A
StraightForwardTask is a task that is similar enough to prior work that its effort and risk can be readily predicted. It contains no known places where new technical art must be created.
Sometimes a
StraightForwardTask can take weeks, months, or years --
StraightForwardTask is not a synonym for "quick" or "easy". The phrase characterizes the predictability of the task, not its duration or effort.
In this context, it is used in contrast to "
InventionRequiredTask" or "
TrivialTask".
Writing a wrapper for a library with tens of function calls and datatypes is a
StraightForwardTask.