mach-tui 0.3.2

A terminal-first task manager for people who live in the shell and work with agents
Documentation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use std::process::{Command, Output, Stdio};

use mach::model::Task;
use mach::store::Store;
use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};

mod common;
use common::TempDir;

fn mach(dir: &Path, args: &[&str]) -> Output {
    Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_mach"))
        .arg("--dir")
        .arg(dir)
        .args(args)
        .output()
        .expect("run mach")
}

#[test]
fn non_terminal_tui_request_fails_before_initializing_the_store() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("non-terminal-tui");
    let output = mach(dir.path(), &[]);

    assert_eq!(output.status.code(), Some(1));
    assert!(output.stdout.is_empty());
    assert_eq!(
        String::from_utf8(output.stderr).expect("UTF-8 terminal error"),
        "mach: an interactive terminal is required on stdin and stdout; use a CLI subcommand for scripts\n"
    );
    assert_eq!(
        std::fs::read_dir(dir.path())
            .expect("read temporary data directory")
            .count(),
        0,
        "a rejected TUI request must not create or migrate user data"
    );
}

#[test]
fn json_errors_are_one_document_on_stdout_and_exit_nonzero() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("json-error");
    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "show", "missing"]);

    assert!(
        !output.status.success(),
        "an error must have a nonzero status"
    );
    assert!(
        output.stderr.is_empty(),
        "JSON mode must not mix human stderr into the machine contract: {}",
        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
    );
    let value: serde_json::Value =
        serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).expect("exactly one JSON error document");
    assert_eq!(value["ok"], false);
    assert!(value["error"].is_string());
}

#[test]
fn plain_output_does_not_emit_user_supplied_terminal_controls() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("terminal-controls");
    let title = "safe\u{1b}]52;c;SGVsbG8=\u{7}\nnext";
    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "add", title]);

    assert!(
        !output.status.success(),
        "single-line controls must be rejected"
    );
    assert!(!output.stdout.contains(&0x1b), "raw ESC reached stdout");
    assert!(!output.stdout.contains(&0x07), "raw BEL reached stdout");
    assert!(output.stderr.is_empty());
    let value: serde_json::Value =
        serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).expect("one JSON error document");
    assert_eq!(value["ok"], false);
}

#[test]
fn plain_cli_output_is_unstyled_for_pipes() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("plain-no-ansi");
    let added = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "add", "plain", "--importance", "2"]);
    let task: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&added.stdout).unwrap();
    let id = task["id"].as_str().unwrap();
    assert!(mach(dir.path(), &["done", id]).status.success());

    let listed = mach(dir.path(), &["list"]);
    assert!(listed.status.success());
    assert!(!listed.stdout.contains(&0x1b));
}

#[test]
fn clap_errors_are_json_when_json_was_requested() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("json-clap-error");
    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "not-a-command"]);

    assert_eq!(output.status.code(), Some(2));
    assert!(output.stderr.is_empty());
    let value: serde_json::Value =
        serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).expect("one JSON clap error document");
    assert_eq!(value["ok"], false);
    assert_eq!(value["kind"], "usage");
}

#[test]
fn alternate_text_inputs_conflict_instead_of_silently_overriding_each_other() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("ambiguous-text-input");
    let add = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &["--json", "add", "positional", "--title", "flag"],
    );
    assert_eq!(add.status.code(), Some(2));
    let error: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&add.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(error["kind"], "usage");

    let task = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "add", "parent"]);
    let task: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&task.stdout).unwrap();
    let id = task["id"].as_str().unwrap();
    let subtask = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &[
            "--json",
            "subtasks",
            id,
            "add",
            "positional",
            "--text",
            "flag",
        ],
    );
    assert_eq!(subtask.status.code(), Some(2));
    let error: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&subtask.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(error["kind"], "usage");
}

#[test]
fn plain_clap_errors_escape_untrusted_controls() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("plain-clap-controls");
    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["bad\u{1b}]52;c;x\u{7}\u{009b}\nnext"]);

    assert!(!output.status.success());
    assert!(output.stdout.is_empty());
    assert!(!output.stderr.contains(&0x1b));
    assert!(!output.stderr.contains(&0x07));
    let error = String::from_utf8(output.stderr).expect("UTF-8 error");
    assert!(!error.contains('\u{009b}'));
    assert_eq!(error.lines().count(), 1, "argument injected an error line");
}

#[test]
fn version_is_one_json_document_when_requested() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("json-version");
    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "--version"]);

    assert!(output.status.success());
    assert!(output.stderr.is_empty());
    let value: serde_json::Value =
        serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).expect("one JSON version document");
    assert_eq!(value["ok"], true);
    assert!(value["version"].is_string());
}

