backends: Move TaskWarriorException into backends

[etc/taskwarrior.git] / tasklib / task.py

diff --git a/tasklib/task.py b/tasklib/task.py
index 4dab52804502ca076961f15f8ec1d37dd38c70c8..4f10b9dc358f21c2cb9d671f3bae5706aceb57a2 100644 (file)
--- a/tasklib/task.py
+++ b/tasklib/task.py
@@ -4,33 +4,84 @@ import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import os
 import json
 import logging
 import os

+import pytz

 import six
 import sys
 import six
 import sys

-import subprocess
+import tzlocal
+
+from backends import TaskWarrior, TaskWarriorException

 
 DATE_FORMAT = '%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ'
 
 DATE_FORMAT = '%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ'

+DATE_FORMAT_CALC = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'

 REPR_OUTPUT_SIZE = 10
 PENDING = 'pending'
 COMPLETED = 'completed'
 
 REPR_OUTPUT_SIZE = 10
 PENDING = 'pending'
 COMPLETED = 'completed'
 

-VERSION_2_1_0 = six.u('2.1.0')
-VERSION_2_2_0 = six.u('2.2.0')
-VERSION_2_3_0 = six.u('2.3.0')
-VERSION_2_4_0 = six.u('2.4.0')
-

 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

+local_zone = tzlocal.get_localzone()
+
+
+class ReadOnlyDictView(object):
+    """
+    Provides simplified read-only view upon dict object.
+    """

 
 

+    def __init__(self, viewed_dict):
+        self.viewed_dict = viewed_dict

 
 

-class TaskWarriorException(Exception):
-    pass
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        return copy.deepcopy(self.viewed_dict.__getitem__(key))
+
+    def __contains__(self, k):
+        return self.viewed_dict.__contains__(k)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        for value in self.viewed_dict:
+            yield copy.deepcopy(value)
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.viewed_dict)
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return copy.deepcopy(self.viewed_dict.get(key, default))
+
+    def items(self):
+        return [copy.deepcopy(v) for v in self.viewed_dict.items()]
+
+    def values(self):
+        return [copy.deepcopy(v) for v in self.viewed_dict.values()]

 
 
 class SerializingObject(object):
     """
     Common ancestor for TaskResource & TaskFilter, since they both
     need to serialize arguments.
 
 
 class SerializingObject(object):
     """
     Common ancestor for TaskResource & TaskFilter, since they both
     need to serialize arguments.

+
+    Serializing method should hold the following contract:
+      - any empty value (meaning removal of the attribute)
+        is deserialized into a empty string
+      - None denotes a empty value for any attribute
+
+    Deserializing method should hold the following contract:
+      - None denotes a empty value for any attribute (however,
+        this is here as a safeguard, TaskWarrior currently does
+        not export empty-valued attributes) if the attribute
+        is not iterable (e.g. list or set), in which case
+        a empty iterable should be used.
+
+    Normalizing methods should hold the following contract:
+      - They are used to validate and normalize the user input.
+        Any attribute value that comes from the user (during Task
+        initialization, assignign values to Task attributes, or
+        filtering by user-provided values of attributes) is first
+        validated and normalized using the normalize_{key} method.
+      - If validation or normalization fails, normalizer is expected
+        to raise ValueError.

     """
 
     """
 

+    def __init__(self, warrior):
+        self.warrior = warrior
+

     def _deserialize(self, key, value):
         hydrate_func = getattr(self, 'deserialize_{0}'.format(key),
                                lambda x: x if x != '' else None)
     def _deserialize(self, key, value):
         hydrate_func = getattr(self, 'deserialize_{0}'.format(key),
                                lambda x: x if x != '' else None)


@@ -41,15 +92,40 @@ class SerializingObject(object):
                                  lambda x: x if x is not None else '')
         return dehydrate_func(value)
 
                                  lambda x: x if x is not None else '')
         return dehydrate_func(value)
 

