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User Guide

Duke is a personal assistant chatbot that helps a person to keep track of various tasks, optimized for use via a Command Line Interface. If you type fast, Duke can help you manage your tasks faster.

Contents

• Features
  • Add a task
  • List all tasks
  • Mark a task
  • Unmark a task
  • Find a task
  • Delete a task
  • Save data
  • Exit the program
• Command Summary

Features

All command type ignore the case.

Add a task: taskType taskName ...

Add a task based on its task type. Currently supporting types are TODO, EVENT and DEADLINE.

Format:

• TODO: TODO taskName. Example: TODO read book

• EVENT: EVENT eventName /at eventTime. Example: EVENT project meeting /at tomorrow

• DEADLINE: DEADLINE deadlineName /by deadlineTime. Example: DEADLINE play the piano /by June 16

Expected outcome (TODO example):

Got it. I've added this task: 
[T][ ] your task
Now you have x tasks in the list. 

List all tasks: LIST

Show a list of current tasks in the format: [taskType][isDone] task

Format:

LIST

Expected outcome (example):

Here are the tasks in your list:
1. [T][ ] read book
2. [D][ ] return book (by: June 6th)
3. [E][ ] project meeting (at: Aug 6th 2-4pm)
4. [T][X] join sports club

Mark a task: MARK

Mark certain task as done based on its index.

• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list.
• The index must be a positive integer and does not exceed the range as displayed.

Format:

MARK taskIndex

Expected outcome (example):

Nice! I've marked this task as done: 
[T][X] your task

Unmark a task: UNMARK

Unmark certain task as not done based on its index.

• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list.
• The index must be a positive integer and does not exceed the range as displayed.

Format:

UNMARK taskIndex

Expected outcome (example):

OK, I've marked this task as not done yet:
[T][ ] your task

Find a task: FIND

Find tasks containing a given keyword. The system will print all

• The search is case-insensitive. e.g Book will match book
• Only task description is searched.

Format:

FIND keyword

Expected outcome (example):

1. Find results for keyword ``` Here are the matching tasks in your list:
2. [T][ ] your task1
3. [D][ ] your task2 … ```
4. Find no result for keyword

   Here are the matching tasks in your list:
   No result found. Try to change your keyword!
   

Delete a task: DELETE

Delete certain task based on its index.

• The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed task list.
• The index must be a positive integer and does not exceed the range as displayed.

Format:

DELETE taskIndex

Expected outcome (example):

Noted. I've removed this task: 
[T][ ] your task
Now you have x tasks in the list.

Save data: SAVE

Save current data list into local file.

• It will display “Saved successfully” once finished.
• The system will automatically save data once the execution ends. User can also choose to save manually if she/ he wants.

Format:

SAVE

Expected outcome:

Saved successfully!

Exit the program: BYE

Exit the project by typing BYE

Format:

BYE

Expected outcome:

Bye. Hope to see you again soon!

Command Summary

Action	Format
Add DEADLINE task	DEADLINE deadlineName /by deadlineTime
Add EVENT task	EVENT eventName /at eventTime
Add TODO task	TODO taskName
Delete	DELETE taskIndex
Exit	BYE
Find	FIND keyword
List	LIST
Mark	MARK taskIndex
Save	SAVE
Unmark	UNMARK taskIndex