planner2taskwarrior.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Script to convert planner plans (tasks) into taskwarrior tasks
# Authors: Joshua James (joshua@cybercrimetech.com)
# License: GPLv3
# Version: 0.1
#
# Requirements: Planner, taskwarrior (tested with 2.5.1)
#
printUsage(){
   echo "Usage: $0 [user] plannerXml"
   echo "	plannerXml: an XML file generated by planner"
   exit 1
}

if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then
	printUsage
	exit 1
fi


# Check if task is complete (by name)
function checkComplete {
	#echo "Checking complete: $1"
	task complete "$1" &> /dev/null
	return $?
}

# Check if task is in main list (by name)
function checkMain {
	#echo "Checking main $1"
	task list "$1" &> /dev/null
	return $?
}

# Check if task is in waiting list (by name)
function checkWaiting {
	#echo "Checking waiting $1"
	task waiting "$1" &> /dev/null
	return $?
}

projName=$(egrep "project name" $1 | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
egrep "<task |predecessor-id" $1 | while read -r line ; do
	if [[ $line != *"predecessor"* ]]; then  # use to detect prior tasks *TODO*
		name=$(echo $line | awk -F'"' '{print $4}')
		id=$(echo $line | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
		wait=$(echo $line | awk -F'"' '{print $10}')
		end=$(echo $line | awk -F'"' '{print $12}')
		# Check if task has been completed. If yes - skip
		checkComplete "$name"
		if [ $? == 0 ]; then # is complete
			continue
		else
			checkWaiting "$name"
			tskWait=$?
			checkMain "$name"
			tskMain=$?
			if [ $tskWait == 0 ]; then  # is waiting - update
				#echo "Waiting"
				taskID=$(task waiting "$name" | grep -A2 "Age" | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}') > /dev/null
				#echo "Task ID is $taskID"
				task $taskID modify due:$end wait:$wait &> /dev/null
			elif [ $tskMain == 0 ]; then  # is in main - update
				#echo "Main"
				taskID=$(task list "$name" | grep -A2 "Age" | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}') > /dev/null
				#echo "Task ID is $taskID"
				task $taskID modify due:$end wait:$wait &> /dev/null
			else
				# Task does not exist yet. Create task.
				# creates duplicates if the name has special characters
				#echo "Create task"
				task add project:"$projName" due:$end wait:$wait $name &> /dev/null
			fi
		fi
	fi
done