+    def _normalize(self, key, value):
+        """
+        Use normalize_<key> methods to normalize user input. Any user
+        input will be normalized at the moment it is used as filter,
+        or entered as a value of Task attribute.
+        """
+
+        # None value should not be converted by normalizer
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+
+        normalize_func = getattr(self, 'normalize_{0}'.format(key),
+                                 lambda x: x)
+
+        return normalize_func(value)
+

     def timestamp_serializer(self, date):
         if not date:
     def timestamp_serializer(self, date):
         if not date:

-            return None
+            return ''
+
+        # Any serialized timestamp should be localized, we need to
+        # convert to UTC before converting to string (DATE_FORMAT uses UTC)
+        date = date.astimezone(pytz.utc)
+

         return date.strftime(DATE_FORMAT)
 
     def timestamp_deserializer(self, date_str):
         if not date_str:
             return None
         return date.strftime(DATE_FORMAT)
 
     def timestamp_deserializer(self, date_str):
         if not date_str:
             return None

-        return datetime.datetime.strptime(date_str, DATE_FORMAT)
+
+        # Return timestamp localized in the local zone
+        naive_timestamp = datetime.datetime.strptime(date_str, DATE_FORMAT)
+        localized_timestamp = pytz.utc.localize(naive_timestamp)
+        return localized_timestamp.astimezone(local_zone)

 
     def serialize_entry(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def serialize_entry(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)


@@ -57,36 +133,81 @@ class SerializingObject(object):
     def deserialize_entry(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_entry(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 

+    def normalize_entry(self, value):
+        return self.datetime_normalizer(value)
+

     def serialize_modified(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_modified(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 
     def serialize_modified(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_modified(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 

+    def normalize_modified(self, value):
+        return self.datetime_normalizer(value)
+
+    def serialize_start(self, value):
+        return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
+
+    def deserialize_start(self, value):
+        return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
+
+    def normalize_start(self, value):
+        return self.datetime_normalizer(value)
+
+    def serialize_end(self, value):
+        return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
+
+    def deserialize_end(self, value):
+        return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
+
+    def normalize_end(self, value):
+        return self.datetime_normalizer(value)
+

     def serialize_due(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_due(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 
     def serialize_due(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_due(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 

+    def normalize_due(self, value):
+        return self.datetime_normalizer(value)
+

     def serialize_scheduled(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_scheduled(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 
     def serialize_scheduled(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_scheduled(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 

+    def normalize_scheduled(self, value):
+        return self.datetime_normalizer(value)
+

     def serialize_until(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_until(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 
     def serialize_until(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_until(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 

+    def normalize_until(self, value):
+        return self.datetime_normalizer(value)
+

     def serialize_wait(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_wait(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 
     def serialize_wait(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_serializer(value)
 
     def deserialize_wait(self, value):
         return self.timestamp_deserializer(value)
 

+    def normalize_wait(self, value):
+        return self.datetime_normalizer(value)
+
+    def serialize_annotations(self, value):
+        value = value if value is not None else []
+
+        # This may seem weird, but it's correct, we want to export
+        # a list of dicts as serialized value
+        serialized_annotations = [json.loads(annotation.export_data())
+                                  for annotation in value]
+        return serialized_annotations if serialized_annotations else ''
+

     def deserialize_annotations(self, data):
         return [TaskAnnotation(self, d) for d in data] if data else []
 
     def deserialize_annotations(self, data):
         return [TaskAnnotation(self, d) for d in data] if data else []
 


@@ -98,15 +219,69 @@ class SerializingObject(object):
             return tags.split(',') if tags else []
         return tags or []
 
             return tags.split(',') if tags else []
         return tags or []
 

-    def serialize_depends(self, cur_dependencies):
+    def serialize_depends(self, value):

         # Return the list of uuids
         # Return the list of uuids

-        return ','.join(task['uuid'] for task in cur_dependencies)
+        value = value if value is not None else set()
+        return ','.join(task['uuid'] for task in value)

 
     def deserialize_depends(self, raw_uuids):
 
     def deserialize_depends(self, raw_uuids):

