Things 3 Today

#!/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"