elijah · November 17, 2010 19:28 · Oct 1, 2009 · Oct 1, 2009
diff --git a/sync_things.rb b/sync_things.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
+#
+# Biggest problem with this is that it checks everything.  Needs
+# to be adjusted to only check N days and/or N tasks on Basecamp.
+#
+# Also has a problem in that Completed always wins.  If you have a
+# task marked at completed, then mark it as open again on just one
+# side, it'll mark the other as completed if you run the sync again.
+#
+# All that said, it provides a basic, very rudimentary sync.
+#
+# TODO:
+#  - Check Logbook for items if they don't exist in their current
+#    current location in Things.
+#  - Control how many items to actually check for syncing purposes
+#  - Use local cache to determine what syncing has happened in the
+#    past and try to be smart about future syncs.
+
 require 'basecamp' # you need to d/l the basecamp.rb file from Basecamp
 require 'appscript' # gem install rb-appscript
 require 'yaml'
 
-conf = YAML.load(File.open("~/.sync_things.yaml"))
+conf = YAML.load(File.open(ENV['HOME'] + "/.sync_things.yaml"))
 Basecamp.establish_connection!(conf['url'], conf['username'], conf['password'], true)
 
 bucket_names = {

diff --git a/sync_things.rb b/sync_things.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require 'basecamp' # you need to d/l the basecamp.rb file from Basecamp
+require 'appscript' # gem install rb-appscript
+require 'yaml'
+
+conf = YAML.load(File.open("~/.sync_things.yaml"))
+Basecamp.establish_connection!(conf['url'], conf['username'], conf['password'], true)
+
+bucket_names = {
+    :inbox => 1,
+    :today => 2,
+    :next => 3,
+    :someday => 5,
+}
+
+basecamp_bucket = {}
+on_basecamp = {}
+
+
+lists = Basecamp::TodoList.all(3786988)
+lists.each do |list|
+  name = list.name.downcase.to_sym
+  basecamp_bucket[name] = {} if basecamp_bucket[name].nil?
+  on_basecamp[name] = [] if on_basecamp[name].nil?
+  list.todo_items.each do |item|
+    begin
+      if item.responsible_party_id == conf['current_user']
+        on_basecamp[name] << item.content
+        basecamp_bucket[name][item.content] = item
+      end
+    rescue
+      # I know, I know...
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+things = Appscript.app('Things')
+bucket_names.each do |name,key|
+  things.lists[key].to_dos.get.each do |to_do|
+    idx = on_basecamp[name].index(to_do.name.get) unless on_basecamp[name].nil? # not sure why, but this is sometimes nil
+    if !idx.nil?
+      puts "attempting to sync [#{to_do.name.get}]"
+
+      # check to see if its been completed on Basecamp
+      if basecamp_bucket[name][to_do.name.get].completed
+        puts " - marking local as completed"
+        to_do.status.set(:completed)
+      else if to_do.status.get == :completed
+        puts " - marking remote as completed"
+        basecamp_bucket[name][to_do.name.get].complete!
+      end end
+
+      on_basecamp[name].delete(to_do.name.get)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# now start adding from basecamp to things
+on_basecamp.each do |bucket_name, entries|
+  entries.each do |entry|
+    puts "adding new entry [#{entry}]"
+    things.lists[bucket_names[bucket_name]].make(
+      :new => :to_do,
+      :with_properties => {
+        :name => entry
+      }
+    )
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/~/.sync_things.yaml b/~/.sync_things.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+url: yoursubdomain.basecamphq.com
+username: your_username
+password: your_password
+current_user: your_current_user_id (pull it out of your edit URL)