-        raw_uuids = raw_uuids or ''  # Convert None to empty string
-        uuids = raw_uuids.split(',')
+        raw_uuids = raw_uuids or []  # Convert None to empty list
+
+        # TW 2.4.4 encodes list of dependencies as a single string
+        if type(raw_uuids) is not list:
+            uuids = raw_uuids.split(',')
+        # TW 2.4.5 and later exports them as a list, no conversion needed
+        else:
+            uuids = raw_uuids
+

         return set(self.warrior.tasks.get(uuid=uuid) for uuid in uuids if uuid)
 
         return set(self.warrior.tasks.get(uuid=uuid) for uuid in uuids if uuid)
 

+    def datetime_normalizer(self, value):
+        """
+        Normalizes date/datetime value (considered to come from user input)
+        to localized datetime value. Following conversions happen:
+
+        naive date -> localized datetime with the same date, and time=midnight
+        naive datetime -> localized datetime with the same value
+        localized datetime -> localized datetime (no conversion)
+        """
+
+        if (isinstance(value, datetime.date)
+            and not isinstance(value, datetime.datetime)):
+            # Convert to local midnight
+            value_full = datetime.datetime.combine(value, datetime.time.min)
+            localized = local_zone.localize(value_full)
+        elif isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
+            if value.tzinfo is None:
+                # Convert to localized datetime object
+                localized = local_zone.localize(value)
+            else:
+                # If the value is already localized, there is no need to change
+                # time zone at this point. Also None is a valid value too.
+                localized = value
+        elif (isinstance(value, six.string_types)
+                and self.warrior.version >= VERSION_2_4_0):
+            # For strings, use 'task calc' to evaluate the string to datetime
+            # available since TW 2.4.0
+            args = value.split()
+            result = self.warrior.execute_command(['calc'] + args)
+            naive = datetime.datetime.strptime(result[0], DATE_FORMAT_CALC)
+            localized = local_zone.localize(naive)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Provided value could not be converted to "
+                             "datetime, its type is not supported: {}"
+                             .format(type(value)))
+
+        return localized
+
+    def normalize_uuid(self, value):
+        # Enforce sane UUID
+        if not isinstance(value, six.string_types) or value == '':
+            raise ValueError("UUID must be a valid non-empty string, "
+                             "not: {}".format(value))
+
+        return value
+

 
 class TaskResource(SerializingObject):
     read_only_fields = []
 
 class TaskResource(SerializingObject):
     read_only_fields = []


@@ -118,7 +293,7 @@ class TaskResource(SerializingObject):
         # are not propagated.
         self._original_data = copy.deepcopy(self._data)
 
         # are not propagated.
         self._original_data = copy.deepcopy(self._data)
 

-    def _update_data(self, data, update_original=False):
+    def _update_data(self, data, update_original=False, remove_missing=False):

         """
         Low level update of the internal _data dict. Data which are coming as
         updates should already be serialized. If update_original is True, the
         """
         Low level update of the internal _data dict. Data which are coming as
         updates should already be serialized. If update_original is True, the


@@ -127,6 +302,11 @@ class TaskResource(SerializingObject):
         self._data.update(dict((key, self._deserialize(key, value))
                                for key, value in data.items()))
 
         self._data.update(dict((key, self._deserialize(key, value))
                                for key, value in data.items()))
 

+        # In certain situations, we want to treat missing keys as removals
+        if remove_missing:
+            for key in set(self._data.keys()) - set(data.keys()):
+                self._data[key] = None
+

         if update_original:
             self._original_data = copy.deepcopy(self._data)
 
         if update_original:
             self._original_data = copy.deepcopy(self._data)
 


@@ -148,6 +328,9 @@ class TaskResource(SerializingObject):
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         if key in self.read_only_fields:
             raise RuntimeError('Field \'%s\' is read-only' % key)
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         if key in self.read_only_fields:
             raise RuntimeError('Field \'%s\' is read-only' % key)

+
+        # Normalize the user input before saving it
+        value = self._normalize(key, value)

         self._data[key] = value
 
     def __str__(self):
         self._data[key] = value
 
     def __str__(self):


@@ -159,13 +342,48 @@ class TaskResource(SerializingObject):
     def __repr__(self):
         return str(self)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return str(self)
 

