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A rich CLI todo app with project management and task tagging

Project description

Todo CLI

A powerful command-line interface todo application with project management features, time tracking, and rich terminal output.

Features

Project Management

  • Project-based task organization with custom prefixes
  • Automatic task numbering (e.g., PROJ-001)
  • Local or global todo lists (per directory or user-wide)

Task Management

  • Interactive task creation
  • Task types (feature, bugfix, docs, test, refactor, chore) with color coding
  • Priority levels (high, medium, low) with color coding
  • Due dates with natural language support ("tomorrow", "next friday")
  • Task completion tracking
  • Rich terminal output with detailed task information
  • Task notes with chronological history
  • Update task properties after creation

Time Tracking

  • Built-in Pomodoro-style timer (default: 25 minutes)
  • Customizable work session durations
  • Work session history per task
  • Interruption tracking
  • Total time worked statistics

Project Analytics

  • Comprehensive project status dashboard
  • Task completion rates
  • Priority distribution
  • Due date statistics
  • Work session analytics
  • Time tracking summary

Installation

pip install flowistic-todo

Usage

Initialize a Project

todo init

Follow the prompts to set:

  • Project name
  • Project description
  • Task prefix (e.g., "PROJ" for PROJ-001)

Add a Task

todo add

You'll be prompted for:

  • Task title
  • Description (optional)
  • Type (feature/bugfix/docs/test/refactor/chore)
  • Priority (low/medium/high)
  • Due date (optional, supports natural language)
  • Initial note (optional)

List Tasks

todo list

Shows a table with:

  • Task tag (e.g., PROJ-001)
  • Type (color-coded by category)
  • Title
  • Priority (color-coded)
  • Due date status
  • Time worked
  • Completion status
  • Number of notes

Show Task Details

todo show PROJ-001

Shows detailed information about a specific task:

  • Task title and tag
  • Task type
  • Status and priority
  • Description
  • All notes in chronological order
  • Due date with status
  • Work session history
  • Creation date

Manage Task Notes

todo note add PROJ-001 "Note text"     # Add a new note
todo note add PROJ-001                 # Add note with interactive prompt
todo note reset PROJ-001               # Clear all notes (with confirmation)

Update Task Properties

# Update task type
todo update type PROJ-001 feature       # Set type directly
todo update type PROJ-001              # Interactive prompt

# Update task priority
todo update priority PROJ-001 high     # Set priority directly
todo update priority PROJ-001          # Interactive prompt

# Update due date
todo update due PROJ-001 "next friday" # Set due date directly
todo update due PROJ-001 clear         # Remove due date
todo update due PROJ-001               # Interactive promp- Update task properties after creationt

# Update title
todo update title PROJ-001 "New title" # Set title directly
todo update title PROJ-001             # Interactive prompt

# Update description
todo update description PROJ-001 "New description" # Set description directly
todo update description PROJ-001                   # Interactive prompt

Work on a Task

todo workon PROJ-001              # Start a 25-minute work session
todo workon PROJ-001 -d 45       # Start a 45-minute work session

Features:

  • Interactive progress bar
  • Time tracking
  • Session history
  • Graceful interruption handling (Ctrl+C)

View Project Status

todo status

Shows:

  • Project information
  • Task completion rates
  • Priority distribution
  • Due date statistics
  • Work session analytics
  • Time tracking summary

Complete a Task

todo complete PROJ-001

Get Help

todo help                # Show all commands
todo help <command>      # Show detailed help for a specific command

Configuration

The app stores tasks in YAML format:

  • Local project: todo.yaml in the current directory
  • Global fallback: .todo.yaml in your home directory

Task Storage Format

project:
  name: "My Project"
  description: "Project description"
  prefix: "PROJ"
  next_task_number: 1
tasks:
  - tag: "PROJ-001"
    title: "Example Task"
    description: "Task description"
    type: "feature"
    priority: "high"
    created_at: "2025-04-12T20:00:00"
    due_date: "2025-04-19T23:59:59"
    completed: false
    notes:
      - "Initial task planning complete"
      - "Updated requirements after review"
    work_sessions:
      - started_at: "2025-04-12T20:30:00"
        duration: 25
        interrupted: false

Development

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Run the CLI:
python -m todo.cli

License

MIT License

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