TaskWarrior Community Meeting - Saturday, September 28, 2024

TaskWarrior users and developers meet to discuss use cases, the latest updates and what's next for the open source project. This video is from Saturday, September 28, 2024.
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Meeting Purpose: Discuss recent Task Warrior developments, bug fixes, and future plans for the project.
Key Takeaways
- Two significant bugs were identified and fixed: website link issue for v3.1.0 and a SIG pipe error during task sync
- Performance improvements are ongoing, with a new replica method added to return pending tasks more efficiently
- Community engagement is increasing through Discord polls and contributions from new developers
- Potential future projects include better integration tools and anonymous usage metrics collection
Topics
Recent Bug Fixes
- Website link issue:
- Task Warrior website wasn't updated with v3.1.0 link, causing users to download v3.0.2
- v3.0.2 had a build error with newer Rust versions, leading to multiple bug reports
- Issue resolved by updating website with correct v3.1.0 link
- SIG pipe error during task sync:
- Task Warrior crashed with SIG pipe signal when given wrong URL for sync
- Root cause: Rust's SIG pipe handling not applied in C++ binary with embedded Rust
- Fix: Ignore SIG pipe in Task Warrior, now returning proper HTTP error responses
Performance Improvements
- New replica method added by contributor Skanderavian:
- Returns pending tasks (UUIDs or entire task definitions)
- Uses efficient database join instead of multiple queries
- Significant performance boost, especially for large task sets
- Not yet shipped; requires Task Champion release before Task Warrior integration
Ongoing Development
- Operations and history exposure:
- Progress on exposing task history for 'task info' command
- Will show timestamps for task starts, stops, tag additions, etc.
- v3.2 release plans:
- Will include performance improvements and task history features
- Timeline: Likely within the next 4 weeks
- Sequential process: Task Champion updates, release, then Task Warrior integration
Community Engagement
- Discord polls gaining traction:
- 6-7 polls conducted so far
- Increasing interaction and liveliness in Discord community
- Recent poll showed strong preference for CLI interaction with Task Warrior
- Contributor onboarding:
- Range of "good first issues" available for new contributors
- Opportunities from simple test additions to complex features like Git sync backend
Future Project Ideas
- Integration tools:
- Explore what integrations users currently use or desire
- Potential for new tools built on Task Champion
- Mobile app:
- Recognized need for Android/phone app, but requires specific skills
- Usage metrics collection:
- Anonymous, opt-in data collection to inform development decisions
- Could provide insights on typical usage patterns (e.g., number of tasks, projects, tags)
- Requires careful implementation to ensure user privacy and community approval
Next Steps
- Continue work on performance improvements and task history feature for v3.2 release
- Explore ideas for new Discord polls to maintain community engagement
- Investigate existing integration tools and potential new integrations based on user needs