Command Usage

- Enhanced CmdHelp by adding aliases.
- Corrected usage for CmdModify.
- Renamed CmdQuery --> CmdExport.
- Added an alias _query --> export.

src/Config.cpp

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ std::string Config::defaults =
   "alias.rm=delete                                # Alias for the delete command\n"
   "alias.history=history.monthly                  # Prefer monthly over annual history reports\n"
   "alias.ghistory=ghistory.monthly                # Prefer monthly graphical over annual history reports\n"
-  "alias.export=_query                            # Prefer JSON as the prime format\n"
+  "alias._query=export                            # _query is now export\n"
   "alias.export.vcalendar=export.ical             # They are the same\n"
   "alias.export.json=_query                       # The _query command will be used for all export\n"
   "alias.burndown=burndown.weekly                 # Prefer the weekly burndown chart\n"

src/commands/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set (commands_SRCS Command.cpp        Command.h
                    CmdDuplicate.cpp   CmdDuplicate.h
                    CmdEdit.cpp        CmdEdit.h
                    CmdExec.cpp        CmdExec.h
+                   CmdExport.cpp      CmdExport.h
                    CmdHelp.cpp        CmdHelp.h
                    CmdHistory.cpp     CmdHistory.h
                    CmdIDs.cpp         CmdIDs.h
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ set (commands_SRCS Command.cpp        Command.h
                    CmdProjects.cpp    CmdProjects.h
                    CmdPull.cpp        CmdPull.h
                    CmdPush.cpp        CmdPush.h
-                   CmdQuery.cpp       CmdQuery.h
                    CmdReports.cpp     CmdReports.h
                    CmdShell.cpp       CmdShell.h
                    CmdShow.cpp        CmdShow.h

src/commands/CmdExport.cpp

@@ -30,22 +30,22 @@
 #include <Context.h>
 #include <main.h>
 #include <i18n.h>
-#include <CmdQuery.h>
+#include <CmdExport.h>
 
 extern Context context;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-CmdQuery::CmdQuery ()
+CmdExport::CmdExport ()
 {
-  _keyword     = "_query";
-  _usage       = "task _query [<filter>]";
-  _description = STRING_CMD_QUERY_USAGE;
+  _keyword     = "export";
+  _usage       = "task export [<filter>]";
+  _description = STRING_CMD_EXPORT_USAGE;
   _read_only   = true;
   _displays_id = true;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-int CmdQuery::execute (std::string& output)
+int CmdExport::execute (std::string& output)
 {
   int rc = 0;
 

src/commands/CmdExport.h

@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@
 //     USA
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#ifndef INCLUDED_CMDQUERY
-#define INCLUDED_CMDQUERY
+#ifndef INCLUDED_CMDEXPORT
+#define INCLUDED_CMDEXPORT
 #define L10N                                           // Localization complete.
 
 #include <string>
 #include <Command.h>
 
-class CmdQuery : public Command
+class CmdExport : public Command
 {
 public:
-  CmdQuery ();
+  CmdExport ();
   int execute (std::string&);
 };
 

src/commands/CmdHelp.cpp

@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ int CmdHelp::execute (std::string& output)
     }
   }
 
+  // Add the aliases commands.
+  row = view.addRow ();
+  view.set (row, 1, " ");
+
+  std::map <std::string, std::string>::iterator alias;
+  for (alias =  context.aliases.begin ();
+       alias != context.aliases.end ();
+       ++alias)
+  {
+    row = view.addRow ();
+    view.set (row, 1, alias->first);
+    view.set (row, 2, "Aliased to '" + alias->second + "'");
+  }
+
 /*
   row = view.addRow ();
   view.set (row, 1, "task ID /from/to/g");

src/commands/Command.cpp

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include <CmdDuplicate.h>
 #include <CmdEdit.h>
 #include <CmdExec.h>
+#include <CmdExport.h>
 #include <CmdHelp.h>
 #include <CmdHistory.h>
 #include <CmdIDs.h>
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@
 #include <CmdProjects.h>
 #include <CmdPull.h>
 #include <CmdPush.h>
-#include <CmdQuery.h>
 #include <CmdReports.h>
 #include <CmdShell.h>
 #include <CmdShow.h>
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ void Command::factory (std::map <std::string, Command*>& all)
   c = new CmdDuplicate ();          all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdEdit ();               all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdExec ();               all[c->keyword ()] = c;
+  c = new CmdExport ();             all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdGHistoryMonthly ();    all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdGHistoryAnnual ();     all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdHelp ();               all[c->keyword ()] = c;
@@ -134,7 +135,6 @@ void Command::factory (std::map <std::string, Command*>& all)
   c = new CmdProjects ();           all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdPull ();               all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdPush ();               all[c->keyword ()] = c;
-  c = new CmdQuery ();              all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdReports ();            all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdShell ();              all[c->keyword ()] = c;
   c = new CmdShow ();               all[c->keyword ()] = c;

src/en-US.h

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 #define STRING_CMD_IDS_USAGE_RANGE   "Shows only the IDs of matching tasks, in the form of a range."
 #define STRING_CMD_IDS_USAGE_LIST    "Shows only the IDs of matching tasks, in the form of a list."
 #define STRING_CMD_IDS_USAGE_ZSH     "Shows the IDs and descriptions of matching tasks."
-#define STRING_CMD_QUERY_USAGE       "Executes external commands and scripts"
+#define STRING_CMD_EXPORT_USAGE      "Executes external commands and scripts"
 #define STRING_CMD_INFO_USAGE        "Shows all data and metadata for specified tasks."
 #define STRING_CMD_INFO_BLOCKED      "This task blocked by"
 #define STRING_CMD_INFO_BLOCKING     "This task is blocking"