Task Tracker CLI

Task Tracker is a command-line interface (CLI) application for managing and tracking your tasks. It allows you to add, update, delete, and mark tasks as "todo," "in-progress," or "done." The tasks are stored in a JSON file and can be easily managed through a set of CLI commands.

Features

• Add a task: Create a new task with a description.
• Update a task: Modify the description of an existing task.
• Delete a task: Remove a task by its unique ID.
• Mark a task: Set the task's status to "in-progress" or "done."
• List tasks: View all tasks or filter them by status ("todo," "in-progress," or "done").
• Task management: Each task includes an ID, description, status, createdAt, and updatedAt timestamps.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• No external libraries are required. This project only uses Python's built-in libraries (argparse, json, os, and datetime).

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/TayfunTurkmen/task-tracker-cli.git
   cd task-tracker-cli

2. Ensure Python 3.x is installed on your system.

3. (Optional) Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate   # For Linux/macOS
   venv\Scripts\activate      # For Windows

Usage

Once you are in the project directory, you can run the following commands:

Add a Task

python task-cli.py add "Buy groceries"

Adds a new task with the description "Buy groceries." Output: Task added successfully (ID: 1)

Update a Task

python task-cli.py update 1 "Buy groceries and cook dinner"

Updates the description of the task with ID 1.

Delete a Task

python task-cli.py delete 1

Deletes the task with ID 1.

Mark a Task as In-Progress or Done

python task-cli.py mark-in-progress 1

Marks the task with ID 1 as "in-progress."

List Tasks

python task-cli.py list

Lists all tasks.

You can filter tasks by status:

python task-cli.py list todo
python task-cli.py list in-progress
python task-cli.py list done

Example of Listing Tasks

ID: 1, Description: Buy groceries, Status: todo, Created At: 2024-10-12T10:00:00, Updated At: 2024-10-12T10:00:00
ID: 2, Description: Complete Python project, Status: in-progress, Created At: 2024-10-13T08:00:00, Updated At: 2024-10-13T08:30:00

Task Properties

Each task includes the following properties:

id: A unique identifier for the task. description: A short description of the task. status: The current status of the task (todo, in-progress, done). createdAt:** The date and time when the task was created. updatedAt:** The date and time when the task was last updated.

##File Storage Tasks are stored in a JSON file (tasks.json) in the current directory. The file will be created automatically if it doesn't exist.

Error Handling

If a task ID does not exist, an error message is displayed. If you try to update or delete a non-existent task, you will be notified. Proper error handling is in place for invalid inputs or missing files.

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