#[test]
fn plain_version_is_one_conventional_line() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("plain-version");
    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["--version"]);

    assert!(output.status.success());
    assert!(output.stderr.is_empty());
    assert_eq!(
        String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap(),
        format!("mach v{}\n", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
    );
}

#[test]
fn closed_stdout_pipe_is_a_normal_exit() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("broken-pipe");
    let mut store = Store::open(dir.path()).unwrap();
    store
        .update(|data| {
            for index in 0..512 {
                data.tasks.push(Task::new(
                    &format!("task-{index}-{}", "x".repeat(180)),
                    0,
                    None,
                    "",
                ));
            }
            Ok(())
        })
        .unwrap();
    drop(store);

    let mut child = Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_mach"))
        .arg("--dir")
        .arg(dir.path())
        .args(["--json", "list"])
        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
        .spawn()
        .expect("spawn mach");
    drop(child.stdout.take());
    let output = child.wait_with_output().expect("wait for mach");
    assert!(
        output.status.success(),
        "broken pipe should be normal: {}",
        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
    );
}

#[test]
fn category_delete_keeps_tasks_uncategorized() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("category-delete");
    assert!(
        mach(dir.path(), &["categories", "add", "Work"])
            .status
            .success()
    );
    let added = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &["--json", "add", "keep me", "--category", "Work"],
    );
    assert!(added.status.success());
    let task: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&added.stdout).expect("task JSON");
    let id = task["id"].as_str().expect("task id");

    assert!(
        mach(dir.path(), &["categories", "delete", "Work"])
            .status
            .success()
    );
    let shown = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "show", id]);
    assert!(shown.status.success(), "category deletion removed the task");
    let task: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&shown.stdout).expect("task JSON");
    assert!(task["category"]["id"].is_null());
    assert!(
        task["category"]["name"].is_null(),
        "machine output must not use a presentation glyph as a null sentinel"
    );
}

#[test]
fn empty_repeatable_subtasks_are_rejected_instead_of_succeeding_silently() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("empty-repeatable-subtask");
    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "add", "parent", "--subtask", "   "]);

    assert!(!output.status.success());
    let error: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(error["kind"], "validation");

    let listed = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "list"]);
    let tasks: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&listed.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(tasks, serde_json::json!([]));
}

#[test]
fn concurrent_cli_adds_do_not_lose_updates() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("cli-concurrency");
    assert!(mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "list"]).status.success());
    let executable = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_mach"));
    let path = dir.path().to_path_buf();
    let workers: Vec<_> = (0..16)
        .map(|index| {
            let executable = executable.clone();
            let path = path.clone();
            std::thread::spawn(move || {
                Command::new(executable)
                    .arg("--dir")
                    .arg(path)
                    .arg("--json")
                    .arg("add")
                    .arg(format!("task-{index}"))
                    .output()
                    .expect("run concurrent add")
            })
        })
        .collect();
    for worker in workers {
        let output = worker.join().expect("worker did not panic");
        assert!(
            output.status.success(),
            "concurrent add failed: stdout={} stderr={}",
            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
        );
        serde_json::from_slice::<serde_json::Value>(&output.stdout)
            .expect("each add emits one JSON document");
    }

    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "list"]);
    assert!(output.status.success());
    let tasks: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).expect("task list JSON");
    assert_eq!(tasks.as_array().expect("task array").len(), 16);
}

#[test]
fn task_category_and_subtask_workflow_keeps_one_json_contract() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("cli-workflow");
    let images = dir.path().join("images");
    std::fs::create_dir(&images).unwrap();
    let source = images.join("foo.png");
    image::RgbaImage::from_pixel(2, 2, image::Rgba([4, 3, 2, 255]))
        .save(&source)
        .unwrap();
    let attachment_id = format!("{:x}", Sha256::digest(std::fs::read(&source).unwrap()));
    let category = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &[
            "--json",
            "categories",
            "add",
            "Work",
            "--description",
            "Projects",
        ],
    );
    assert!(category.status.success());
    let category: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&category.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(category["name"], "Work");

    let added = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &[
            "--json",
            "add",
            "Ship it",
            "--category",
            "Wo",
            "--due",
            "2099-12-31",
            "--time",
            "09:30",
            "--body",
            "note\n[ ] first\n- bullet\n1. numbered\nhttps://example.com\n[image:foo.png]",
            "--subtask",
            "second",
        ],
    );
    assert!(
        added.status.success(),
        "{}",
        String::from_utf8_lossy(&added.stdout)
    );
    let task: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&added.stdout).unwrap();
    let id = task["id"].as_str().unwrap().to_string();
    assert_eq!(task["category"]["name"], "Work");
    assert_eq!(task["due"], "2099-12-31 09:30");
    assert_eq!(task["subtasks_total"], 2);
    assert!(
        task["body"]
            .as_str()
            .unwrap()
            .contains(&format!("[image:{attachment_id}]"))
    );

