Ruby Task Manager with Time Tracking

A command-line task management application built in Ruby that helps you manage tasks and track time spent on each task.

Features

• Create and manage tasks
• Mark tasks as complete
• Delete tasks
• Track time spent on tasks
  • Start/stop time tracking
  • Multiple time entries per task
  • Total time tracking
  • Visual indicator for active timing
• Time reporting
  • Daily summary of time entries
  • Total time per day
  • Chronological listing of all activities
• Flexible storage options
  • Local tasks per project/directory
  • Global tasks accessible from anywhere
• Persistent storage using JSON
• Simple command-line interface

Installation

1. Ensure you have Ruby installed on your system

2. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/webmatze/task_manager.git
   cd task_manager

3. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x task_manager.rb

4. Create a symbolic link to make it available system-wide:

   sudo ln -s "$(pwd)/task_manager.rb" /usr/local/bin/task_manager

Now you can use the task_manager command from anywhere in your terminal!

Usage

The following commands are available:

• task_manager add "task description" - Add a new task
• task_manager list - Show all tasks
• task_manager show <task id> - Show detailed task information
• task_manager complete <task id> - Mark a task as complete
• task_manager delete <task id> - Remove a task
• task_manager start <task id> - Start timing a task
• task_manager stop <task id> - Stop timing a task
• task_manager help - Display available commands
• task_manager report - Show daily time report

Local vs Global Tasks

The task manager supports two storage modes:

1. Local Tasks (default)

   • Stored in tasks.json in the current directory
   • Perfect for project-specific tasks
   • Can be committed to version control
   • Different task lists for different projects

2. Global Tasks

   • Stored in ~/.task_manager/tasks.json
   • Accessible from any directory
   • Perfect for personal tasks
   • Single task list across all locations

Use the --global flag with any command to access global tasks:

# Local task examples
task_manager add "Project specific task"
task_manager list

# Global task examples
task_manager --global add "Call dentist"
task_manager --global list

Example Usage

$ task_manager add "Write documentation"
New Task added: Write documentation

$ task_manager list
Tasks:
1. [ ] Write documentation - Total time: 0h 0m

$ task_manager start 1
Started time tracking for task 1

$ task_manager stop 1
Stopped time tracking for task 1. Duration: 0h 5m

$ task_manager show 1
Task 1: [ ] Write documentation

Total time: 0h 5m

Time entries:
1. 2023-05-20 14:30 to 2023-05-20 14:35 (0h 5m)

$ task_manager complete 1
Task 1 marked as complete!

$ task_manager list
Tasks:
1. [✓] Write documentation - Total time: 0h 5m

Time Reports

The task manager can generate detailed daily reports of all time entries:

$ task_manager report
Time Report:
------------

Monday, May 22, 2023:
Total: 2h 15m
  [1] Write documentation
      09:00 - 10:30 (1h 30m)
  [2] Review code
      14:00 - 14:45 (0h 45m)

Sunday, May 21, 2023:
Total: 1h 45m
  [1] Write documentation
      13:00 - 14:45 (1h 45m)

Reports show:

• Daily summaries with total time
• Individual task entries with start and end times
• Task IDs for easy reference
• Chronological ordering (most recent first)

Like other commands, you can use --global to see reports for your global tasks:

task_manager --global report

Data Storage

Tasks are automatically saved to one of two locations:

• Local tasks: tasks.json in the current directory
• Global tasks: ~/.task_manager/tasks.json in your home directory

The storage location is determined by the presence of the --global flag when running commands. Local storage is perfect for project-specific tasks that you might want to commit to version control, while global storage is ideal for personal tasks that you want to access from anywhere.

Requirements

• Ruby (version 2.0 or higher)
• JSON gem (included in Ruby standard library)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.