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WannaBeSkynet User Guide

Introduction

🤖 WannaBeSkynet - Get your tasks efficiently managed by a (wannabe) sentient AI bot.

“Your data is safe with me, I definitely won’t use it at all.” - WannaBeSkynet

Tired of the mortal struggle of remembering tasks? WannaBeSkynet is here to offload your memory onto silicon. This bot is a task manager that will help you keep track of your to-dos with a dash of humorously offensive charm.

Get started in 3 simple steps

1. Download the jar: Click here to download WannaBeSkynet.
2. Launch: Execute the jar file to awaken the bot. java -jar bot.jar
   • You need to have Java installed on your machine to run the bot.
   • The bot will create a data folder in the same directory as the jar file to store your tasks.
3. Happy Tasking: Start adding tasks and managing them with the bot.

Features

Bot commands are case-insensitive, so don’t worry about getting the capitalization right. Along with this, the bot supports friendly syntax, that is, shorthand commands - so you can type l instead of list and m instead of mark.

You can also work across multiple Operating Systems, as the bot is designed to be cross-platform compatible. The only requirement is that you have Java installed on your machine.

Besides that, this bot is designed to be user-friendly It will respond to your commands with a touch of personality.

Here’s a list of commands you can use to interact with the bot:

1. Adding Tasks of multiple types

This bot supports three types of tasks: To-Do, Deadline, and Event.

To-Do Task

• Use: todo <task_name> or t <task_name>
• Example: todo buy groceries

Deadline Task

• Use: deadline or d <task_name> /by <time>
• Example: d Steal moon by July 20 2029 20:00
• Note: The time must be in the format MMM dd yyyy HH:mm (e.g. Jul 20 2029 20:00)

Event Task

• Use: event or e <event_name> /from <time1> /to <time2>
• Example: e attend meetings /from Aug 13 2029 10:00 /to Aug 13 2029 23:00
• Note: The time must be in the format MMM dd yyyy HH:mm (e.g. Aug 13 2029 10:00)

2. Viewing and searching Tasks

Listing all Tasks

To view the grand list of your tasks:

• Use: list or l
• This would include all your tasks, marked or unmarked.

Find Tasks

To search for tasks containing a specific keyword:

• Use: find or f <keyword>
• Example: f something
• This is case-insensitive.

3. Managing Tasks

Mark Task as Done

• Use: mark or m <task_number>
• Example: m 1

Unmark Task as Done

• Use: unmark or um <task_number>
• Example: um 5

Delete Task

• Use: delete or del <task_number>
• Example: del 3

4. Exiting the Program

• Use: exit, quit, or q
• Example: quit

5. Forgot a command?

Type help or h for a quick and short overview of the commands. Alternatively, visit this guide again for a refresher.

What it looks like

Here’s a screenshot of the UI:

Hope you have fun!