Feature Request: Exclude subtasks

[harmtemolder]

If a parent todo is already in the list, I would like the option to exclude all of its subtasks. So only include top-level todos from my notes.

[harmtemolder]

Right now todos are found by a regex on a file’s contents (at TodoParser.ts#L5):

const pattern = /(-|\*) \[(\s|x)?\]\s(.*)/g;

Let me think:

1. Todos without any leading spaces may always be added, because they don’t have a parent. That’s not so difficult:

   const pattern = /^([-*]) \[([ x])\] (.*)$/gm;
   

2. Todos with leading spaces may only be added if none of their ancestors is a todo. Is such logic even possible with regex?

[artk42]

Right now todos are found by a regex on a file’s contents (at TodoParser.ts#L5):

const pattern = /(-|\*) \[(\s|x)?\]\s(.*)/g;

Let me think:

1. Todos without any leading spaces may always be added, because they don’t have a parent. That’s not so difficult:

   const pattern = /^([-*]) \[([ x])\] (.*)$/gm;
   

2. Todos with leading spaces may only be added if none of their ancestors is a todo. Is such logic even possible with regex?

Have you succeeded with this self-modification attempt?

To plugin author: that might be great to put that regex into settings, with some community updated templates provided.

My first concern after start was that as if i do checkbox, that's not always a myown todo. So i would really be happy to split syntax of MD checkboxes with todo with some additional symbol.

Moreover, such an additional symbols might turn out a great shortcuts for tags, e.g.:

• [ ]+0 = #today
• [ ]+x = #someday
• [ ]+N = scheduled + N calendar days etc

[harmtemolder]

Have you succeeded with this self-modification attempt?

I have, to some extent: #19. Not sure if @larslockefeer is active here, but I’d love to help the plugin with this and other pull requests. Maybe I’ll just fork and improve there instead...

[larslockefeer]

Hey! I'm a bit occupied at the moment with some personal matters (moving etc.). I'm wrapping that up in the coming month, after which I plan to get back to all activity here. Have ideas for fixes for most of the issue reports and had a cursory look at the PRs but need to do some in-depth reviewing etc. before I can merge.

Does it work for you if I get back to this in July? Thanks 🙇

[harmtemolder]

Does it work for you if I get back to this in July?

Sure, no worries