go-task is a lightweight command‑line task manager written in Go and backed by SQLite. It lets you capture, organize, and track your tasks with priorities, tags, and completion status directly from your terminal.

• Add tasks with title, description, priority, and tags.
• View tasks in a readable table, sorted by priority.
• Update task details as your work evolves.
• Mark tasks as completed to track progress.
• Delete tasks you no longer need.
• Search tasks quickly using keywords.

• Go 1.21.2 or later
• SQLite

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/dulanhewage/go-task.git
   cd go-task

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod tidy

3. Build the project:

   go build -o go-task

You can configure the database file path by creating a config.json file in the project root:

{
  "db_file": "my_tasks.db"
}

If config.json is missing or db_file is not specified, it defaults to tasks.db.

Run all tests:

go test ./cmd/...

Run a specific test file:

go test ./cmd/add_test.go

Run tests with verbose output:

go test -v ./cmd/...

After building the project, you can use the CLI tool by running the generated binary:

./go-task --help

Here is an example of how to use the Task Manager CLI:

1. Add a new task (Simple):

./go-task add --title "Buy groceries" --description "Milk, Bread, Eggs"

2. Add a task with Priority and Tags:

./go-task add --title "Fix server bug" --description "Crash on startup" --priority High --tags "work,urgent,dev"

Note: Priorities can be High (H), Medium (M), or Low (L). Tags are comma-separated.

3. List all tasks:

./go-task list

Displays tasks in a table format, sorted by Priority (High -> Low).

4. Update a task:

./go-task update --id 1 --title "Buy groceries and fruits" --description "Milk, Bread, Eggs, Apples"

5. Mark a task as completed:

./go-task complete --id 1

6. Search tasks by keyword:

./go-task search --keyword "groceries"

7. Delete a task:

./go-task delete --id 1