todo.txt 2 json
Use your ToDos in other contexts!
This is a python script to convert todo.txt to a json representation.
This eases the use of ToDos in other contexts that can work with json easier.
The script uses the pytodotxt library.
Format
For examples, see test directory.
For todo.txt see format description
The generated json format is (only description is mandatory):
{
"todos": [
{
"is_completed": true,
"priority": "priority",
"completion_date": "yyyy-mm-dd",
"creation_date": "yyyy-mm-dd",
"description": "description",
"projects": [
"project1",
"project2"
],
"contexts": [
"context1",
"context2"
],
"attributes": {
"key": [
"value"
]
},
},
{ ... }
]
}
Python script
Use the script as follows:
$> python todo.txt-2-json.py --input <infile> --output <outfile> [--flatten] [--verbose]
--input- input file
--output- output file
--flatten- flatten substructures
--verbose- verbose output
Shell script
Use the script as follows:
$> todo.txt-2-json.sh -i <infile> -o <outfile> [-f] [-v] [-h]
-i- input file
-o- output file
-f- flatten substructures
-v- verbose output
-h- script help
License
This script is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.