Function ResolveTaskOrProject

internal/app/resolve.go:138–169

ResolveTaskOrProject resolves a ref that could be either a task or project. Supports optional task/ or project/ prefix. Without prefix, tries both. Errors if the ref matches in both tables.

(db *sql.DB, ref string, includeArchived bool)

// Supports optional task/ or project/ prefix. Without prefix, tries both.
// Errors if the ref matches in both tables.
func ResolveTaskOrProject(db *sql.DB, ref string, includeArchived bool) (kind string, slug string, err error) {
	if strings.HasPrefix(ref, "task/") {
		t, err := ResolveTask(db, strings.TrimPrefix(ref, "task/"), includeArchived)
		if err != nil {
			return "", "", err
		}
		return "task", t.Slug, nil
	}
	if strings.HasPrefix(ref, "project/") {
		p, err := ResolveProject(db, strings.TrimPrefix(ref, "project/"), includeArchived)
		if err != nil {
			return "", "", err
		}
		return "project", p.Slug, nil
	}

	t, tErr := ResolveTask(db, ref, includeArchived)
	p, pErr := ResolveProject(db, ref, includeArchived)

	switch {
	case tErr == nil && pErr == nil:
		return "", "", fmt.Errorf(
			"ambiguous ref %q: matches task %q and project %q; use 'task/%s' or 'project/%s'",
			ref, t.Slug, p.Slug, ref, ref)
	case tErr == nil:
		return "task", t.Slug, nil
	case pErr == nil:
		return "project", p.Slug, nil
	default:
		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("no task or project matching %q", ref)
	}
}