--- a/taskapp/utilities/request.py	Wed Feb 24 15:10:03 2010 +0530
+++ b/taskapp/utilities/request.py	Wed Feb 24 15:41:37 2010 +0530
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from pytask.taskapp.models import Request
 from datetime import datetime
 
-def create_request(to,by,role):
+def create_request(to,by,role,task=None,assigned_user=None):
     """
     creates an unreplied request, based on the passed arguments
         to - a list of users to which the notification is to be sent
         by - sender of request
         role - a two character field which represents the role requested
+        task - a requesting task (useful for sending admins a request to give Pynts to the user, assigning a user to a task)
+        assigned_user - user to whom the Pynts/Task is assigned to(useful for sending admins a request to give Pynts to the user, assigning a user to a task)
     """
     req = Request(creation_date=datetime.now())
     req.by = by
@@ -14,4 +16,8 @@
     req.save()
     req.to = to
     req.role = role
+    if task not None:
+        req.task = task
+    if assigned_user not None:
+        req.assigned_user = assigned_user
     req.save()