feat: add created date to task

docs/getting-started/dates.md

@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ starts before tomorrow
 ```
 ````
 
+## ➕ Created
+
+It can happen that you want to log, when task was created.
+Obsidian tasks can automatically add created date for tasks created via 'Create or edit task', when settings 'Set created date on every added task' is enabled.
+
+Created dates use a heavy plus emoji.
+
+```markdown
+- [ ] take out the trash ➕ 2021-04-09
+```
+
+Filtering currently is not implemented for created field.
+
 ## Finding mistakes in dates
 
 Tasks does not automatically report any problem tasks that have invalid dates, such as on the 32nd day of a month. These task will silently not be found by date-based searches.

docs/queries/layout.md

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ The following elements exist:
 - `backlink`
 - `urgency`
 - `priority`
+- `created date`
 - `start date`
 - `scheduled date`
 - `due date`

docs/quick-reference/index.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ This table summarizes the filters and other options available inside a `tasks` b
 | `done (before, after, on) <date>`<br>`has done date`<br>`no  done date`<br>`done date is invalid`                                                                                                   | `sort by done`                              | `group by done`        | `hide done date`       |
 | `status.name (includes, does not include) <string>`<br>`status.name (regex matches, regex does not match) /regex/i`                                                                                 | `sort by status.name`                       | `group by status.name` |                        |
 | `status.type (is, is not) (TODO, DONE, IN_PROGRESS, CANCELLED, NON_TASK)`                                                                                                                           | `sort by status.type`                       | `group by status.type` |                        |
+| *not implemented yet*                            | *not implemented yet*       |  *not implemented yet*     | `hide created date`
 | `starts (before, after, on) <date>`<br>`has start date`<br>`no  start date`<br>`start date is invalid`                                                                                              | `sort by start`                             | `group by start`       | `hide start date`      |
 | `scheduled (before, after, on) <date>`<br>`has scheduled date`<br>`no  scheduled date`<br>`scheduled date is invalid`                                                                               | `sort by scheduled`                         | `group by scheduled`   | `hide scheduled date`  |
 | `due (before, after, on) <date>`<br>`has due date`<br>`no  due date`<br>`due date is invalid`                                                                                                       | `sort by due`                               | `group by due`         | `hide due date`        |

src/Commands/CreateOrEditTaskParser.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Priority, Task, TaskRegularExpressions } from '../Task';
 import { DateFallback } from '../DateFallback';
 import { StatusRegistry } from '../StatusRegistry';
 import { TaskLocation } from '../TaskLocation';
+import { getSettings } from '../Config/Settings';
 
 /**
  * Read any markdown line and treat it as a task, for the purposes of
@@ -30,12 +31,19 @@ export const taskFromLine = ({ line, path }: { line: string; path: string }): Ta
         return task;
     }
 
+    const { setCreatedDate } = getSettings();
+    let createdDate: moment.Moment | null = null;
+    if (setCreatedDate) {
+        createdDate = window.moment();
+    }
+
     // If we are not on a line of a task, we take what we have.
     // The non-task line can still be a checklist, for example if it is lacking the global filter.
     const nonTaskMatch = line.match(TaskRegularExpressions.nonTaskRegex);
     if (nonTaskMatch === null) {
         // Should never happen; everything in the regex is optional.
         console.error('Tasks: Cannot create task on line:', line);
+
         return new Task({
             status: Status.TODO,
             description: '',
@@ -44,6 +52,7 @@ export const taskFromLine = ({ line, path }: { line: string; path: string }): Ta
             indentation: '',
             listMarker: '-',
             priority: Priority.None,
+            createdDate,
             startDate: null,
             scheduledDate: null,
             dueDate: null,
@@ -79,6 +88,7 @@ export const taskFromLine = ({ line, path }: { line: string; path: string }): Ta
         listMarker,
         blockLink,
         priority: Priority.None,
+        createdDate,
         startDate: null,
         scheduledDate: null,
         dueDate: null,

src/Config/Settings.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type HeadingState = {
 export interface Settings {
     globalFilter: string;
     removeGlobalFilter: boolean;
+    setCreatedDate: boolean;
     setDoneDate: boolean;
     autoSuggestInEditor: boolean;
     autoSuggestMinMatch: number;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export interface Settings {
 const defaultSettings: Settings = {
     globalFilter: '',
     removeGlobalFilter: false,
+    setCreatedDate: false,
     setDoneDate: true,
     autoSuggestInEditor: true,
     autoSuggestMinMatch: 0,

