Feature #574

- Added feature #574, default due dates (thanks to Erlan Sergaziev).

AUTHORS

@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ suggestions:
   Max Muller
   Sander Marechal
   Thomas Sattler
+  Erlan Sergaziev
 

ChangeLog

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
    intended to help scripts that manipulate task output.
  + Added feature #567, which makes it possible to apply an offset to the first
    month to be displayed in the calendar report (thanks to Michelle Crane).
+ + Added feature #574, default due dates (thanks to Erlan Sergaziev).
  + Added feature #575, including Danish holidays (thanks to Irfan Siddiqui).
  + Eliminated dependency on ncurses.
  + Fixed bug #515, which displayed an incorrect message after duplicating a

NEWS

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ New configuration options in taskwarrior 1.9.4
     eliminates problems with task ID numbers for script writers.
   - calendar.offset=off and calendar.offset.value=-1 to apply an offset value
     to change the effective first month in the calendar report.
+  - default.due can be specified, and adds a default due date to all added
+    and imported tasks that don't otherwise have a due date.
 
 Newly deprecated features in taskwarrior 1.9.4
 

doc/man/taskrc.5

@@ -833,6 +833,13 @@ Provides a default priority for the
 .I task add
 command, if you don't specify one.  The default is blank.
 
+.TP
+.B
+default.due=...
+Provides a default due date for the
+.I task add
+command, if you don't specify one.  The default is blank.
+
 .TP
 .B
 default.command=list

src/Config.cpp

@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ std::string Config::defaults =
   "\n"
   "#default.project=foo                           # Default project for 'add' command\n"
   "#default.priority=M                            # Default priority for 'add' command\n"
+  "#default.due=eom                               # Default due date for 'add' command\n"
   "default.command=list                           # When no arguments are specified\n"
   "\n"
   "_forcecolor=no                                 # Forces color to be on, even for non TTY output\n"

src/command.cpp

@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ int handleAdd (std::string& outs)
         context.task.set ("priority", defaultPriority);
     }
 
+    // Override with default.due, if not specified.
+    if (context.task.get ("due") == "")
+    {
+      std::string defaultDue = context.config.get ("default.due");
+      if (defaultDue != "" &&
+          Att::validNameValue ("due", "", defaultDue))
+        context.task.set ("due", defaultDue);
+    }
+
     // Include tags.
     foreach (tag, context.tagAdditions)
       context.task.addTag (*tag);
@@ -181,6 +190,15 @@ int handleLog (std::string& outs)
         context.task.set ("priority", defaultPriority);
     }
 
+    // Override with default.due, if not specified.
+    if (context.task.get ("due") == "")
+    {
+      std::string defaultDue = context.config.get ("default.due");
+      if (defaultDue != "" &&
+          Att::validNameValue ("due", "", defaultDue))
+        context.task.set ("due", defaultDue);
+    }
+
     // Include tags.
     foreach (tag, context.tagAdditions)
       context.task.addTag (*tag);
@@ -890,7 +908,7 @@ int handleShow (std::string& outs)
       "color.sync.added color.sync.changed color.sync.rejected "
       "color.undo.after confirmation curses data.location dateformat "
       "dateformat.holiday dateformat.report dateformat.annotation debug "
-      "default.command default.priority default.project defaultwidth due "
+      "default.command default.due default.priority default.project defaultwidth due "
       "dependency.confirmation dependency.reminder locale displayweeknumber "
       "export.ical.class echo.command fontunderline gc locking monthsperline "
       "nag next journal.time journal.time.start.annotation journal.info "

src/import.cpp

@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ static void decorateTask (Task& task)
       defaultPriority != "" &&
       Att::validNameValue ("priority", "", defaultPriority))
     task.set ("priority", defaultPriority);
+
+  // Override with default.due, if not specified.
+  std::string defaultDue = context.config.get ("default.due");
+  if (!task.has ("due") &&
+      defaultDue != "" &&
+      Att::validNameValue ("due", "", defaultDue))
+    task.set ("due", defaultDue);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

src/tests/default.t

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 18;
+use Test::More tests => 22;
 
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'default.rc')
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'default.rc')
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
             "default.command=list\n",
             "default.project=PROJECT\n",
-            "default.priority=M\n";
+            "default.priority=M\n",
+            "default.due=eom\n";
   close $fh;
   ok (-r 'default.rc', 'Created default.rc');
 }
@@ -47,13 +48,15 @@ my $output = qx{../task rc:default.rc list};
 like ($output, qr/ all defaults/, 'task added');
 like ($output, qr/ PROJECT /,     'default project added');
 like ($output, qr/ M /,           'default priority added');
+like ($output, qr/\//,            'default due added');
 unlink 'pending.data';
 
-qx{../task rc:default.rc add project:specific priority:L all specified};
+qx{../task rc:default.rc add project:specific priority:L due:eoy all specified};
 $output = qx{../task rc:default.rc list};
 like ($output, qr/ all specified/, 'task added');
 like ($output, qr/ specific /,     'project specified');
 like ($output, qr/ L /,            'priority specified');
+like ($output, qr/\//,             'due specified');
 unlink 'pending.data';
 
 qx{../task rc:default.rc add project:specific project specified};
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ $output = qx{../task rc:default.rc list};
 like ($output, qr/ project specified/, 'task added');
 like ($output, qr/ specific /,         'project specified');
 like ($output, qr/ M /,                'default priority added');
+like ($output, qr/\//,                 'default due added');
 unlink 'pending.data';
 
 qx{../task rc:default.rc add priority:L priority specified};
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ $output = qx{../task rc:default.rc list};
 like ($output, qr/ priority specified/, 'task added');
 like ($output, qr/ PROJECT /,           'default project added');
 like ($output, qr/ L /,                 'priority specified');
+like ($output, qr/\//,                  'default due added');
 
 $output = qx{../task rc:default.rc};
 like ($output, qr/1 PROJECT L .+ priority specified/, 'default command worked');