CLI Task Manager

A simple and efficient command-line interface (CLI) task manager built with Go. This application allows you to manage your tasks directly from the terminal, providing a streamlined workflow for task creation, listing, completion, and deletion.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Commands
• Dependencies
• Contributing
• License

Features

• Add new tasks

• List all tasks (including option to show completed tasks)

• Mark tasks as complete

• Delete tasks

• Persistent storage using BoltDB

• Human-readable time differences for task creation dates

  Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/vineyy17/cli-task-manager.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd cli-task-manager

3. Build the application: Make sure you have Go installed on your machine. Then, build the project using the following command:

   go build

4. (Optional) Move the binary to a directory in your PATH for easy access::

   sudo mv cli-task-manager /usr/local/bin/task

Usage

After installation, you can use the task command followed by subcommands to manage your tasks.

Commands

• task add <task description>: Add a new task
• task list: List all uncompleted tasks
• task list --all or task list -a: List all tasks, including completed ones
• task complete <task_id>: Mark a task as complete
• task delete <task_id>: Delete a task

Examples

# Add a new task
task add "Go for a walk"

# List all uncompleted tasks
task list

# List all tasks, including completed ones
task list --all

# Mark task 1 as complete
task complete 1

# Delete task 2
task delete 2

Dependencies

• BoltDB: An embedded key/value database for Go.
• Cobra: A library for creating powerful CLI applications.
• timediff: A Go library for formatting time differences in a human-readable way.
• homedir: A Go library for expanding the user's home directory.

Contributing

Contributions to the CLI Task Manager are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.