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User Guide

Duke bot is an individual project done for CS2103T Software Engineering module.

Duke Bot is an interactive chat-bot that helps users to keep track of their tasks.

Main types of tasks that can be recorded are:

1. Todos (no deadline/ timing stated)
2. Deadlines (e.g. by 10th September 2020 08:00AM)
3. Events (e.g. at 18th September 2020 08:00AM)
4. Fixed Duration Tasks (e.g. 2 hours)

With reference to the screenshot:

• User: SpongeBob
• Bot: Patrick

Features

The current features available are:

Feature	Purpose
todo <task name>	adds a todo task
deadline <task name> /by <deadline>	adds a deadline task
event <task name> /at <event time>	adds an event task
fixed <task name> /for <duration>	adds a fixed-duration task
list	shows the current tasks in the list
done <task number>	marks a specific task as done
delete <task number>	removes a specific task
find <keyword>	shows a task that contains a given keyword
bye	terminates the bot

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Feature Details

1. todo

This command adds a todo task into the list.

Usage

todo <task name>

A todo task with the given task name will be added. The number of tasks will be updated, and indicated as a summary.

Example of usage:

todo read book

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task:

[T][✘] read book

Now you have 1 task in the list.

2. deadline

This command adds a deadline task into the list

Usage

deadline <task name> /by <deadline>

A deadline task with the given task name and deadline will be added.

/by acts as an indicator for deadline task. Hence, users need to include the keyword by for the bot to detect that it is a deadline task.

The number of tasks will be updated, and indicated as a summary.

Example of usage:

deadline finish project task /by 18/10/2020 23:59

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task:

[D][✘] finish project task (by: 18-Oct-2020 11:59PM)

Now you have 2 tasks in the list.

3. event

This command adds an event task into the list

Usage

event <task name> /at <event time>

An event task with the given task name and event time will be added.

/at acts as an indicator for event task. Hence, users need to include the keyword at for the bot to detect that it is an event task.

The number of tasks will be updated, and indicated as a summary.

Example of usage:

event attend meeting /at 18/10/2020 20:00

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task:

[E][✘] attend meeting (at: 18-Oct-2020 08:00PM)

Now you have 3 tasks in the list.

4. fixed

This command adds a fixed duration task into the list

Usage

fixed <task name> /for <duration>

A fixed duration task with the given task name and duration will be added.

/for acts as an indicator for fixed duration task. Hence, users need to include the keyword for for the bot to detect that it is a fixed duration task.

The number of tasks will be updated, and indicated as a summary.

Example of usage:

fixed do homework /for 2 hours

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task:

[F][✘] do homework (needs: 2 hours)

Now you have 4 tasks in the list.

5. list

This command shows the tasks in the tasklist.

Usage

list

Example of usage:

list

Expected outcome:

Here are the tasks in your list:
1.[T][✘] read book
2.[D][✘] finish project task (by: 18-Oct-2020 11:59PM)
3.[E][✘] attend meeting (at: 18-Oct-2020 08:00PM)
4.[F][✘] do homework (needs: 2 hours)

Now you have 4 tasks in the list.

6. done

This command marks a particular task as done.

Usage

done <task number>

The task with a particular task number will be marked as done.

The icon of the task will change from ✘ to ✓.

Example of usage:

done 1

Expected outcome:

Nice! I've marked this task as done:
[T][✓] read book

7. delete

This command deletes a particular task.

Usage

delete <task number>

The task with a particular task number will be deleted.

Example of usage:

delete 1

Expected outcome:

Noted. I've removed this task:
[T][✓] read book

8. find

This command finds tasks in the tasklist that contains a particular keyword.

Usage

find <keyword>

Example of usage:

find do

Expected outcome:

Here are the matching tasks in your list:
1.[F][✘] do homework (needs: 2 hours)
2.[D][✘] do project task (by: 18-Oct-2020 11:59PM)

9. bye

This command terminates the bot.

Usage

bye

Example of usage:

bye

Expected outcome:

System exits