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1#!/bin/bash
2#
3# Generate a TODO with a unique hash and priority level to allow tracking.
4#
5# Usage: ./gen_todo.sh 2 "Implement this."
6#
7# Output: TODO(P2-a07e5416): Implement this.
8
9# Quit if any command produces an error.
10set -e
11
12# Check the positional arguments, assign defaults or prompt the user.
13if [ $# -lt 2 ];
14then
15  read -p "Priority (ex: 0, 1, 2 or 3):"
16  if [ -z $REPLY ]
17  then
18    PRIORITY="?"
19  else
20    PRIORITY=$REPLY
21  fi
22
23  read -p "Description (ex: 'Implement this.'):"
24  TODO_TEXT=$REPLY
25else
26  PRIORITY=$1
27  TODO_TEXT=$2
28fi
29
30# Build the TODO string.
31TIME=`date +%s.%N`
32SHASUM=`echo $TIME | shasum`
33TODO_ID=${SHASUM:0:6}
34TODO_STR="TODO(P$PRIORITY-$TODO_ID): $TODO_TEXT"
35echo $TODO_STR
36