Function buildTaskEditChanges

src/modals/taskEditChanges.ts:86–208

(input: TaskEditChangeInput)

}

export function buildTaskEditChanges(input: TaskEditChangeInput): TaskEditChangeResult {
	const changes: Partial<TaskInfo> = {};

	if (input.title.trim() !== input.task.title) {
		changes.title = input.title.trim();
	}

	if (input.dueDate !== (input.task.due || "")) {
		changes.due = input.dueDate || undefined;
	}

	if (input.scheduledDate !== (input.task.scheduled || "")) {
		changes.scheduled = input.scheduledDate || undefined;
	}

	if (input.priority !== input.task.priority) {
		changes.priority = input.priority;
	}

	if (input.status !== input.task.status) {
		changes.status = input.status;
	}

	const newContexts = input.contexts
		.split(",")
		.map((context) => context.trim())
		.filter((context) => context.length > 0);
	const oldContexts = input.task.contexts || [];

	if (JSON.stringify(newContexts.sort()) !== JSON.stringify(oldContexts.sort())) {
		changes.contexts = newContexts.length > 0 ? newContexts : undefined;
	}

	const newProjects = splitListPreservingLinksAndQuotes(input.projects);
	const oldProjects = input.task.projects || [];
	const normalizedNewProjects = normalizeProjectList(newProjects).sort();
	const normalizedOldProjects = normalizeProjectList(oldProjects).sort();

	if (
		JSON.stringify(normalizedNewProjects) !== JSON.stringify(normalizedOldProjects)
	) {
		changes.projects = newProjects.length > 0 ? newProjects : [];
	}

	const tagsUnchanged = sanitizeTags(input.tags) === sanitizeTags(input.initialTags);
	let newTags = input.tags
		.split(",")
		.map((tag) => tag.trim())
		.filter((tag) => tag.length > 0);

	if (input.taskIdentificationMethod === "tag" && input.taskTag) {
		newTags = appendMissingTaskIdentificationTags(
			newTags,
			input.task.tags || [],
			input.taskTag,
			input.hideIdentifyingTagsMode
		);
	}