Execute commands on multiple items marked with 'm'

1. 'm' can be reconfigured to any other key (action: 'mark').
2. Using 'mark' on already marked todo item will unmark it.
3. 'esc' key will clear whole selection.
4. Command will be executed on **all** marked items in **all** columns.

topydo.conf

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ x = cmd do {}
 pp = postpone
 ps = postpone_s
 pr = pri
+m = mark
 0 = first_column
 $ = last_column
 h = prev_column

topydo/lib/Config.py

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class _Config:
                 'e': 'cmd edit {}',
                 'u': 'cmd revert',
                 'x': 'cmd do {}',
+                'm': 'mark',
                 'pp': 'postpone',
                 'ps': 'postpone_s',
                 'pr': 'pri',

topydo/ui/Main.py

@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ class UIApplication(CLIApplicationBase):
         self.todofile = TodoFile.TodoFile(config().todotxt())
         self.todolist = TodoList.TodoList(self.todofile.read())
 
+        self.pending_todos = []
+
         self.columns = urwid.Columns([], dividechars=0, min_width=COLUMN_WIDTH)
         self.commandline = CommandLineWidget('topydo> ')
         self.keystate_widget = KeystateWidget()
@@ -169,6 +171,9 @@ class UIApplication(CLIApplicationBase):
         """
         Executes a command, given as a string.
         """
+        if '{}' in p_command:
+            todos = ' '.join(self.pending_todos)
+            p_command = p_command.format(todos)
         p_output = p_output or self._output
         p_command = shlex.split(p_command)
         (subcommand, args) = get_subcommand(p_command)
@@ -187,6 +192,8 @@ class UIApplication(CLIApplicationBase):
             if command.execute() != False:
                 self._post_execute()
 
+            self._clear_pending_todos()
+
         except TypeError:
             # TODO: show error message
             pass
@@ -277,6 +284,7 @@ class UIApplication(CLIApplicationBase):
     def _handle_input(self, p_input):
         dispatch = {
             ':': self._focus_commandline,
+            'esc': self._clear_pending_todos,
         }
 
         try:
@@ -334,6 +342,9 @@ class UIApplication(CLIApplicationBase):
         urwid.connect_signal(todolist, 'remove_pending_action', self._remove_alarm)
         urwid.connect_signal(todolist, 'column_action', self._column_action_handler)
         urwid.connect_signal(todolist, 'show_keystate', self._print_keystate)
+        urwid.connect_signal(todolist, 'append_pending_todos', self._pending_todos_handler)
+        urwid.connect_signal(todolist, 'check_pending_todos', self._is_pending)
+        urwid.connect_signal(todolist, 'clear_pending_todos', self._clear_pending_todos)
 
         options = self.columns.options(
             width_type='given',
@@ -450,6 +461,25 @@ class UIApplication(CLIApplicationBase):
 
         return sz
 
+    def _clear_pending_todos(self, p_refresh=True):
+        self.pending_todos = []
+        if p_refresh:
+            self._update_all_columns()
+
+    def _is_pending(self):
+        if len(self.pending_todos) > 0:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def _pending_todos_handler(self, p_todo_id):
+        if p_todo_id not in self.pending_todos:
+            self.pending_todos.append(p_todo_id)
+            return True
+        else:
+            self.pending_todos.remove(p_todo_id)
+            return False
+
     def run(self):
         layout = columns()
         if len(layout) > 0:

topydo/ui/TodoListWidget.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import urwid
 
-from topydo.ui.TodoWidget import TodoWidget
+from topydo.ui.TodoWidget import TodoWidget, markup
 from topydo.lib.Utils import translate_key_to_config
 
 
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ class TodoListWidget(urwid.LineBox):
                                                'remove_pending_action',
                                                'column_action',
                                                'show_keystate',
+                                               'append_pending_todos',
+                                               'check_pending_todos',
+                                               'clear_pending_todos',
                                                ])
 
     @property
@@ -199,6 +202,17 @@ class TodoListWidget(urwid.LineBox):
     def selectable(self):
         return True
 
+    def _append_pending_todos(self):
+        try:
+            todo = self.listbox.focus.todo
+            todo_id = str(self.view.todolist.number(todo))
+            result = urwid.emit_signal(self, 'append_pending_todos', todo_id)
+            attr_spec = {None: markup(todo, result)}
+            self.listbox.focus.widget.set_attr_map(attr_spec)
+        except AttributeError:
+            # No todo item selected
+            pass
+
     def _execute_on_selected(self, p_cmd_str, p_execute_signal):
         """
         Executes command specified by p_cmd_str on selected todo item.
@@ -213,7 +227,13 @@ class TodoListWidget(urwid.LineBox):
             todo = self.listbox.focus.todo
             todo_id = str(self.view.todolist.number(todo))
 
-            urwid.emit_signal(self, p_execute_signal, p_cmd_str.format(todo_id))
+            result = urwid.emit_signal(self, 'check_pending_todos')
+            if result:
+                cmd = p_cmd_str
+            else:
+                cmd = p_cmd_str.format(todo_id)
+
+            urwid.emit_signal(self, p_execute_signal, cmd)
 
             # force screen redraw after editing
             if p_cmd_str.startswith('edit'):
@@ -250,8 +270,8 @@ class TodoListWidget(urwid.LineBox):
         Currently supported actions are: 'up', 'down', 'home', 'end',
         'first_column', 'last_column', 'prev_column', 'next_column',
         'append_column', 'insert_column', 'edit_column', 'delete_column',
-        'copy_column', swap_right', 'swap_left', 'postpone', 'postpone_s' and
-        'pri'.
+        'copy_column', swap_right', 'swap_left', 'postpone', 'postpone_s', 'pri'
+        and 'mark'.
         """
         column_actions = ['first_column',
                           'last_column',
@@ -278,6 +298,8 @@ class TodoListWidget(urwid.LineBox):
             pass
         elif p_action_str == 'pri':
             pass
+        elif p_action_str == 'mark':
+            self._append_pending_todos()
 
     def _add_pending_action(self, p_action, p_size):
         """

topydo/ui/TodoWidget.py

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ def _to_urwid_color(p_color):
     else:
         return 'h{}'.format(p_color.color)
 
-def _markup(p_todo, p_focus):
+
+def markup(p_todo, p_focus):
     """
     Returns an attribute spec for the colors that correspond to the given todo
     item.
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ class TodoWidget(urwid.WidgetWrap):
 
         self.widget = urwid.AttrMap(
             self.columns,
-            _markup(p_todo, False), # no focus
-            _markup(p_todo, True) # focus
+            markup(p_todo, False),  # no focus
+            markup(p_todo, True)  # focus
         )
 
         super().__init__(self.widget)