Task Tracker

A simple C++ task tracker application that allows you to manage your tasks through a command-line interface. It supports adding, updating, deleting, marking tasks as done or in-progress, and listing tasks. The task data is stored in a JSON file (tasks.json), which is automatically created if it doesn't exist.

Features

• Add new tasks
• Update task descriptions
• Delete tasks
• Mark tasks as "in-progress" or "done"
• List all tasks or filter by status
• Tasks are stored in a JSON file for persistence

Prerequisites

• C++11 or later
• CMake for building the project
• The nlohmann/json library for JSON manipulation

Installing Dependencies

PROJECT URL

https://roadmap.sh/projects/task-tracker

1. Install C++ tools:

   On Ubuntu or other Debian-based systems, install the required tools with:

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install cmake g++ make
   

2. Set up the nlohmann/json library:: The nlohmann/json library is used to handle JSON data in the project. Follow these steps to manually include the library:

• Download the json.hpp file from the official GitHub repository:

  wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nlohmann/json/develop/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp -P include/nlohmann/
  

This command downloads the json.hpp file inside your root project. Ensure that your project's include directory is correctly set up for the compiler to find the file.

Building the Project

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AlexisF27/task-tracker.git
   cd task-tracker
   

2. Create a build directory:

   mkdir build
   cd build
   

3. Create a build directory:

   cmake ..
   make

4. Run the application: After building the project, the task_tracker executable will be available in the build directory:

   ./task_tracker
   

Usage

Once the application is running, you can use the following commands to interact with the task manager.

Commands

• Add a task:

  ./task_tracker add "Task description"
  

• Update a task:

  ./task_tracker update <Task ID> "New task description"
  

• Delete a task:

  ./task_tracker delete <Task ID>
  

• Mark a task as in-progress:

  ./task_tracker mark-in-progress <Task ID>
  

• Mark a task as done:

  ./task_tracker mark-done <Task ID>
  

• List all tasks:

  ./task_tracker list
  

• List tasks with a specific filter (e.g., by status): Where can be "in-progress", "done", etc.

  ./task_tracker list <status>
  
  

Examples

• Add a task:

  ./task_tracker add "Complete homework"
  

• List all tasks:

  ./task_tracker list
  

• Update the task with ID 1:

  ./task_tracker update 1 "Complete math homework"

• Mark the task with ID 1 as done:

  ./task_tracker mark-done 1
  

• List tasks with a specific status (e.g., "in-progress"):

  ./task_tracker list "in-progress"
  

• Delete the task with ID 1:

  ./task_tracker delete 1