Task Tracker CLI - Command Line Todo Application

A simple and efficient command-line todo application built with Node.js. Manage your tasks directly from your terminal!

Features

• ✅ Add new tasks
• ✅ Update existing tasks
• ✅ Delete tasks
• ✅ Mark tasks as todo, in-progress, or done
• ✅ List all tasks or filter by status
• ✅ Persistent storage using JSON

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/alchemycodess/task-tracker-cli-project.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd task-cli-project

Usage

Add a new task

node index.js add "Buy groceries"

Output: Task added successfully (ID: 1)

Update a task

node index.js update 1 "Buy groceries and cook dinner"

Output: Task updated successfully (ID: 1)

Delete a task

node index.js delete 1

Output: Task deleted successfully (ID: 1)

Mark task status

node index.js mark-in-progress 1
node index.js mark-done 1
node index.js mark-todo 1

List all tasks

node index.js list

List tasks by status

node index.js list done
node index.js list todo
node index.js list in-progress

Task Properties

Each task has the following properties:

• id: Unique identifier for the task
• description: Short description of the task
• status: Current status (todo, in-progress, done)
• createdAt: Date and time when the task was created
• updatedAt: Date and time when the task was last updated

Data Storage

Tasks are stored in a tasks.json file in the project directory.

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• File System (fs) module
• JSON for data persistence

Future Improvements

• Error handling for invalid commands
• Task priorities
• Search functionality
• Better date formatting
• Color-coded output