Add annotations with timew track

[tjaartvdwalt]

I record my time using the timew track command, and I use annotations for recording descriptions.

Currently, I run a command similar to this:

timew track interval tags && timew annotate @1 annotation

This can be error prone. If I am backdating an interval, I need to look up its id, in order to add an annotation to it.

It would be nice to have a command line switch, maybe -a or --annotate, so that I could write the command above as:

timew track -a annotation interval tags

[lauft]

Good idea, but something like

timew track <range> <tag>... :annotation:"This is an annotation"

would be more "Timewarrior/Taskwarrior style".

[sruffell]

This is somewhat related to #327 in that timewarrior would like to add a new hint, and 'hopefully' nobody is using 'annotation' as a current tag (maybe related to #348)

Along the same lines, would it be useful to allow :tag:"today" to force a tag that might otherwise be interpreted as part of a date specification?

[lauft]

In #68 there is another proposal for adding annotations along with other commands. Here, the annotation is separated by --:

timew track 08:00 - 09:00 JABBERWOCKY -- 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
timew continue @X 09:00 - 10:00 -- Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
timew start 10:00  JABBERWOCKY -- He took his vorpal sword in hand
timew stop 12:00 JABBERWOCKY -- And as in uffish thought he stood

With #365, I guess there is some consolidation to do... 🤔

[sruffell]

I find myself increasingly wanting this feature.

I like having the annotation separated by --, but I also think having an :annotation hint is very consistent with the rest of timewarrior.

I think I'll implement :annotation to start, and there would be nothing to prevent the annotation from being added with -- at a later date?

Anyone see any issues with this?

[beuerle]

any update on that?

[sruffell]

any update on that?

:/ Sorry, no updates. I haven't made the time to work on this. If you're looking to pick it up, feel free. You won't step on my toes.