+    def export_data(self):
+        """
+        Exports current data contained in the Task as JSON
+        """
+
+        # We need to remove spaces for TW-1504, use custom separators
+        data_tuples = ((key, self._serialize(key, value))
+                       for key, value in six.iteritems(self._data))
+
+        # Empty string denotes empty serialized value, we do not want
+        # to pass that to TaskWarrior.
+        data_tuples = filter(lambda t: t[1] is not '', data_tuples)
+        data = dict(data_tuples)
+        return json.dumps(data, separators=(',',':'))
+
+    @property
+    def _modified_fields(self):
+        writable_fields = set(self._data.keys()) - set(self.read_only_fields)
+        for key in writable_fields:
+            new_value = self._data.get(key)
+            old_value = self._original_data.get(key)
+
+            # Make sure not to mark data removal as modified field if the
+            # field originally had some empty value
+            if key in self._data and not new_value and not old_value:
+                continue
+
+            if new_value != old_value:
+                yield key
+
+    @property
+    def modified(self):
+        return bool(list(self._modified_fields))
+

 
 class TaskAnnotation(TaskResource):
     read_only_fields = ['entry', 'description']
 
 
 class TaskAnnotation(TaskResource):
     read_only_fields = ['entry', 'description']
 

-    def __init__(self, task, data={}):
+    def __init__(self, task, data=None):

         self.task = task
         self.task = task

-        self._load_data(data)
+        self._load_data(data or dict())
+        super(TaskAnnotation, self).__init__(task.warrior)

 
     def remove(self):
         self.task.remove_annotation(self)
 
     def remove(self):
         self.task.remove_annotation(self)


@@ -199,6 +417,18 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         """
         pass
 
         """
         pass
 

+    class ActiveTask(Exception):
+        """
+        Raised when the operation cannot be performed on the active task.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    class InactiveTask(Exception):
+        """
+        Raised when the operation cannot be performed on an inactive task.
+        """
+        pass
+

     class NotSaved(Exception):
         """
         Raised when the operation cannot be performed on the task, because
     class NotSaved(Exception):
         """
         Raised when the operation cannot be performed on the task, because


@@ -207,7 +437,7 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         pass
 
     @classmethod
         pass
 
     @classmethod

-    def from_input(cls, modify=False):
+    def from_input(cls, input_file=sys.stdin, modify=None, warrior=None):

         """
         Creates a Task object, directly from the stdin, by reading one line.
         If modify=True, two lines are used, first line interpreted as the
         """
         Creates a Task object, directly from the stdin, by reading one line.
         If modify=True, two lines are used, first line interpreted as the


@@ -218,23 +448,36 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         Object created by this method should not be saved, deleted
         or refreshed, as t could create a infinite loop. For this
         reason, TaskWarrior instance is set to None.
         Object created by this method should not be saved, deleted
         or refreshed, as t could create a infinite loop. For this
         reason, TaskWarrior instance is set to None.

+
+        Input_file argument can be used to specify the input file,
+        but defaults to sys.stdin.

         """
 
         """
 

+        # Detect the hook type if not given directly
+        name = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+        modify = name.startswith('on-modify') if modify is None else modify
+
+        # Create the TaskWarrior instance if none passed
+        if warrior is None:
+            hook_parent_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
+            warrior = TaskWarrior(data_location=hook_parent_dir)
+

         # TaskWarrior instance is set to None
         # TaskWarrior instance is set to None

-        task = cls(None)
+        task = cls(warrior)

 
         # Load the data from the input
 
         # Load the data from the input

-        task._load_data(json.loads(sys.stdin.readline().strip()))
+        task._load_data(json.loads(input_file.readline().strip()))

 
         # If this is a on-modify event, we are provided with additional
         # line of input, which provides updated data
         if modify:
 
         # If this is a on-modify event, we are provided with additional
         # line of input, which provides updated data
         if modify:

-            task._update_data(json.loads(sys.stdin.readline().strip()))
+            task._update_data(json.loads(input_file.readline().strip()),
+                              remove_missing=True)

 
         return task
 
     def __init__(self, warrior, **kwargs):
 
         return task
 
     def __init__(self, warrior, **kwargs):

-        self.warrior = warrior
+        super(Task, self).__init__(warrior)

 
         # Check that user is not able to set read-only value in __init__
         for key in kwargs.keys():
 
         # Check that user is not able to set read-only value in __init__
         for key in kwargs.keys():


@@ -246,8 +489,12 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         # __init__ methods, that would be confusing
 
         # Rather unfortunate syntax due to python2.6 comaptiblity
         # __init__ methods, that would be confusing
 
         # Rather unfortunate syntax due to python2.6 comaptiblity

-        self._load_data(dict((key, self._serialize(key, value))
-                        for (key, value) in six.iteritems(kwargs)))
+        self._data = dict((key, self._normalize(key, value))
+                          for (key, value) in six.iteritems(kwargs))
+        self._original_data = copy.deepcopy(self._data)
+
+        # Provide read only access to the original data
+        self.original = ReadOnlyDictView(self._original_data)

 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self['description']
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self['description']


@@ -269,17 +516,6 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
             # If the tasks are not saved, return hash of instance id
             return id(self).__hash__()
 
             # If the tasks are not saved, return hash of instance id
             return id(self).__hash__()
 

-    @property
-    def _modified_fields(self):
-        writable_fields = set(self._data.keys()) - set(self.read_only_fields)
-        for key in writable_fields:
-            if self._data.get(key) != self._original_data.get(key):
-                yield key
-
-    @property
-    def _is_modified(self):
-        return bool(list(self._modified_fields))
-

     @property
     def completed(self):
         return self['status'] == six.text_type('completed')
     @property
     def completed(self):
         return self['status'] == six.text_type('completed')


@@ -296,13 +532,17 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
     def pending(self):
         return self['status'] == six.text_type('pending')
 
     def pending(self):
         return self['status'] == six.text_type('pending')
 

+    @property
+    def active(self):
+        return self['start'] is not None
+

     @property
     def saved(self):
         return self['uuid'] is not None or self['id'] is not None
 
     def serialize_depends(self, cur_dependencies):
         # Check that all the tasks are saved
     @property
     def saved(self):
         return self['uuid'] is not None or self['id'] is not None
 
     def serialize_depends(self, cur_dependencies):
         # Check that all the tasks are saved

-        for task in cur_dependencies:
+        for task in (cur_dependencies or set()):

             if not task.saved:
                 raise Task.NotSaved('Task \'%s\' needs to be saved before '
                                     'it can be set as dependency.' % task)
             if not task.saved:
                 raise Task.NotSaved('Task \'%s\' needs to be saved before '
                                     'it can be set as dependency.' % task)


@@ -334,7 +574,7 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         if self.warrior.version < VERSION_2_4_0:
             return self._data['description']
         else:
         if self.warrior.version < VERSION_2_4_0:
             return self._data['description']
         else:

-            return "description:'{0}'".format(self._data['description'] or '')
+            return six.u("description:'{0}'").format(self._data['description'] or '')

 
     def delete(self):
         if not self.saved:
 
     def delete(self):
         if not self.saved:


@@ -349,8 +589,41 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         self.warrior.execute_command([self['uuid'], 'delete'])
 
         # Refresh the status again, so that we have updated info stored
         self.warrior.execute_command([self['uuid'], 'delete'])
 
         # Refresh the status again, so that we have updated info stored

+        self.refresh(only_fields=['status', 'start', 'end'])
+
+    def start(self):
+        if not self.saved:
+            raise Task.NotSaved("Task needs to be saved before it can be started")
+
+        # Refresh, and raise exception if task is already completed/deleted
+        self.refresh(only_fields=['status'])
+
+        if self.completed:
+            raise Task.CompletedTask("Cannot start a completed task")
+        elif self.deleted:
+            raise Task.DeletedTask("Deleted task cannot be started")
+        elif self.active:
+            raise Task.ActiveTask("Task is already active")
+
+        self.warrior.execute_command([self['uuid'], 'start'])
+
+        # Refresh the status again, so that we have updated info stored
+        self.refresh(only_fields=['status', 'start'])
+
+    def stop(self):
+        if not self.saved:
+            raise Task.NotSaved("Task needs to be saved before it can be stopped")
+
+        # Refresh, and raise exception if task is already completed/deleted

         self.refresh(only_fields=['status'])
 
         self.refresh(only_fields=['status'])
 