src/Config/SettingsTab.ts

@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         containerEl.createEl('h4', { text: 'Date Settings' });
         // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+        new Setting(containerEl)
+            .setName('Set created date on every added task')
+            .setDesc(
+                "Enabling this will add a timestamp ➕ YYYY-MM-DD before other date values in a task is created with 'Create or edit task'",
+            )
+            .addToggle((toggle) => {
+                const settings = getSettings();
+                toggle.setValue(settings.setCreatedDate).onChange(async (value) => {
+                    updateSettings({ setCreatedDate: value });
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                });
+            });
+
         new Setting(containerEl)
             .setName('Set done date on every completed task')
             .setDesc('Enabling this will add a timestamp ✅ YYYY-MM-DD at the end when a task is toggled to done')

src/Query/Query.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class Query implements IQuery {
         /^group by (backlink|done|due|filename|folder|happens|heading|path|priority|recurrence|recurring|root|scheduled|start|status|tags)/;
 
     private readonly hideOptionsRegexp =
-        /^(hide|show) (task count|backlink|priority|start date|scheduled date|done date|due date|recurrence rule|edit button|urgency)/;
+        /^(hide|show) (task count|backlink|priority|created date|start date|scheduled date|done date|due date|recurrence rule|edit button|urgency)/;
     private readonly shortModeRegexp = /^short/;
     private readonly explainQueryRegexp = /^explain/;
 
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ export class Query implements IQuery {
                 case 'priority':
                     this._layoutOptions.hidePriority = hide;
                     break;
+                case 'created date':
+                    this._layoutOptions.hideCreatedDate = hide;
+                    break;
                 case 'start date':
                     this._layoutOptions.hideStartDate = hide;
                     break;

src/Task.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const prioritySymbols = {
 
 export const recurrenceSymbol = '🔁';
 export const startDateSymbol = '🛫';
+export const createdDateSymbol = '➕';
 export const scheduledDateSymbol = '⏳';
 export const dueDateSymbol = '📅';
 export const doneDateSymbol = '✅';
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export class TaskRegularExpressions {
     // removed from the end until none are left.
     public static readonly priorityRegex = /([⏫🔼🔽])$/u;
     public static readonly startDateRegex = /🛫 *(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})$/u;
+    public static readonly createdDateRegex = /➕ *(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})$/u;
     public static readonly scheduledDateRegex = /[⏳⌛] *(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})$/u;
     public static readonly dueDateRegex = /[📅📆🗓] *(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})$/u;
     public static readonly doneDateRegex = /✅ *(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})$/u;
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ export class Task {
 
     public readonly priority: Priority;
 
+    public readonly createdDate: Moment | null;
     public readonly startDate: Moment | null;
     public readonly scheduledDate: Moment | null;
     public readonly dueDate: Moment | null;
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ export class Task {
         indentation,
         listMarker,
         priority,
+        createdDate,
         startDate,
         scheduledDate,
         dueDate,
@@ -170,6 +174,7 @@ export class Task {
         indentation: string;
         listMarker: string;
         priority: Priority;
+        createdDate: moment.Moment | null;
         startDate: moment.Moment | null;
         scheduledDate: moment.Moment | null;
         dueDate: moment.Moment | null;
@@ -190,6 +195,7 @@ export class Task {
 
         this.priority = priority;
 
+        this.createdDate = createdDate;
         this.startDate = startDate;
         this.scheduledDate = scheduledDate;
         this.dueDate = dueDate;
@@ -264,6 +270,7 @@ export class Task {
         let scheduledDateIsInferred = false;
         let dueDate: Moment | null = null;
         let doneDate: Moment | null = null;
+        let createdDate: Moment | null = null;
         let recurrenceRule: string = '';
         let recurrence: Recurrence | null = null;
         let tags: any = [];
@@ -323,6 +330,13 @@ export class Task {
                 matched = true;
             }
 
+            const createdDateMatch = description.match(TaskRegularExpressions.createdDateRegex);
+            if (createdDateMatch !== null) {
+                createdDate = window.moment(createdDateMatch[1], TaskRegularExpressions.dateFormat);
+                description = description.replace(TaskRegularExpressions.createdDateRegex, '').trim();
+                matched = true;
+            }
+
             const recurrenceMatch = description.match(TaskRegularExpressions.recurrenceRegex);
             if (recurrenceMatch !== null) {
                 // Save the recurrence rule, but *do not parse it yet*.
@@ -385,6 +399,7 @@ export class Task {
             listMarker,
             taskLocation: taskLocation,
             priority,
+            createdDate,
             startDate,
             scheduledDate,
             dueDate,
@@ -444,6 +459,11 @@ export class Task {
                 return layout.options.shortMode
                     ? ' ' + startDateSymbol
                     : ` ${startDateSymbol} ${this.startDate.format(TaskRegularExpressions.dateFormat)}`;
+            case 'createdDate':
+                if (!this.createdDate) return '';
+                return layout.options.shortMode
+                    ? ' ' + createdDateSymbol
+                    : ` ${createdDateSymbol} ${this.createdDate.format(TaskRegularExpressions.dateFormat)}`;
             case 'scheduledDate':
                 if (!this.scheduledDate || this.scheduledDateIsInferred) return '';
                 return layout.options.shortMode
@@ -522,6 +542,11 @@ export class Task {
         const newTasks: Task[] = [];
 
