Otto-task-tracking-bot

Otto User Guide 🦉

Otto would rather be napping, but he supposes he can help you with your tasks.

Getting Started

To interact with Otto the owl, simply type commands into the input field. Otto will respond with the appropriate information or take the necessary actions based on your input.

Add todos

This feature allows you to add simple to-do tasks without any specific deadline.

Command Format

Example: todo <description>

Otto will add the todo task to your list. todo tasks are noted with a T in the list.

More work? Otto has noted it down, but he'd much rather be sleeping.
[T][ ] <description>
Now you have <number> task(s) in the list.

Add deadlines

This feature allows you to add tasks with specific deadlines to help you track time-sensitive tasks.

Command Format

Provide the deadline indicated by /by.

Example: deadline <description> /by <deadline>

If your deadline contains yyyy-mm-dd, Otto will recognize it as a date. Otherwise, Otto will treat it as a string.

Otto will add the task to your list with the specified deadline. deadline tasks are noted with a D in the list.

More work? Otto has noted it down, but he'd much rather be sleeping.
[D][ ] <description> (by: <deadline>)
Now you have <number> task(s) in the list.

Add events

This feature allows you to add event tasks with a starting and end time.

Command Format

Provide the start and end time indicated by /from and /to.

Example: event <description> /from <start> /to <end>

Otto will add the task to your list with the start and end time. (Note: start and end are treated as strings, unlike deadline.)

event tasks are noted with an E in the list.

More work? Otto has noted it down, but he'd much rather be sleeping.
[E][ ] <description> (from: <start>, to: <end>)
Now you have <number> task(s) in the list.

Tag tasks

This feature allows you to tag tasks with specific tags. Tags are optional and can be added to any task.

Command Format

Add any number of tags (indicated by #) to the end of the task.

Example: todo <description> #<tag1> #<tag2> deadline <description> /by <deadline> #<tag1> #<tag2> event <description> /from <start> /to <end> #<tag1> #<tag2>

Otto will add the task to your list with the specified tags.

More work? Otto has noted it down, but he'd much rather be sleeping.
[D][ ] <description> #<tag1> #<tag2> (by: <deadline>)
Now you have <number> task(s) in the list.

View task list

This feature allows you to see all the tasks in your list.

Command Format

Example: list

Otto will display all tasks.

Here are the tasks in your list. Otto would rather be asleep than dealing with all this.
1. [T][X] <description1>
2. [D][ ] <description2> #<tag1> #<tag2> (by: <deadline>) 
3. [E][X] <description3> (from: <start>, to: <end>)

Mark and unmark tasks

This feature allows you to mark a task as done or not done.

Command Format

Example: mark 4 unmark 4

Otto will mark the task at position 4 as done or not done. The position is based on the list of tasks. Completed tasks are marked with an X.

Well, finally. You finished something.
[T][X] <description>

Delete tasks

This feature allows you to delete tasks in the list.

Command Format

Example: delete 1

Otto will delete task at specified index.

Finally, something Otto can get behind: deleting a task. It's gone now, just like Otto wishes he could be... back to his nap.
[T][ ] <description>
Now you have <number> task(s) in the list.

Find tasks

This feature allows you to search for task description with a keyword.

Command Format

Example: find <keyword>

Otto will display all tasks containing the keyword in the description.

> find book

Here are the matching tasks in your list. Otto would rather be asleep than dealing with all this.
[T][ ] read book #hobby
[D][ ] return book (by: 2024-09-30)
[E][X] book party (from: 2024-09-30, to: 2024-09-31)

Find tags

This feature allows you to search for tasks with a specific tag.

Command Format

Example: tag <tag>

Otto will display all tasks with the specified tag.

> tag school

Here are the matching tasks in your list. Otto would rather be asleep than dealing with all this.
[T][ ] do homework #school
[D][ ] submit assignment #school #urgent (by: 2024-09-30)

Exit

This feature allows you to exit the application.

Command Format

Example: bye

Otto will bid you farewell and close the application.