Module utils 

Utility functions for CLI handlers

Helper functions for reading stdin, formatting status badges, and printing task contexts.

Functions

get_status_badge

Get a status badge icon for task status (arrow style, used in ie status)

merge_metadata

Merge new metadata into existing metadata JSON string. Null values in new_meta mean “delete this key”.

parse_metadata

Parse metadata key=value strings into a JSON object. “key=value” sets a key, “key=” deletes a key.

parse_status_keywords

Check if query is a status keyword combination (todo, doing, done). Returns Some(statuses) if all words are valid status keywords, None otherwise.

parse_task_id_query

Check if query is a #ID format (e.g., "#123", "#1"). Returns Some(id) if it is a task ID query, None otherwise.

print_events_summary

Print events summary (recent events with count)

print_task_context

Print task context in a human-friendly tree format

print_task_summary

Print a concise task summary

print_task_tree

Print tasks in a hierarchical tree format

read_stdin

Read from stdin with proper encoding handling (especially for Windows PowerShell)

status_icon

Get a status icon for task status (bullet style, used in tree/list views)