Filter: Added a mechanism to override ::safety

src/Filter.cpp

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ bool domSource (const std::string& identifier, Variant& value)
 Filter::Filter ()
 : _startCount (0)
 , _endCount (0)
+, _safety (true)
 {
 }
 
@@ -260,6 +261,8 @@ bool Filter::pendingOnly ()
 // Disaster avoidance mechanism. If a WRITECMD has no filter, then it can cause
 // all tasks to be modified. This is usually not intended.
 void Filter::safety ()
+{
+  if (_safety)
   {
     for (auto& a : context.cli2._args)
     {
@@ -284,5 +287,12 @@ void Filter::safety ()
       }
     }
   }
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Filter::disableSafety ()
+{
+  _safety = false;
+}
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

src/Filter.h

@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ public:
   void subset (std::vector <Task>&, bool applyContext = true);
   bool pendingOnly ();
   void safety ();
+  void disableSafety ();
 
 private:
   int  _startCount;
   int  _endCount;
+  bool _safety;
 };
 
 #endif