User Guide

Wonka is a desktop app created with the sole purpose of task management, optimized for use via a Command Line Interface (CLI) while still having the benefits of a Graphical User Interface (GUI). If you can type fast, Wonka can increase your task management efficiency by at least 40%!

Quick Start

1. Ensure you have Java 11 or above installed in your Computer.
2. Download the latest Wonka.jar from here.
3. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for your Wonka.
4. Double-click the file to start the app. The GUI similar to the image below should appear in a few seconds. Note how the app contains some sample data.

Features and Usage

Notes about the command format:

• Words in UPPPER_CASE are the parameters to be supplied by the user.
  e.g. in todo DESCRIPTION, DESCRIPTION is a parameter which can be used as todo task.

Adding a task to be done: todo

Adds a task to be done.
Format: todo DESCRIPTION

• DESCRIPTION should be a basic description of the task, and can be in any format desired by the user.

Examples:

• todo Test adds a task with description Test.
• todo 12345 adds a task with a description 12345.

Adding a task with a deadline: deadline

Adds a task with a deadline.
Format: deadline DESCRIPTION /by DEADLINE

• DEADLINE should be specified as date, followed by time in 24h format.
  i.e. YYYY-MM-dd hhmm

Examples:

• deadline Create Wonka /by 2022-02-18 2359 adds a task into the task list with description Create Wonka and deadline 18 Feb 2022 11:59PM.
• deadline Submit Assignment /by 2022-02-20 2359 adds a task into the task list with description Submit Assignment and deadline 20 Feb 2022 11:59PM.

Adding an event: event

Adds an event with a given time.
Format: event DESCRIPTION /at TIME

• TIME can be represented in any format desired by the user.
  e.g. /at whenever you feel like it :P

Examples:

• event Attend a meeting /at 12PM this Sunday adds an event into the task list with description Attend a meeting and time 12PM this Sunday.
• event Feed Wonka /at up to you~~~ adds an event into the task list with description Feed Wonka and time up to you ~~~.

Adding a task that requires a certain fixed duration: fixed

Adds a task that requires a fixed duration. Format: fixed DESCRIPTION /needs DURATION

• DURATION can be represented in any format desired by the user.
  e.g. /needs approximately 10 hours? not sure.

Examples:

• fixed Study /needs 2 hours adds a task into the task list with description Study and duration needs 2 hours.
• fixed Shower /needs approximately 20 hours? I think so.. adds a task into the list with description Shower and duration needs approximately 20 hours? I think so...

Listing all tasks: list

Shows a list of all tasks added.
Format: list

Marking a task as done: mark

Marks a task as done.
Format: mark INDEX

• Marks the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list.
• The index must be a positive integer e.g. 1, 2, 3, …

Example:

• mark 10 Marks the 10th task as done.
• mark 1 Marks the 1st task as done.

Unmarking a task that was marked as done: unmark

Unmarks a task that was marked as done.

• Unmarks the task at the specified INDEX. The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list.
• The index must be a positive integer e.g. 1, 2, 3, …

Example:

• unmark 2 Unmarks the 2nd task.
• unmark 5 Unmarks the 5th task.

Locating a task by name: find

Finds tasks whose name contain any of the given keywords. Format: find KEYWORD

• The search is case-sensitive. e.g. book will not match Book
• Only the name is searched.
• Partial words will be matched. e.g. Boo will match Book
• Tasks with names matching will be returned as a list.

Examples:

• find Study returns Study and Study for test.
• find Feed returns Feed Wonka.

Deleting a task: delete

Deletes the specified task from the task list. Format: delete INDEX

• Deletes the task at the specified INDEX
• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list.
• The index must be a positive integer e.g. 1, 2, 3, …

Examples:

• list followed by delete 7 deletes the 7th task on the list.

Exiting the program: bye

Exits the program. Format: bye

Saving the data

Wonka automatically creates a folder in your hard disk on first launch, and automatically saves data to a save file in the folder after any command that changes the data.

There is no need to save manually.