Export tasks from Things to PlainTasks TODO file

things2todo.rb

# -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-

require 'rubygems'
require 'appscript'

OPEN_TASK_BULLET = "☐" # Valid: - ❍ ❑ ■ □ ☐ ▪ ▫ – — ≡ → ›
CLOSE_TASK_BULLET = "✔" # Valid: + ✓ ☑

things = Appscript.app('Things')

def write_todo todo
  name = todo.name.get
  notes = todo.notes.get
  status = todo.status.get.to_s
  out =  "  "
  out += status == 'open' ? OPEN_TASK_BULLET : CLOSE_TASK_BULLET
  out += ' '
  out += name
  if notes.size > 0
    out += " - "
    out += notes.gsub("\n", " / ").gsub('  ', ' ').gsub(/\[url=([^\[]+)\]([^\[]+)\[\/url\]/){|match| $1 }
  end
  case status
  when 'completed'
    out += " @done (#{todo.completion_date.get.strftime('%y-%m-%d %H:%M')})"
  when 'canceled'
    out += " @canceled (#{todo.cancellation_date.get.strftime('%y-%m-%d %H:%M')})"
  when 'open'
  else
    out += " @#{status}"
  end
  puts out
end

puts "Inbox:"
things.lists[0].to_dos.get.each do |todo|
  write_todo todo
end

puts "\nSomeday:"
things.lists[5].to_dos.get.each do |todo|
  write_todo todo if todo.areas.get.to_s == 'missing_value' && todo.projects.get.to_s == 'missing_value'
end

things.projects.get.each do |project|
  puts "\n" + project.name.get + ":"
  project.to_dos.get.each do |todo|
    write_todo todo
  end
end 

things.areas.get.each do |area|
  puts "\n" + area.name.get + ":"
  area.to_dos.get.each do |todo|
    write_todo todo
  end
end