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>
Extract CreateRecurringTask into engine package for reuse by both CLI
and API. Add POST /tasks/parse endpoint for CLI-style input parsing.
Remove FK constraint on change_log to preserve history after task
deletion. Update web frontend to filter completed tasks from view and
add mock mode support for development.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When creating recurring tasks, modifiers (due, wait, priority, etc) were
not being applied because AttributeOrder was not copied to the temporary
modifier. This caused all date attributes to be ignored.
Refactored addRecurringTask to:
- Create task structs directly instead of using CreateTask (avoiding
premature saves)
- Use ApplyToNew() instead of Apply() for modifiers before first save
- Properly copy AttributeOrder when building the temporary modifier
- Save template and instance once with all fields correctly set
This ensures recurring tasks now properly have due dates, wait dates,
and other modifiers applied when created via 'opal add' or batch import.
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