Ian Keane
353d422730
Weird issues where projects were mapping to tags. Also group everything by project in view with 'g'
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# wat
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`wat` is a terminal UI wrapper around [Watson](https://tailordev.github.io/Watson/) that lets you browse and launch timers via a keyboard-driven interface.
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---
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## Goals & Workflow
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- Never type `watson start ...` again—start/stop timers with `Enter`.
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- Maintain three panes simultaneously:
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1. **Permanent Items** – curated recurring tasks defined in `state.yaml`.
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2. **Recurring Items** – semi-regular tasks you hop between.
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3. **Ad-Hoc Items** – last ~20 one-offs, automatically tracked.
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- Highlight clearly when a timer is running (bold green) vs idle (yellow).
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- Keep everything human-editable: YAML state/config under `~/.config/wat`.
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---
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## Key Features
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- **Navigation**: `j/k` or arrows move within a pane; `h/l`, arrows, or `Ctrl+n/p` switch panes; `q` quits.
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- **Timer control**: `Enter` toggles the selected item. Starting a different item automatically stops the previous timer.
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- **New entries**: `n` launches a modal (project + optional tag). Item is added to the current pane.
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- **Project reassignment**: `p` opens a modal to change the tags for the selected item.
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- **Log viewing**: `v` opens Watson's log viewer with daily/weekly/monthly views. Use `d`/`w`/`m` to switch periods, `g` to toggle grouping by date/project, `j`/`k` to select entries, `e` to edit, `x` to delete, `c` to copy to clipboard.
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- **Deletion**: `d` removes the selected entry; no noisy status message.
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- **Config editing**:
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- `Ctrl+e` edits task config (`state.yaml`).
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- `c` edits app config (`config.yaml`).
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- **Help overlays**: `?` for help, `c` inside help for config instructions.
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---
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## Files & Persistence
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```
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~/.config/wat/
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├─ state.yaml # serialized AppState (items, selections, active timer)
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└─ config.yaml # UI/app options (help hints, allowed projects, etc.)
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```
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- `state.yaml` and `config.yaml` use `serde_yaml` for readability.
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---
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## Building & Running
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```
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cargo build
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cargo run
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```
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Requires `watson` on your `PATH` with a configured workspace.
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---
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## Keybindings (Summary)
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| Keys | Action |
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|------|--------|
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| `j` / `k`, arrows | Move selection |
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| `h` / `l`, arrows, `Ctrl+n` / `Ctrl+p` | Switch panes |
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| `Enter` | Start/stop timer |
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| `n` | New entry (project + optional tag) |
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| `p` | Reassign tag for selected item |
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| `v` | View Watson log (d/w/m period, g group, e edit, x delete, c copy) |
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| `d` | Delete entry |
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| `Ctrl+e` | Edit task config (`state.yaml`) |
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| `c` | Edit app config (`config.yaml`) or show config help |
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| `?` | Help screen |
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| `q` | Quit |
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---
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## TODO / Follow-ups
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- Add inline editing of permanent/recurring items instead of dropping to `$EDITOR`.
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- Consider status messaging for critical errors (currently unused after deleting the delete confirmation).
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- Add tests/snapshots for UI components.
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