cppTask

cppTask is a simple terminal user interface (TUI) task manager written in C++.

Features

• Create, edit, and remove tasks
• Add extended descriptions to tasks
• Assign due dates to tasks
• View tasks categorized by tags
• Tasks ordered by due date
• Track and update task progress
• Mark tasks as completed or uncompleted
• Assign priority levels to tasks
• Task colors based on priority levels

Libraries Used

• nlohmann/json - JSON for Modern C++
• FTXUI - Functional Terminal User Interface
• Catch2 - A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests

Build Instructions

Prerequisites

• C++17 compatible compiler
• CMake
• Ninja
• oneTBB library package

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/s-blanco-dev/cppTask.git
   cd cppTask

2. Create a build directory:

   mkdir build
   cd build

3. Run CMake with Ninja:

   cmake -G Ninja ..

4. Build the project:

   ninja

5. Run the application:

   ./cppTask

Keybindings

• n: New task
• e: Edit task
• r: Remove task
• enter/spacebar: Toggle completed
• tab: Cycle through tags
• q: Exit

Usage

Once you have built the project, you can run the binary. You can use the argument cppTask -o path/to/tasks.json to specify where it should save the tasks.