Merge branch 'release/0.10.0' into develop

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

diff --git a/tasklib/task.py b/tasklib/task.py
index 3097f4c07b2d6136778928078e831016b14b6c03..708c9c7b33c27efae25d266918a76898fd46c0c4 100644 (file)
--- a/tasklib/task.py
+++ b/tasklib/task.py
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import os
 import json
 import logging
 import os

+import pytz
+import re

 import six
 import sys
 import subprocess
 import six
 import sys
 import subprocess

+import tzlocal

 
 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'


@@ -17,14 +21,49 @@ 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')
 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')

+VERSION_2_4_1 = six.u('2.4.1')
+VERSION_2_4_2 = six.u('2.4.2')
+VERSION_2_4_3 = six.u('2.4.3')

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

+local_zone = tzlocal.get_localzone()

 
 
 class TaskWarriorException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
 
 
 class TaskWarriorException(Exception):
     pass
 
 

+class ReadOnlyDictView(object):
+    """
+    Provides simplified read-only view upon dict object.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, viewed_dict):
+        self.viewed_dict = viewed_dict
+
+    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
 class SerializingObject(object):
     """
     Common ancestor for TaskResource & TaskFilter, since they both


@@ -41,8 +80,20 @@ class SerializingObject(object):
         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.
         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)


@@ -60,6 +111,10 @@ class SerializingObject(object):
         or entered as a value of Task attribute.
         """
 
         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)
 
         normalize_func = getattr(self, 'normalize_{0}'.format(key),
                                  lambda x: x)
 


@@ -68,12 +123,21 @@ class SerializingObject(object):
     def timestamp_serializer(self, date):
         if not date:
             return ''
     def timestamp_serializer(self, date):
         if not date:
             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)


@@ -81,36 +145,72 @@ 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 []
 
     def serialize_annotations(self, value):
         value = value if value is not None else []
 


@@ -141,6 +241,52 @@ class SerializingObject(object):
         uuids = raw_uuids.split(',')
         return set(self.warrior.tasks.get(uuid=uuid) for uuid in uuids if uuid)
 
         uuids = raw_uuids.split(',')
         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 = []


@@ -152,7 +298,7 @@ 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


@@ -161,6 +307,11 @@ 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)
 


@@ -182,6 +333,9 @@ 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):


@@ -234,6 +388,7 @@ class TaskAnnotation(TaskResource):
     def __init__(self, task, data={}):
         self.task = task
         self._load_data(data)
     def __init__(self, task, data={}):
         self.task = task
         self._load_data(data)

+        super(TaskAnnotation, self).__init__(task.warrior)

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


@@ -267,6 +422,18 @@ 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


@@ -275,7 +442,7 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         pass
 
     @classmethod
         pass
 
     @classmethod

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


@@ -291,25 +458,31 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         but defaults to sys.stdin.
         """
 
         but defaults to sys.stdin.
         """
 

-        # TaskWarrior instance is set to None
-        task = cls(None)
-

         # 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
 
         # 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
+        task = cls(warrior)
+

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

-            task._update_data(json.loads(input_file.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():


@@ -325,6 +498,9 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
                           for (key, value) in six.iteritems(kwargs))
         self._original_data = copy.deepcopy(self._data)
 
                           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']
 


@@ -361,6 +537,10 @@ 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
     @property
     def saved(self):
         return self['uuid'] is not None or self['id'] is not None


@@ -399,7 +579,7 @@ 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:


@@ -414,8 +594,41 @@ 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'])
 
         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'])
+
+        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:


@@ -429,10 +642,14 @@ 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):
         if self.saved and not self.modified:
 
     def save(self):
         if self.saved and not self.modified:


@@ -491,9 +708,9 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
             if serialized_value is '':
                 escaped_serialized_value = ''
             else:
             if serialized_value is '':
                 escaped_serialized_value = ''
             else:

-                escaped_serialized_value = "'{0}'".format(serialized_value)
+                escaped_serialized_value = six.u("'{0}'").format(serialized_value)

 
 

-            format_default = lambda: "{0}:{1}".format(field,
+            format_default = lambda: six.u("{0}:{1}").format(field,

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


@@ -536,8 +753,9 @@ class TaskFilter(SerializingObject):
     A set of parameters to filter the task list with.
     """
 
     A set of parameters to filter the task list with.
     """
 

-    def __init__(self, filter_params=[]):
+    def __init__(self, warrior, filter_params=[]):

         self.filter_params = filter_params
         self.filter_params = filter_params

+        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)


@@ -548,6 +766,9 @@ 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


@@ -563,13 +784,13 @@ class TaskFilter(SerializingObject):
             modifier = '.is' if value else '.none'
             key = key + modifier if '.' not in key else key
 