         if (nextOccurrence !== null) {
+            const { setCreatedDate } = getSettings();
+            let createdDate: moment.Moment | null = null;
+            if (setCreatedDate) {
+                createdDate = window.moment();
+            }
             const nextStatus = StatusRegistry.getInstance().getNextStatusOrCreate(newStatus);
             const nextTask = new Task({
                 ...this,
@@ -530,6 +555,8 @@ export class Task {
                 // New occurrences cannot have the same block link.
                 // And random block links don't help.
                 blockLink: '',
+                // add new createdDate on reccuring tasks
+                createdDate,
             });
             newTasks.push(nextTask);
         }
@@ -679,7 +706,7 @@ export class Task {
         }
 
         // Compare Date fields
-        args = ['startDate', 'scheduledDate', 'dueDate', 'doneDate'];
+        args = ['createdDate', 'startDate', 'scheduledDate', 'dueDate', 'doneDate'];
         for (const el of args) {
             const date1 = this[el] as Moment | null;
             const date2 = other[el] as Moment | null;

src/TaskLayout.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export class LayoutOptions {
     hideTaskCount: boolean = false;
     hideBacklinks: boolean = false;
     hidePriority: boolean = false;
+    hideCreatedDate: boolean = false;
     hideStartDate: boolean = false;
     hideScheduledDate: boolean = false;
     hideDoneDate: boolean = false;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export type TaskLayoutComponent =
     | 'description'
     | 'priority'
     | 'recurrenceRule'
+    | 'createdDate'
     | 'startDate'
     | 'scheduledDate'
     | 'dueDate'
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ export class TaskLayout {
         'description',
         'priority',
         'recurrenceRule',
+        'createdDate',
         'startDate',
         'scheduledDate',
         'dueDate',
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ export class TaskLayout {
         let newComponents = this.layoutComponents;
         newComponents = removeIf(newComponents, layoutOptions.hidePriority, 'priority');
         newComponents = removeIf(newComponents, layoutOptions.hideRecurrenceRule, 'recurrenceRule');
+        newComponents = removeIf(newComponents, layoutOptions.hideCreatedDate, 'createdDate');
         newComponents = removeIf(newComponents, layoutOptions.hideStartDate, 'startDate');
         newComponents = removeIf(newComponents, layoutOptions.hideScheduledDate, 'scheduledDate');
         newComponents = removeIf(newComponents, layoutOptions.hideDueDate, 'dueDate');

src/TaskLineRenderer.ts

@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ function addTooltip({
             recurrenceDiv.setText(`${taskModule.recurrenceSymbol} ${task.recurrence.toText()}`);
         }
 
+        if (task.createdDate) {
+            const createdDateDiv = tooltip.createDiv();
+            createdDateDiv.setText(
+                toTooltipDate({
+                    signifier: taskModule.createdDateSymbol,
+                    date: task.createdDate,
+                }),
+            );
+        }
+
         if (task.startDate) {
             const startDateDiv = tooltip.createDiv();
             startDateDiv.setText(

tests/Query.test.ts

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ describe('Query parsing', () => {
             '# Comment lines are ignored',
             'explain',
             'hide backlink',
+            'hide created date',
             'hide done date',
             'hide due date',
             'hide edit button',
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ describe('Query parsing', () => {
             'show priority',
             'show recurrence rule',
             'show scheduled date',
+            'show created date',
             'show start date',
             'show task count',
             'show urgency',
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ describe('Query', () => {
                     tags: [],
                     originalMarkdown: '',
                     scheduledDateIsInferred: false,
+                    createdDate: null,
                 }),
                 new Task({
                     status: Status.TODO,
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@ describe('Query', () => {
                     tags: [],
                     originalMarkdown: '',
                     scheduledDateIsInferred: false,
+                    createdDate: null,
                 }),
             ];
             const input = 'path includes ab/c d';