+        if not self.active:
+            raise Task.InactiveTask("Cannot stop an inactive task")
+
+        self.warrior.execute_command([self['uuid'], 'stop'])
+
+        # Refresh the status again, so that we have updated info stored
+        self.refresh(only_fields=['status', 'start'])

 
     def done(self):
         if not self.saved:
 
     def done(self):
         if not self.saved:


@@ -364,13 +637,17 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         elif self.deleted:
             raise Task.DeletedTask("Deleted task cannot be completed")
 
         elif self.deleted:
             raise Task.DeletedTask("Deleted task cannot be completed")
 

+        # Older versions of TW do not stop active task at completion
+        if self.warrior.version < VERSION_2_4_0 and self.active:
+            self.stop()
+

         self.warrior.execute_command([self['uuid'], 'done'])
 
         # Refresh the status again, so that we have updated info stored
         self.warrior.execute_command([self['uuid'], 'done'])
 
         # Refresh the status again, so that we have updated info stored

-        self.refresh(only_fields=['status'])
+        self.refresh(only_fields=['status', 'start', 'end'])

 
     def save(self):
 
     def save(self):

-        if self.saved and not self._is_modified:
+        if self.saved and not self.modified:

             return
 
         args = [self['uuid'], 'modify'] if self.saved else ['add']
             return
 
         args = [self['uuid'], 'modify'] if self.saved else ['add']


@@ -388,9 +665,18 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
                                            "task: %s" % '\n'.join(id_lines))
 
             # Circumvent the ID storage, since ID is considered read-only
                                            "task: %s" % '\n'.join(id_lines))
 
             # Circumvent the ID storage, since ID is considered read-only

-            self._data['id'] = int(id_lines[0].split(' ')[2].rstrip('.'))
+            identifier = id_lines[0].split(' ')[2].rstrip('.')

 
 

-        self.refresh()
+            # Identifier can be either ID or UUID for completed tasks
+            try:
+                self._data['id'] = int(identifier)
+            except ValueError:
+                self._data['uuid'] = identifier
+
+        # Refreshing is very important here, as not only modification time
+        # is updated, but arbitrary attribute may have changed due hooks
+        # altering the data before saving
+        self.refresh(after_save=True)

 
     def add_annotation(self, annotation):
         if not self.saved:
 
     def add_annotation(self, annotation):
         if not self.saved:


@@ -416,13 +702,21 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         def add_field(field):
             # Add the output of format_field method to args list (defaults to
             # field:value)
         def add_field(field):
             # Add the output of format_field method to args list (defaults to
             # field:value)

-            serialized_value = self._serialize(field, self._data[field]) or ''
-            format_default = lambda: "{0}:{1}".format(
-                field,
-                "'{0}'".format(serialized_value) if serialized_value else ''
-            )
+            serialized_value = self._serialize(field, self._data[field])
+
+            # Empty values should not be enclosed in quotation marks, see
+            # TW-1510
+            if serialized_value is '':
+                escaped_serialized_value = ''
+            else:
+                escaped_serialized_value = six.u("'{0}'").format(serialized_value)
+
+            format_default = lambda: six.u("{0}:{1}").format(field,
+                                                      escaped_serialized_value)
+

             format_func = getattr(self, 'format_{0}'.format(field),
                                   format_default)
             format_func = getattr(self, 'format_{0}'.format(field),
                                   format_default)

+

             args.append(format_func())
 
         # If we're modifying saved task, simply pass on all modified fields
             args.append(format_func())
 
         # If we're modifying saved task, simply pass on all modified fields


@@ -438,7 +732,7 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
 
         return args
 
 
         return args
 

-    def refresh(self, only_fields=[]):
+    def refresh(self, only_fields=None, after_save=False):

