                };
+                startDeferred.resolve();
+            }
         });
     }
-}
+    addTask(taskArg:classes.Task){
+        this.taskArray.push(taskArg);
+    };
+    removeTask(taskArg:classes.Task){
+        //TODO
+    };
+    shiftTask(){
+        
+    };
+};
+
+let myTask = new Taskchain(
+    new classes.Task({
+        taskFunction:function(){}
+    })
+);