    let edited = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &[
            "--json",
            "edit",
            &id,
            "--title",
            "Ship safely",
            "--importance",
            "3",
            "--time",
            "10:00",
        ],
    );
    assert!(edited.status.success());
    let task: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&edited.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(task["title"], "Ship safely");
    assert_eq!(task["importance"], 3);
    assert_eq!(task["due"], "2099-12-31 10:00");

    let toggled = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "subtasks", &id, "toggle", "1"]);
    assert!(toggled.status.success());
    let toggled: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&toggled.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(toggled["done"], true);

    let renamed = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &["--json", "subtasks", &id, "edit", "2", "second revised"],
    );
    assert!(renamed.status.success());
    let renamed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&renamed.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(renamed["text"], "second revised");

    assert!(
        mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "categories", "delete", "Work"])
            .status
            .success()
    );
    let shown = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "show", &id]);
    assert!(shown.status.success());
    let shown: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&shown.stdout).unwrap();
    assert!(shown["category"]["id"].is_null());
    assert_eq!(shown["subtasks"][0]["done"], true);
    assert_eq!(shown["subtasks"][1]["text"], "second revised");
}

#[test]
fn trailing_inline_due_is_shared_by_cli_but_mid_title_brackets_are_literal() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("cli-inline-due");
    let added = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "add", "pay rent [2099-01-02]"]);
    assert!(added.status.success());
    let added: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&added.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(added["title"], "pay rent");
    assert_eq!(added["due"], "2099-01-02");

    let literal = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "add", "plan [2099-01-03] launch"]);
    assert!(literal.status.success());
    let literal: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&literal.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(literal["title"], "plan [2099-01-03] launch");
    assert_eq!(literal["due"], "");

    let id = added["id"].as_str().unwrap();
    let edited = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &["--json", "edit", id, "--title", "pay later [2099-02-03]"],
    );
    assert!(edited.status.success());
    let edited: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&edited.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(edited["title"], "pay later");
    assert_eq!(edited["due"], "2099-02-03");
}

#[test]
fn malformed_legacy_store_error_uses_json_channel() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("cli-malformed-legacy");
    std::fs::write(dir.path().join("tasks.json"), "{broken").unwrap();

    let output = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "list"]);
    assert!(!output.status.success());
    assert!(output.stderr.is_empty());
    let error: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(error["ok"], false);
    assert_eq!(error["kind"], "legacy_json");
}

#[test]
fn move_and_purge_expose_manual_order_and_completed_cleanup() {
    let dir = TempDir::new("cli-move-purge");
    assert!(
        mach(dir.path(), &["categories", "add", "Work"])
            .status
            .success()
    );
    assert!(
        mach(dir.path(), &["categories", "add", "Home"])
            .status
            .success()
    );
    let add = |title: &str, category: &str| {
        let output = mach(
            dir.path(),
            &["--json", "add", title, "--category", category],
        );
        assert!(output.status.success());
        serde_json::from_slice::<serde_json::Value>(&output.stdout).unwrap()["id"]
            .as_str()
            .unwrap()
            .to_string()
    };
    let first = add("first", "Work");
    let home = add("home", "Home");
    let second = add("second", "Work");

    let moved = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "move", &second, "--before", &first]);
    assert!(moved.status.success());
    let moved: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&moved.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(moved["relation"], "before");
    let listed = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "list", "--category", "Work"]);
    let listed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&listed.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(listed[0]["title"], "second");
    assert_eq!(listed[1]["title"], "first");

    let cross_category = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "move", &first, "--after", &home]);
    assert!(!cross_category.status.success());
    let error: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&cross_category.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(error["kind"], "validation");

    assert!(mach(dir.path(), &["done", &first]).status.success());
    assert!(mach(dir.path(), &["done", &home]).status.success());
    let missing_interlock = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "purge"]);
    assert_eq!(missing_interlock.status.code(), Some(2));
    let purged = mach(
        dir.path(),
        &["--json", "purge", "--done", "--category", "Work"],
    );
    assert!(purged.status.success());
    let purged: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&purged.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(purged["count"], 1);

    let remaining = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "list"]);
    let remaining: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&remaining.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(remaining.as_array().unwrap().len(), 2);
    assert!(
        remaining
            .as_array()
            .unwrap()
            .iter()
            .any(|task| task["id"] == home)
    );

    let purged = mach(dir.path(), &["--json", "purge", "--done"]);
    assert!(purged.status.success());
    let purged: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&purged.stdout).unwrap();
    assert_eq!(purged["count"], 1);
}