         # Raise error when trying to refresh a task that has not been saved
         if not self.saved:
             raise Task.NotSaved("Task needs to be saved to be refreshed")
         # Raise error when trying to refresh a task that has not been saved
         if not self.saved:
             raise Task.NotSaved("Task needs to be saved to be refreshed")


@@ -447,7 +741,39 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         # of newly saved tasks. Any other place in the code is fine
         # with using UUID only.
         args = [self['uuid'] or self['id'], 'export']
         # of newly saved tasks. Any other place in the code is fine
         # with using UUID only.
         args = [self['uuid'] or self['id'], 'export']

-        new_data = json.loads(self.warrior.execute_command(args)[0])
+        output = self.warrior.execute_command(args)
+
+        def valid(output):
+            return len(output) == 1 and output[0].startswith('{')
+
+        # For older TW versions attempt to uniquely locate the task
+        # using the data we have if it has been just saved.
+        # This can happen when adding a completed task on older TW versions.
+        if (not valid(output) and self.warrior.version < VERSION_2_4_5
+                and after_save):
+
+            # Make a copy, removing ID and UUID. It's most likely invalid
+            # (ID 0) if it failed to match a unique task.
+            data = copy.deepcopy(self._data)
+            data.pop('id', None)
+            data.pop('uuid', None)
+
+            taskfilter = TaskFilter(self.warrior)
+            for key, value in data.items():
+                taskfilter.add_filter_param(key, value)
+
+            output = self.warrior.execute_command(['export', '--'] +
+                taskfilter.get_filter_params())
+
+        # If more than 1 task has been matched still, raise an exception
+        if not valid(output):
+            raise TaskWarriorException(
+                "Unique identifiers {0} with description: {1} matches "
+                "multiple tasks: {2}".format(
+                self['uuid'] or self['id'], self['description'], output)
+            )
+
+        new_data = json.loads(output[0])

         if only_fields:
             to_update = dict(
                 [(k, new_data.get(k)) for k in only_fields])
         if only_fields:
             to_update = dict(
                 [(k, new_data.get(k)) for k in only_fields])


@@ -455,21 +781,14 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         else:
             self._load_data(new_data)
 
         else:
             self._load_data(new_data)
 

-    def export_data(self):
-        """
-        Exports current data contained in the Task as JSON
-        """
-
-        # We need to remove spaces for TW-1504, use custom separators
-        return json.dumps(self._data, separators=(',',':'))
-

 class TaskFilter(SerializingObject):
     """
     A set of parameters to filter the task list with.
     """
 
 class TaskFilter(SerializingObject):
     """
     A set of parameters to filter the task list with.
     """
 

-    def __init__(self, filter_params=[]):
-        self.filter_params = filter_params
+    def __init__(self, warrior, filter_params=None):
+        self.filter_params = filter_params or []
+        super(TaskFilter, self).__init__(warrior)

 
     def add_filter(self, filter_str):
         self.filter_params.append(filter_str)
 
     def add_filter(self, filter_str):
         self.filter_params.append(filter_str)


@@ -480,6 +799,9 @@ class TaskFilter(SerializingObject):
         # Replace the value with empty string, since that is the
         # convention in TW for empty values
         attribute_key = key.split('.')[0]
         # Replace the value with empty string, since that is the
         # convention in TW for empty values
         attribute_key = key.split('.')[0]

+
+        # Since this is user input, we need to normalize before we serialize
+        value = self._normalize(attribute_key, value)

         value = self._serialize(attribute_key, value)
 
         # If we are filtering by uuid:, do not use uuid keyword
         value = self._serialize(attribute_key, value)
 
         # If we are filtering by uuid:, do not use uuid keyword


@@ -492,16 +814,18 @@ class TaskFilter(SerializingObject):
 
             # We enforce equality match by using 'is' (or 'none') modifier
             # Without using this syntax, filter fails due to TW-1479
 
             # We enforce equality match by using 'is' (or 'none') modifier
             # Without using this syntax, filter fails due to TW-1479

