Add relative date formatting (today, tomorrow, in 3d, etc.) for list and
detail views. Add structured feedback helpers for add/complete/delete
operations showing display IDs and parsed modifiers. Change Complete() to
return spawned recurring instance so callers can display recurrence info.
Add AppendTask to working set for immediate display ID assignment.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
IMP-5: Replace strings.Contains(arg, ":") heuristic with an allowlist
of recognized attribute keys (ValidAttributeKeys). Colons in task
descriptions (URLs, "Meeting: topic") are no longer misinterpreted as
modifiers. Canonical key sets live in engine/keys.go and are shared
across parseAddArgs, ParseFilter, and ParseModifier. ParseModifier now
errors on unknown keys.
IMP-4: delete command now loads the working set and resolves display IDs
via GetTaskByDisplayID, matching the pattern used by done/modify.
IMP-6: All action commands (done, delete, modify, start, stop) now
return an error on no-match (stderr, exit 1). Previously done/delete
printed to stdout and exited 0; start/stop had no check at all.
Also adds requirements and design docs for the CLI UX improvements.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
BREAKING CHANGE: BuildWorkingSet() now accepts []*Task instead of *Filter
Problem:
- Working set IDs were assigned based on database query order (unsorted)
- Reports displayed tasks in sorted order (by urgency)
- Result: IDs didn't match displayed task positions (ID 1 wasn't first task)
Solution:
- Changed BuildWorkingSet() to accept pre-sorted task slice
- Reports now pass sorted tasks to BuildWorkingSet()
- IDs are assigned sequentially to match display order (1, 2, 3...)
Behavior:
- Reports rebuild working set on every execution with fresh IDs
- Task operations (done, modify, info) use saved working set IDs
- After completing a task, re-running report renumbers remaining tasks
Example:
Before: opal list shows ID 1 = low urgency task (wrong)
After: opal list shows ID 1 = highest urgency task (correct)
Tested scenarios:
✓ List report: IDs 1-N match urgency order
✓ Next report: IDs 1-5 match top urgent tasks
✓ Task completion: IDs renumber correctly after removal
✓ Multiple operations: Use saved working set (correct behavior)
✓ Different reports: Each builds own sequential IDs
Issue 1: Fix recurrence calculation for overdue tasks
- Use completion date (End) as base for next instance, not original due date
- If task due Monday completed Wednesday, next is Wednesday+7d not Monday+7d
- Fallback to Due date if End is not set
- Update test to verify new behavior
Issue 2: Fix description parsing to work without quotes
- Add parseAddArgs() to extract description from non-modifier words
- Description = all words that don't start with +, -, or contain :
- Enables: opal add buy groceries +shop carrots → 'buy groceries carrots'
- Validate description is required (error if only modifiers)
- Validate recurring tasks require due date
Issue 3: Implement flexible command syntax
- Add preprocessArgs() to parse arguments before Cobra routing
- Detect command position and split filters (left) from modifiers (right)
- Rewrite os.Args so Cobra routes correctly
- Enable both 'opal 2 done' and 'opal done 2' syntax
- Commands without modifiers accept filters on either side
- Commands with modifiers enforce [filters] command [modifiers]
- Add confirmation for modify without filters (modifies all tasks)
All commands updated to use preprocessed ParsedArgs from context.
All tests passing (33 tests).
Phase 6: Display and Basic Commands
- Add display.go with colored formatting for tasks, projects, tags
- Implement cmd/root.go with Cobra command structure
- Implement cmd/list.go for listing and filtering tasks
- Implement cmd/add.go with support for regular and recurring tasks
- Implement cmd/done.go with bulk completion and confirmation
Phase 7: Advanced Commands
- Implement cmd/modify.go for updating task attributes
- Implement cmd/delete.go with soft delete confirmation
- Implement cmd/start.go and cmd/stop.go for task timing
- Implement cmd/count.go for counting filtered tasks
- Implement cmd/projects.go and cmd/tags.go for aggregation
Phase 8: Integration and Polish
- Update main.go to use CLI commands
- Add colored output with fatih/color
- Format task lists with proper alignment
- Highlight overdue tasks in red, upcoming in yellow
- Test end-to-end workflow: add, list, done, recurring tasks
- Verify recurrence spawning works correctly
All CLI commands functional and tested!
joakim