TWDensity

Update TaskWarrior task urgency based on the density of task dues in time

This is a simple Python script that analyzes the due dates of your tasks and counts how many tasks have a due date in a window of time. For each task, the density value is the number of tasks that have a due date near to him (i.e. in the interval [due-window, due+window]).

You can define the urgency for each density level, so the urgency of a task will take into account the density of tasks around it.

You don't need to define the due date of all your tasks, but just the ones that are milestones. Then, you can set dependencies of the other tasks on the milestones.

This script takes into account dependencies.

This is a simple method to add a time estimate to your tasks:

1. you split your tasks in smaller tasks, all requiring about the same time effort
2. you can create multiple sub-level of time effort with your UDA (e.g. writing an email is usally a light task, while writing a report is a heavy task) project)
3. you set the due date of your tasks

Installation

1. pipx install twdensity
2. Add the configuration to your .taskrc file

Usage

You need to create a new UDA named density and define the urgency for each density level.

You can also customize the window size for density calculation by defining a new UDA named densitywindow.

To update the density value, simply run twdensity command. You can also run it as a hook of on-add and on-modify events.

Example configuration

uda.densitywindow.type=numeric # define the window size for density calculation
uda.densitywindow.label=DWindow
uda.densitywindow.default=5  # default value: 5

uda.density.type=numeric # define the urgency for each density level
uda.density.label=Density
urgency.uda.density.0.coefficient=0
urgency.uda.density.1.coefficient=0.17
urgency.uda.density.2.coefficient=0.33
urgency.uda.density.3.coefficient=0.5
urgency.uda.density.4.coefficient=0.67
urgency.uda.density.5.coefficient=0.83
urgency.uda.density.6.coefficient=1
urgency.uda.density.7.coefficient=1.17
urgency.uda.density.8.coefficient=1.33
urgency.uda.density.9.coefficient=1.5
urgency.uda.density.10.coefficient=1.67
urgency.uda.density.11.coefficient=1.83
urgency.uda.density.12.coefficient=2
urgency.uda.density.13.coefficient=2.17
urgency.uda.density.14.coefficient=2.33
urgency.uda.density.15.coefficient=2.5
urgency.uda.density.16.coefficient=2.67
urgency.uda.density.17.coefficient=2.83
urgency.uda.density.18.coefficient=3
urgency.uda.density.19.coefficient=3.17
urgency.uda.density.20.coefficient=3.33
urgency.uda.density.21.coefficient=3.5
urgency.uda.density.22.coefficient=3.67
urgency.uda.density.23.coefficient=3.83
urgency.uda.density.24.coefficient=4
urgency.uda.density.25.coefficient=4.17
urgency.uda.density.26.coefficient=4.33
urgency.uda.density.27.coefficient=4.5
urgency.uda.density.28.coefficient=4.67
urgency.uda.density.29.coefficient=4.83
urgency.uda.density.30.coefficient=5