Add date range filters for Completion/Due/Threshold dates

[DeflateAwning]

Feature Request

Description:
Add date range filters for Completion/Due/Threshold dates

Implementation Details:

• Have text input of the start and end, and maybe a slider
• If only one end of the date range is filled, the other side of the filter should not affect the filter result (i.e., it should be assumed to be infinitely far in the future or past)

[visvital]

This request might be linked with #526, I suppose.

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[DeflateAwning]

This issue should not be closed, and is still relevant

[ransome1]

@DeflateAwning @visvital I honestly don't understand what exactly the requirement here is and how it is compatible with the todo.txt syntax. Without a detailed feature request, I doubt anybody will want to work on it.

[DeflateAwning]

I'll propose that, for each of the filters for date properties in the left filter pane (i.e., Due Date, Threshold Date, Completion Date, Creation Date), you could add a UI element like this example: https://demo.mobiscroll.com/jquery/range/date-filtering-with-predefined-ranges.

Then, it would filter the todos based on that date filter for that date field.

[ransome1]

Thanks @DeflateAwning, this makes it more clear to me.

In theory you can already utilize the advanced search for this: due: > 2024-02-26 && due: < 2024-03-12

This feature is described in detail here: https://github.com/ransome1/sleek/wiki/Filter-Expressions-for-Advanced-Search

What also might come in handy here, are the search filters: https://github.com/ransome1/sleek/wiki/Search-filters

Although not the solution you're describing yet, but certainly an alternative approach. A bit nerdy ;)

[ransome1]

Hey @zerodat. Can I ask you something? According to our wiki, this expression should work, right? due: > today && due: < today+1m

This should find todos with a due date between today and today in one month. Why does it not work for Todo due:2024-02-28 (if today is 2024-02-26). Is this a bug or am I not applying the syntax properly?

[DeflateAwning]

Great point with the advanced filtering! I still think that this being part of the core GUI filtering is beneficial (especially given the unergonomic feel of the current date filter), but that's a good reminder that a workaround exists!