Task Tracker CLI

A simple command-line interface (CLI) application used to track and manage tasks.
This project follows the official challenge at:
https://roadmap.sh/projects/task-tracker

Project Overview

The Task Tracker allows users to create, update, delete, and list tasks stored in a local JSON file.
It is built without external frameworks and uses only the native filesystem functionality.

Features

Add a new task

task-cli add "Buy groceries"
# Output: Task added successfully (ID: 1)

Update a task

task-cli update 1 "Buy groceries and cook dinner"

Delete a task

task-cli delete 1

Mark tasks as in-progress or done

task-cli mark-in-progress 1
task-cli mark-done 1

List tasks

task-cli list               # All tasks
task-cli list todo          # Pending tasks
task-cli list in-progress   # Tasks in progress
task-cli list done          # Completed tasks

Task Structure

{
  "id": 1,
  "description": "Buy groceries",
  "status": "todo",
  "createdAt": "2024-08-06T12:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-08-06T12:00:00Z"
}

Storage

All tasks are saved in a file named:

tasks.json

It is automatically created if missing.

Technologies Used

• Go (Golang)
• Native filesystem (os)
• JSON (encoding/json)
• CLI argument handling (os.Args)

Running the Application

1. Install Go
2. Clone this repository
3. Run the CLI:

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go run . <command> <arguments>

Example:

go run . add "Learn Go"

Challenge Link

https://roadmap.sh/projects/task-tracker