Display tasks due today in Things 3.
#!/bin/bash
# Show tasks due Today in Things
#
# by Max Clayton Clowes ([email protected])
#
# Shows tasks due Today. Find/replace "Today" with a list of your choice - e.g "Inbox"
# 60 second refresh might be too slow. Tweak to your liking.
# Only shows 20 todos - too many stops todos from being completed
# metadata
# <xbar.title>Things 3 Today</xbar.title>
# <xbar.version>v1.1</xbar.version>
# <xbar.author>Max Clayton Clowes</xbar.author>
# <xbar.author.github>mcclowes</xbar.author.github>
# <xbar.desc>Display tasks due today in Things 3.</xbar.desc>
# <xbar.image>https://i.imgur.com/2IvhNws.png</xbar.image>
function tellthings() {
osascript -e "tell application \"Things3\"
$1
end tell"
}
if [ "$1" = 'launch' ]; then
tellthings 'activate'
exit
fi
case "$1" in
'show quick entry panel' | 'log completed now' | 'empty trash')
tellthings "$1"
exit
esac
if [ "$1" = 'complete' ]; then
tellthings "set toDo to to do named \"$2\" of list \"Today\"
set status of toDo to completed
delay 1.3"
exit
fi
if [ "$(osascript -e 'application "Things3" is running')" = "false" ]; then
echo "☑"
echo "---"
echo "Things 3 is not running"
echo "Launch Things3 | bash='$0' param1=launch terminal=false"
exit
fi
echo "☑"
echo "---"
echo "Today..."
items=$(tellthings 'set targetList to {}
repeat with n from 1 to count of to dos of list "Today"
set toDo to item n of to dos of list "Today"
if activation date of toDo is equal to missing value then
else
copy name of toDo & "|" & status of toDo to the end of the targetList
end if
if n > 20 then
return targetList
end if
end repeat
return targetList');
IFS=","
for i in $items; do
IFS="|";
# shellcheck disable=SC2086
set "--" ${i};
if [ "$2" = "open" ]; then
item="☐ ${1}";
else
item="☑ ${1}";
fi
echo "${item} | bash=$0 param1=complete param2='${1}' terminal=false"
done
echo "View more... | color=#aaaaaa bash='$0' param1=launch terminal=false"
echo "---"
echo "New to do | bash='$0' param1='show quick entry panel' terminal=false"
echo "Log completed | bash='$0' param1='log completed now' terminal=false"
echo "Empty trash | bash='$0' param1='empty trash' terminal=false"
echo '---'
echo "Open Things 3 | bash='$0' param1=launch terminal=false"