Aryaman Bansal

[ary-ban]

Larry — your friendly CLI task buddy

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” – David Allen (source)

Larry is a text-based task manager you run in the terminal. It’s quick to use, easy to learn, and boring surprisingly fun. ✨

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What Larry does

• Capture tasks in three flavors: Todo, Deadline, Event

• Organize with simple commands: list, mark, unmark, delete

• Stay in flow with a lightweight, no-mouse workflow

• Exit cleanly with bye

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Why people like it

1. Speed: No windows, no distractions, just type and go.

2. Clarity: Consistent output with [T], [D], [E] type badges.

3. Simplicity: Commands are short, memorable, and forgiving 🙂

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Quick start

Requires a recent JDK (e.g., 17). Run these from the repository root.
New to Markdown? See GitHub’s guide: Mastering Markdown.

# compile
find src/main/java -name "*.java" > sources.txt
javac -d out @sources.txt
run
java -cp out larry.Larry

Try a quick session:

todo read book
deadline return book /by Sunday
event project meeting /from Mon 2pm /to 4pm
list
mark 2
unmark 2
delete 1
bye

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Commands at a glance

• todo <description> — add a todo

• deadline <description> /by <when> — add a deadline

• event <description> /from <start> /to <end> — add an event

• list — show all tasks

• mark <index> / unmark <index> — toggle done state

• delete <index> — remove a task

• bye — quit Larry

Inline example: deadline submit report /by 2025-10-01.

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Demo (UI output)

Got it. I've added this task:
  [T][ ] read book
Now you have 1 task in the list.
Got it. I've added this task:

[D][ ] return book (by: Sunday)
Here are your tasks:

[T][ ] read book
[D][ ] return book (by: Sunday)
[E][ ] project meeting (from: Mon 2pm to: 4pm)

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Sample code (syntax highlighting)

package larry;
public class Larry {

public static void main(String[] args) {

new App().run(); // entrypoint that loops over user input

}

}

The main loop parses a command, updates the in-memory task list, and prints the result.

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For reviewers / contributors

Area	What to look for
Parsing	Clear split of command word vs. arguments
Model	Consistent toString() with [T]/[D]/[E] badges
UX	Helpful messages for malformed inputs

• Focus on command parsing clarity and error messages.

• Confirm index bounds checks (mark 999, delete 0).

• Skim model classes (Task, Todo, Deadline, Event, TaskType) for readability.

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Roadmap (task list)

• Persistence to file

• Command aliasing / shortcuts

• GUI option (JavaFX)

• Checkstyle config & formatting pass 😉

# Larry — your friendly CLI task buddy

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” – David Allen ([source](https://dansilvestre.com/productivity-quotes))

Larry is a text-based task manager you run in the terminal. It’s quick to use, easy to learn, and boring surprisingly fun. ✨

---

What Larry does

• Capture tasks in three flavors: Todo, Deadline, Event
• Organize with simple commands: list, mark, unmark, delete
• Stay in flow with a lightweight, no-mouse workflow
• Exit cleanly with bye

---

Why people like it

1. Speed: No windows, no distractions, just type and go.
2. Clarity: Consistent output with [T], [D], [E] type badges.
3. Simplicity: Commands are short, memorable, and forgiving 🙂

---

Quick start

Requires a recent JDK (e.g., 17). Run these from the repository root.
New to Markdown? See GitHub’s guide: [Mastering Markdown](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/).

# compile
find src/main/java -name "*.java" > sources.txt
javac -d out @sources.txt

# run
java -cp out larry.Larry

Try a quick session:

todo read book
deadline return book /by Sunday
event project meeting /from Mon 2pm /to 4pm
list
mark 2
unmark 2
delete 1
bye

---

Commands at a glance

• todo <description> — add a todo
• deadline <description> /by <when> — add a deadline
• event <description> /from <start> /to <end> — add an event
• list — show all tasks
• mark <index> / unmark <index> — toggle done state
• delete <index> — remove a task
• bye — quit Larry

Inline example: deadline submit report /by 2025-10-01.

---

Demo (UI output)

Got it. I've added this task:
  [T][ ] read book
Now you have 1 task in the list.

Got it. I've added this task:
  [D][ ] return book (by: Sunday)

Here are your tasks:
1. [T][ ] read book
2. [D][ ] return book (by: Sunday)
3. [E][ ] project meeting (from: Mon 2pm to: 4pm)

---

Sample code (syntax highlighting)

package larry;

public class Larry {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new App().run(); // entrypoint that loops over user input
    }
}

The main loop parses a command, updates the in-memory task list, and prints the result.

---

For reviewers / contributors

Area	What to look for
Parsing	Clear split of command word vs. arguments
Model	Consistent toString() with [T]/[D]/[E] badges
UX	Helpful messages for malformed inputs

• Focus on command parsing clarity and error messages.
• Confirm index bounds checks (mark 999, delete 0).
• Skim model classes (Task, Todo, Deadline, Event, TaskType) for readability.

---

Roadmap (task list)

• Persistence to file
• Command aliasing / shortcuts
• GUI option (JavaFX)
• Checkstyle config & formatting pass 😉

[estherkyx]

Overall LGTM! Keep up the good work 💯

[estherkyx]

The strings printed here have leading spaces, was this intentional?

[estherkyx]

Perhaps putting the parsing logic in another class or function would make your code neater 👍

[estherkyx]

I like how you extracted printList as a separate function from the main code, it makes your codebase much neater :)

[estherkyx]

These lines are repeated in "mark" as well, maybe a separate function would make it less repetitive?