             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
 


@@ -582,7 +803,7 @@ 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):
         """


@@ -685,26 +906,44 @@ class TaskQuerySet(object):
 
 
 class TaskWarrior(object):
 
 
 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)
+    def __init__(self, data_location=None, create=True, taskrc_location='~/.taskrc'):
+        self.taskrc_location = os.path.expanduser(taskrc_location)
+
+        # If taskrc does not exist, pass / to use defaults and avoid creating
+        # dummy .taskrc file by TaskWarrior
+        if not os.path.exists(self.taskrc_location):
+            self.taskrc_location = '/'
+
+        self.version = self._get_version()

         self.config = {
         self.config = {

-            'data.location': os.path.expanduser(data_location),

             'confirmation': 'no',
             'dependency.confirmation': 'no',  # See TW-1483 or taskrc man page
             'recurrence.confirmation': 'no',  # Necessary for modifying R tasks
             'confirmation': 'no',
             'dependency.confirmation': 'no',  # See TW-1483 or taskrc man page
             'recurrence.confirmation': 'no',  # Necessary for modifying R tasks

+
+            # Defaults to on since 2.4.5, we expect off during parsing
+            'json.array': 'off',
+
+            # 2.4.3 onwards supports 0 as infite bulk, otherwise set just
+            # arbitrary big number which is likely to be large enough
+            'bulk': 0 if self.version >= VERSION_2_4_3 else 100000,

         }
         }

+
+        # Set data.location override if passed via kwarg
+        if data_location is not None:
+            data_location = os.path.expanduser(data_location)
+            if create and not os.path.exists(data_location):
+                os.makedirs(data_location)
+            self.config['data.location'] = data_location
+

         self.tasks = TaskQuerySet(self)
         self.tasks = TaskQuerySet(self)

-        self.version = self._get_version()

 
     def _get_command_args(self, args, config_override={}):
 
     def _get_command_args(self, args, config_override={}):

-        command_args = ['task', 'rc:/']
+        command_args = ['task', 'rc:{0}'.format(self.taskrc_location)]

         config = self.config.copy()
         config.update(config_override)
         for item in config.items():
             command_args.append('rc.{0}={1}'.format(*item))
         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))
+        command_args.extend(map(six.text_type, args))

         return command_args
 
     def _get_version(self):
         return command_args
 
     def _get_version(self):


@@ -715,22 +954,55 @@ class TaskWarrior(object):
         stdout, stderr = [x.decode('utf-8') for x in p.communicate()]
         return stdout.strip('\n')
 
         stdout, stderr = [x.decode('utf-8') for x in p.communicate()]
         return stdout.strip('\n')
 

-    def execute_command(self, args, config_override={}):
+    def get_config(self):
+        raw_output = self.execute_command(
+                ['show'],
+                config_override={'verbose': 'nothing'}
+            )
+
+        config = dict()
+        config_regex = re.compile(r'^(?P<key>[^\s]+)\s+(?P<value>[^\s].+$)')
+
+        for line in raw_output:
+            match = config_regex.match(line)
+            if match:
+                config[match.group('key')] = match.group('value').strip()
+
+        return config
+
+    def execute_command(self, args, config_override={}, allow_failure=True,
+                        return_all=False):

         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()]
         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 p.returncode and allow_failure:

             if stderr.strip():
             if stderr.strip():

-                error_msg = stderr.strip().splitlines()[-1]
+                error_msg = stderr.strip()

             else:
                 error_msg = stdout.strip()
             raise TaskWarriorException(error_msg)
             else:
                 error_msg = stdout.strip()
             raise TaskWarriorException(error_msg)

-        return stdout.strip().split('\n')
+
+        # Return all whole triplet only if explicitly asked for
+        if not return_all:
+            return stdout.rstrip().split('\n')
+        else:
+            return (stdout.rstrip().split('\n'),
+                    stderr.rstrip().split('\n'),
+                    p.returncode)
+
+    def enforce_recurrence(self):
+        # Run arbitrary report command which will trigger generation
+        # of recurrent tasks.
+
+        # Only necessary for TW up to 2.4.1, fixed in 2.4.2.
+        if self.version < VERSION_2_4_2:
+            self.execute_command(['next'], allow_failure=False)

 
     def filter_tasks(self, filter_obj):
 
     def filter_tasks(self, filter_obj):

+        self.enforce_recurrence()

         args = ['export', '--'] + filter_obj.get_filter_params()
         tasks = []
         for line in self.execute_command(args):
         args = ['export', '--'] + filter_obj.get_filter_params()
         tasks = []
         for line in self.execute_command(args):