Task Tracker CLI

A robust, efficient, and easy-to-use command-line tool for managing your tasks. The Task Tracker CLI allows you to add, list, complete, and delete tasks while saving all your data in a JSON file for persistence. This tool is perfect for keeping track of your daily to-dos and longer-term goals.

Sample solution for the task-tracker challenge from roadmap.sh.

Features

• Add tasks: Easily create new tasks.
• Update tasks: Easily update tasks.
• List tasks: View all tasks, including their completion status.
• Mark In-progress tasks: Mark tasks as in-progress.
• Complete tasks: Mark tasks as done.
• Delete tasks: Remove tasks from your list.
• JSON persistence: All tasks are stored in a JSON file for persistent storage, meaning your tasks will remain saved even after you close the CLI. This makes it easy to retrieve and manage your tasks across different sessions.
• Auto-Incrementing Task IDs: Each task is automatically assigned a unique, auto-incrementing ID upon creation, ensuring that each task has a distinct identifier without requiring user input.

Roadmap

To make this tool accessible to developers of varying backgrounds, we plan to implement the Task Tracker CLI in multiple languages:

• Nodejs (Typescript)
• PHP
• Rust
• C/C++
• C#
• JAVA

By providing the tool in different languages, our aim is to help developers learn and compare different programming paradigms through practical experience.

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Usage

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   bash

   Copy code

   git clone https://github.com/Tam643/task_tracker_cli.git
   cd task-tracker-cli

2. Choose the language you want to work with. Currently, only Nodejs is supported, but more languages (Rust, Python, Java, C++) will be added soon.

• For Nodejs:

  • Navigate to the nodejs folder.
  • Follow the instructions in the Nodejs README to build and run the Task Tracker CLI.

• For other languages (coming soon):

  • Check back later or contribute to the roadmap for additional language support.
  • Each language folder will contain its own README.md with specific instructions.

Commands

• Add a task:

  Add a new task to the tracker with a simple description.

  task-cli add "Buy groceries"
  #Task added successfully (ID: 1)

• Update Task: Update description task

  task-cli update 1 "Buy groceries and cook dinner"
  #Task updated successfully (ID: 1)

• Delete a task: Delete a task from the tracker by specifying its ID.

  task-cli delete 1
  #Task deleted successfully (ID: 1)

• Mark in-progress: Mark in-progress task

   task-cli mark-in-progress 1
   #Task marked in progress successfully (ID: 1)

• Mark done: Mark done task

   task-cli mark-done 1
   #Task marked done successfully (ID: 1)

• List all tasks: List all tasks in the tracker.

  task-cli list

• List done tasks: List all tasks in the tracker.

  task-cli list done

• List todo tasks: List all tasks in the tracker.

  task-cli list todo

• List in-progress tasks: List all tasks in the tracker.

  task-cli list in-progress

Vision

This project aims to go beyond being just a utility tool; it is also a learning project for new developers. Each language implementation will come with step-by-step tutorials, explaining:

• How to build CLI applications from scratch.
• How to test or debug my function
• The basics of task management logic (CRUD operations).
• How to work with file-based persistence using formats like JSON.
• Writing efficient and clean code, following best practices in each language.

I aim to make each tutorial beginner-friendly, ensuring new developers feel comfortable experimenting with code, building out features, and gaining confidence in real-world projects.

Contributing

We welcome contributions from developers at all levels. If you'd like to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/new-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/new-feature).
5. Open a pull request.

Support

License

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