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+# Copyright (C) 2022  The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+from celery import shared_task
+
+from swh.lister.crates.lister import CratesLister
+
+
+@shared_task(name=__name__ + ".CratesListerTask")
+def list_crates(**lister_args):
+    """Lister task for crates (rust) registry"""
+    return CratesLister.from_configfile(**lister_args).run().dict()
+
+
+@shared_task(name=__name__ + ".ping")
+def _ping():
+    return "OK"