todoist-sorter.js

var interval;
var api;
var frequency = (+Meteor.settings.todoistCheckFrequency * 60000) || 300000;

Meteor.startup(function () {
  if (Meteor.settings && Meteor.settings.todoistEmail && Meteor.settings.todoistPassword) {
    console.log("Logging in...")
    try {
      api = new Todoist(Meteor.settings.todoistEmail, Meteor.settings.todoistPassword);
      console.log("Logged in")
    }
    catch (err) {
      console.log("Error");
      console.log(err)
    }
    if (api.user) {
      console.log("Checking for new tasks now and every " + (frequency / 1000 / 60) + " minutes...");
      checkForNewTasks();
      interval = Meteor.setInterval(checkForNewTasks, frequency); // every 5 minutes
    }
    else {
      console.log("WTF? Fix me pls.")
    }
  }
});

main = function (argv) {
  return 'DAEMON';
}

checkForNewTasks = function () {
  api.request('getUncompletedItems', { project_id: api.user.inbox_project }, function (err, res, data) {
    if (err) {
      console.log('Error checking for new tasks:');
      console.log(err);
    }
    else {
      if (! _.isEmpty(data)) {
        console.log("Scanning Todoist inbox for projects to move...")

        var data2;

        _.each(data, function (item, index) {
          var matches;
          var search = /(.*)##([^\s]+)(.*)/;
          if (matches = search.exec(item.content)) {
            // console.log(item);

            console.log("Moving task \"" + item.content + "\"...");

            // Only populate projects if we actually have any tasks to process.
            if (_.isEmpty(data2)) {
              projectsRes = Async.runSync(function (done) {
                api.request('getProjects', {}, function (err2, res2, data2) {
                  if (err2) {
                    console.log("Error getting projects");
                    done(err2);
                  }
                  else {
                    done(null, data2);
                  }
                });
              });

              data2 = projectsRes.result;
            }

            // @todo: Lowercase all names in data2 so the later findWhere calls can match
            // case-insensitively. Store todoistSorterOriginalName with the original case for when
            // we display messages later.

            // What word actually matched?
            projectName = matches[2];
            console.log("Project name: " + projectName)

            // OK great, now try to find a project with this name.
            var project = _.findWhere(data2, { name: projectName });

            if (_.isEmpty(project)) {
              // See if we have a partial match with exactly one project.
              var projectNames = _.pluck(data2, 'name');
              var matchingProjects = _.filter(projectNames, function (value) {
                return _s.include(value, projectName);
              });

              console.log('Might mean: ');
              console.log(matchingProjects);

              if (! _.isEmpty(matchingProjects)) {
                if (matchingProjects.length == 1) {
                  project = _.findWhere(data2, { name: _.first(matchingProjects) });
                }
                else {
                  console.log('Using closest match...');
                  // Compile array of Levenshtein distances
                  var matchDistances = [];
                  _.each(matchingProjects, function (match) {
                    matchDistances.push({ name: match, distance: _.levenshtein(projectName, match), length: match.length });
                  });

                  // console.log(matchDistances);

                  // Use the name from the object having the lowest Levenshtein distance.
                  var sortedMatches = _.sortBy(matchDistances, 'distance');
                  // console.log(sortedMatches);
                  var firstMatch = _.first(sortedMatches);
                  // console.log(firstMatch);

                  // Are there other elements with the same distance?
                  var contenders = _.where(sortedMatches, { distance: firstMatch.distance });

                  if (contenders.length == 1) {
                    project = _.findWhere(data2, { name: firstMatch.name });
                  }
                  else {
                    console.log("Still multiple matches, going with the one sorted higher in Todoist...")
                    // If we have multiple matches, go with the shorter name.
                    // If they are the same length, _.min() will return the first one.
                    // We'll sort by project name length to make sure.
                    var shortest = _.min(_.sortBy(contenders, 'length'), function (contender) {
                      return contender.length;
                    });

                    project = _.findWhere(data2, { name: shortest.name });
                  }

                  // Partial matching ain't easy.
                }
              }
            }

            if (project) {
              var projectId = project.id;

              console.log("Matched project name: " + project.name);
              // console.log("Project ID: " + projectId)

              // Finally, move the item to this project. Then we are done.
              var projectMapping = {};
              projectMapping[item.project_id] = [item.id.toString()];
              api.request('moveItems', { project_items: JSON.stringify(projectMapping), to_project: projectId.toString() }, function (err3, res3, data3) {
                if (err3) {
                  console.log("Problem moving task");
                  console.log(err3);
                }
                else {
                  console.log('Task "' + item.content + '" moved to project "' + project.name + '"');

                  api.request('updateItem', { id: item.id, content: (matches[1] + matches[3]).trim() }, function (err4, res4, data4) {
                    if (err4) {
                      console.log("Couldn't fix task name");
                      console.log(err4);
                    }
                    else {
                      // Silence.
                    }
                  });
                }
              });
            }
            else {
              console.log("No matching project for " + matches[2])
            }
          }
        });

        console.log("Done checking tasks.");
      }
      else {
        console.log("No data");
      }
    }
  });
}