-            modifier = '.is' if value else '.none'
-            key = key + modifier if '.' not in key else key
+            # which is, however, fixed in 2.4.5
+            if self.warrior.version < VERSION_2_4_5:
+                modifier = '.is' if value else '.none'
+                key = key + modifier if '.' not in key else key

 
 

-            self.filter_params.append("{0}:{1}".format(key, value))
+            self.filter_params.append(six.u("{0}:{1}").format(key, value))

 
     def get_filter_params(self):
         return [f for f in self.filter_params if f]
 
     def clone(self):
 
     def get_filter_params(self):
         return [f for f in self.filter_params if f]
 
     def clone(self):

-        c = self.__class__()
+        c = self.__class__(self.warrior)

         c.filter_params = list(self.filter_params)
         return c
 
         c.filter_params = list(self.filter_params)
         return c
 


@@ -514,7 +838,7 @@ class TaskQuerySet(object):
     def __init__(self, warrior=None, filter_obj=None):
         self.warrior = warrior
         self._result_cache = None
     def __init__(self, warrior=None, filter_obj=None):
         self.warrior = warrior
         self._result_cache = None

-        self.filter_obj = filter_obj or TaskFilter()
+        self.filter_obj = filter_obj or TaskFilter(warrior)

 
     def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
         """
 
     def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
         """


@@ -614,72 +938,3 @@ class TaskQuerySet(object):
         raise ValueError(
             'get() returned more than one Task -- it returned {0}! '
             'Lookup parameters were {1}'.format(num, kwargs))
         raise ValueError(
             'get() returned more than one Task -- it returned {0}! '
             'Lookup parameters were {1}'.format(num, kwargs))

-
-
-class TaskWarrior(object):
-    def __init__(self, data_location='~/.task', create=True):
-        data_location = os.path.expanduser(data_location)
-        if create and not os.path.exists(data_location):
-            os.makedirs(data_location)
-        self.config = {
-            'data.location': os.path.expanduser(data_location),
-            'confirmation': 'no',
-            'dependency.confirmation': 'no', # See TW-1483 or taskrc man page
-        }
-        self.tasks = TaskQuerySet(self)
-        self.version = self._get_version()
-
-    def _get_command_args(self, args, config_override={}):
-        command_args = ['task', 'rc:/']
-        config = self.config.copy()
-        config.update(config_override)
-        for item in config.items():
-            command_args.append('rc.{0}={1}'.format(*item))
-        command_args.extend(map(str, args))
-        return command_args
-
-    def _get_version(self):
-        p = subprocess.Popen(
-                ['task', '--version'],
-                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        stdout, stderr = [x.decode('utf-8') for x in p.communicate()]
-        return stdout.strip('\n')
-
-    def execute_command(self, args, config_override={}):
-        command_args = self._get_command_args(
-            args, config_override=config_override)
-        logger.debug(' '.join(command_args))
-        p = subprocess.Popen(command_args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                             stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        stdout, stderr = [x.decode('utf-8') for x in p.communicate()]
-        if p.returncode:
-            if stderr.strip():
-                error_msg = stderr.strip().splitlines()[-1]
-            else:
-                error_msg = stdout.strip()
-            raise TaskWarriorException(error_msg)
-        return stdout.strip().split('\n')
-
-    def filter_tasks(self, filter_obj):
-        args = ['export', '--'] + filter_obj.get_filter_params()
-        tasks = []
-        for line in self.execute_command(args):
-            if line:
-                data = line.strip(',')
-                try:
-                    filtered_task = Task(self)
-                    filtered_task._load_data(json.loads(data))
-                    tasks.append(filtered_task)
-                except ValueError:
-                    raise TaskWarriorException('Invalid JSON: %s' % data)
-        return tasks
-
-    def merge_with(self, path, push=False):
-        path = path.rstrip('/') + '/'
-        self.execute_command(['merge', path], config_override={
-            'merge.autopush': 'yes' if push else 'no',
-        })
-
-    def undo(self):
-        self.execute_command(['undo'])