Handler - Interactive Task Tracker

• This is a desktop task tracking application. It has a GUI but most of the user interaction happens using a CLI (Command Line interface)

User Guide

The features available in the task tracker are summarised below.

Features

Commands overview

• todo - Create a new task with a description
• event - Create a new task with a description and location/time
• deadline - Create a new task with a description and deadline
• list - List all tasks
• delete - Delete a specified task
• done - Marks a task as done
• remindme - Shows reminders for specified task types
• bye - Exits the application

Command Format

• Words in <UPPER_CASE> are parameters to be supplied by the user
  • E.g In todo <DESCRIPTION>, DESCRIPTION is a parameter which can be used as todo grill chicken.

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1. Adding tasks to the tracker

Three types of tasks, TODO, EVENT and DEADLINE can be added.

Format: <TASK_TYPE> <PARAMETERS>

1.1) todo - Add a TODO task

Syntax:

todo <DESCRIPTION>

• Adds a new TODO with DESCRIPTION to the tracker.

Example usage:

todo grill beef

Output:

[T][X] grill beef

• Adds a new TODO to grill beef.

1.2) event - Add an EVENT task

Syntax:

event <DESCRIPTION> /at <DETAILS>

• Adds a new EVENT with DESCRIPTION and DETAILS to the tracker.

Example usage:

event roast pork /at The Supreme Cork

Output:

[E][X] roast pork (at: The Supreme Cork)

• Adds a new EVENT to roast pork at The Supreme Cork.

1.3) deadline - Add a DEADLINE task

Syntax:

deadline <DESCRIPTION> /by <DATETIME>

• Adds a new DEADLINE with DESCRIPTION, to be done by DATETIME to the tracker.

Example usage:

deadline clean beans /by 031219 2359

Output:

[D][X] clean beans (by: 03 December 2019, 11:59PM, GMT+8

• Adds a new DEADLINE to clean beans by 3rd December, 2019, 11.59pm.

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2. List all task

Displays all tasks in the tracker to the screen.

Syntax: list

Example usage:

todo boil toy
list

Output:

1. [T][X] boil toy  // only showing 'list' output

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3. Delete a task

Delete a particular task from the tracker.

Syntax: delete <TASK_INDEX>

• TASK_INDEX is the numbering of the task when the list command is executed.

Example usage:

todo boil toy
event rush brush /at Dush
list
delete 2

Output:

1. [T][X] boil toy  // before delete
2. [E][X] rush brush (at: Dush)

1. [T][X] boil toy  // after delete

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4. Mark a task as done

Syntax: done <TASK_INDEX>

Marks a particular task in the tracker as complete.

• TASK_INDEX is the numbering of the task when the list command is executed.

Example Usage:

todo boil toy
event rush brush /at Dush
list
done 2
list

Output:

1. [T][X] boil toy  // before 'done'
2. [E][X] rush brush (at: Dush)

1. [T][X] boil toy  // after 'done'
2. [E][O] rush brush (at: Dush)

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5. Find a task

Searches and retrieves a task with the KEYWORD in the DESCRIPTION

Syntax: find <KEYWORD>

• KEYWORD is the string keyword.

Example Usage:

todo boil toy
event rush brush /at Dush
find ush

Output:

1. [E][X] rush brush (/at: Dush)

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6. Get reminders for tasks:

Get a reminder for tasks due soon, as well as overdue deadlines.

Syntax: remindme <TASK_TYPE>

• TASK_TYPE can be either todo, event, deadline or all.

Example Usage:

todo boil toy  // assume today's date is 18/09/2019, 6.55PM, Timezone GMT+8
event rush brush /at Dush
deadline grill mill /by 080919 2359
deadline steal meal /by 080920 2359
remindme event
remindme deadline
remindme all

Output:

// remindme event
1. [E][X] rush brush (at: Dush)

// remindme deadline
1. [D][X] steal meal (by: 08 September 2020, 11:59PM, GMT+8)

Oh no, you have some overdue tasks!

1. [D][X] grill mill (by: 08 September 2019, 11:59PM, GMT+8)

// remindme all
DEADLINE
1. [D][X] steal meal (by: 08 September 2020, 11:59PM, GMT+8)

Oh no, you have some overdue tasks!
1. [D][X] grill mill (by: 08 September 2019, 11:59PM, GMT+8)

EVENT
1. [E][X] rush brush (at: Dush)

TODO
1. [T][X] boil toy

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7. Exit the Application:

Syntax: bye

Example Usage:

todo boil toy
bye

Output:

• No output

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