Duke-it Task Manager User Guide
Duke-it is a desktop application for managing tasks by typing commands, while also having a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Features
- Bye - exits the application
- Deadline - creates a new deadline task
- Delete - deletes a task
- Done - marks a task as complete
- Event - creates a new event task
- Find - finds task containing given keywords
- Help - lists all available commands
- List - lists all tasks
- Todo - creates a new todo task
- Sort - sorts the task list by oldest date first
Feature Details
1. Bye
Exits the application.
Usage
bye
Example of usage:
bye
Expected outcome:
Bye. Hope to see you again soon!
and subsequently the app closes.
2. Deadline
Creates a new deadline task with the associated due date. The specified date must follow the format dd-MM-yyyy HHmm.
Usage
deadline <DESCRIPTION> /by <DATE>
Example of usage:
deadline Math homework /by 20-09-2020 2359
Expected outcome:
I've added this task:
[D][✘] Math homework (by: 20 Sep 2020 23:59)
Now you have 1 tasks in the list
3. Delete
Deletes a task at an index. The specified index must be in the range of the task list size.
Usage
delete <INDEX>
Example of usage:
delete 1
Expected outcome:
Noted. I've removed this task:
[D][✘] Math homework (by: 20 Sep 2020 23:59)
Now you have 4 tasks in the list.
4. Done
Marks a task at an index as completed. The specified index must be in the range of the task list size.
Usage
done <INDEX>
Example of usage:
done 4
Expected outcome:
Nice! I've marked this task as done:
[T][✓] Buy groceries
5. Event
Creates a new event task with the associated event date. The specified date must follow the format dd-MM-yyyy HHmm.
Usage
event <DESCRIPTION> /at <DATE>
Example of usage:
event Birthday /at 06-05-2020 0000
Expected outcome:
I've added this task:
[E][✘] Birthday (at: 06 May 2020 00:00)
Now you have 5 tasks in the list.
6. Find
Finds and displays tasks containing given keywords. Keywords is case sensitive. Multiple keywords can be specified using ~ as a separator.
Usage
find <KEYWORDS>
Example of usage:
find Math ~ Clean ~ Medicine
Expected outcome:
Here are the tasks in your list that contain
"Math"
"Clean"
"Medicine"
1. [E][✓] Math exam (at: 20 Nov 2020 19:00)
2. [T][✘] Clean room
7. Help
Displays all available commands.
Usage
help
Example of usage:
help
Expected outcome:
Here are all the available commands:
bye
deadline <description> /by <date>
delete <task index>
done <task index>
event <description> /at <date>
find <keywords separated by ~>
help
list
todo <description>
sort
8. List
List all tasks.
Usage
list
Example of usage:
list
Expected outcome:
1.[E][✓] Math exam (at: 20 Nov 2020 19:00)
2.[T][✘] Clean room
3.[D][✘] Homework (by: 14 Sep 2020 23:59)
4.[T][✘] Buy groceries
5.[E][✘] Birthday (at: 06 May 2020 00:00)
9. Todo
Creates a new todo task without any specified date.
Usage
todo <DESCRIPTION>
Example of usage:
todo Buy groceries
Expected outcome:
I've added this task:
[T][✘] Buy groceries
Now you have 6 tasks in the list.
10. Sort
Sorts the task list by earliest date first. If the task has no date (todo tasks), they are placed at the end.
Usage
sort
Example of usage:
list
sort
list
Expected outcome:
1.[E][✓] Math exam (at: 20 Nov 2020 19:00)
2.[T][✘] Clean room
3.[D][✘] Homework (by: 14 Sep 2020 23:59)
4.[T][✘] Buy groceries
5.[E][✘] Birthday (at: 06 May 2020 00:00)
Your task list has been sorted!
1.[E][✘] Birthday (at: 06 May 2020 00:00)
2.[D][✘] Homework (by: 14 Sep 2020 23:59)
3.[E][✓] Math exam (at: 20 Nov 2020 19:00)
4.[T][✘] Clean room
5.[T][✘] Buy groceries