fix(task): pass a list specified via quick add magic down to all subtasks created via indention

Resolves vikunja/frontend#2771

src/components/tasks/add-task.vue

@@ -98,14 +98,20 @@ async function addTask() {
 	// by quick add magic.
 	const createdTasks: { [key: ITask['title']]: ITask } = {}
 	const tasksToCreate = parseSubtasksViaIndention(newTaskTitle.value)
-	const newTasks = tasksToCreate.map(async ({title}) => {
+	const newTasks = tasksToCreate.map(async ({title, list}) => {
 		if (title === '') {
 			return
 		}
+		
+		// If the task has a list specified, make sure to use it
+		let listId = null
+		if (list !== null) {
+			listId = await taskStore.findListId({list, listId: 0})
+		}
 
 		const task = await taskStore.createNewTask({
 			title,
-			listId: authStore.settings.defaultListId,
+			listId: listId || authStore.settings.defaultListId,
 			position: props.defaultPosition,
 		})
 		createdTasks[title] = task

src/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention.test.ts

@@ -106,4 +106,15 @@ task two`)
 		expect(tasks).to.have.length(1)
 		expect(tasks[0].parent).toBeNull()
 	})
+	it('Should add the list of the parent task as list for all sub tasks', () => {
+		const tasks = parseSubtasksViaIndention(
+`parent task +list
+  sub task 1
+  sub task 2`)
+		
+		expect(tasks).to.have.length(3)
+		expect(tasks[0].list).to.eq('list')
+		expect(tasks[1].list).to.eq('list')
+		expect(tasks[2].list).to.eq('list')
+	})
 })

src/helpers/parseSubtasksViaIndention.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import {getListFromPrefix} from '@/modules/parseTaskText'
+
 export interface TaskWithParent {
 	title: string,
 	parent: string | null,
+	list: string | null,
 }
 
 function cleanupTitle(title: string) {
@@ -20,8 +23,11 @@ export function parseSubtasksViaIndention(taskTitles: string): TaskWithParent[]
 		const task: TaskWithParent = {
 			title: cleanupTitle(title),
 			parent: null,
+			list: null,
 		}
 
+		task.list = getListFromPrefix(task.title)
+
 		if (index === 0) {
 			return task
 		}
@@ -41,6 +47,10 @@ export function parseSubtasksViaIndention(taskTitles: string): TaskWithParent[]
 			} while (parentSpaces >= matchedSpaces)
 			task.title = cleanupTitle(title.replace(spaceRegex, ''))
 			task.parent = task.parent.replace(spaceRegex, '')
+			if (task.list === null) {
+				// This allows to specify a list once for the parent task and inherit it to all subtasks
+				task.list = getListFromPrefix(task.parent)
+			}
 		}
 
 		return task

src/modules/parseTaskText.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {parseDate} from '../helpers/time/parseDate'
 import {PRIORITIES} from '@/constants/priorities'
 import {REPEAT_TYPES, type IRepeatAfter, type IRepeatType} from '@/types/IRepeatAfter'
+import {getQuickAddMagicMode} from '@/helpers/quickAddMagicMode'
 
 const VIKUNJA_PREFIXES: Prefixes = {
 	label: '*',
@@ -74,8 +75,7 @@ export const parseTaskText = (text: string, prefixesMode: PrefixMode = PrefixMod
 	result.labels = getItemsFromPrefix(text, prefixes.label)
 	result.text = cleanupItemText(result.text, result.labels, prefixes.label)
 
-	const lists: string[] = getItemsFromPrefix(result.text, prefixes.list)
-	result.list = lists.length > 0 ? lists[0] : null
+	result.list = getListFromPrefix(result.text, prefixes.list)
 	result.text = result.list !== null ? cleanupItemText(result.text, [result.list], prefixes.list) : result.text
 
 	result.priority = getPriority(result.text, prefixes.priority)
@@ -130,6 +130,18 @@ const getItemsFromPrefix = (text: string, prefix: string): string[] => {
 	return Array.from(new Set(items))
 }
 
+export const getListFromPrefix = (text: string, listPrefix: string | null = null): string | null => {
+	if (listPrefix === null) {
+		const prefixes = PREFIXES[getQuickAddMagicMode()]
+		if (prefixes === undefined) {
+			return null
+		}
+		listPrefix = prefixes.list
+	}
+	const lists: string[] = getItemsFromPrefix(text, listPrefix)
+	return lists.length > 0 ? lists[0] : null
+}
+
 const getPriority = (text: string, prefix: string): number | null => {
 	const ps = getItemsFromPrefix(text, prefix)
 	if (ps.length === 0) {

src/stores/tasks.ts

@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ export const useTaskStore = defineStore('task', () => {
 		addLabelsToTask,
 		createNewTask,
 		setCoverImage,
+		findListId,
 	}
 })