X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/taskwarrior.git/blobdiff_plain/e9ee75194dcb6c60ff6b204f6b6ad135d4859628..cea2e5817b675cf2289a8fe632bc8909fed00d4f:/tasklib/task.py

diff --git a/tasklib/task.py b/tasklib/task.py
index e8e5dfd..56cda19 100644
--- a/tasklib/task.py
+++ b/tasklib/task.py
@@ -149,6 +149,24 @@ class SerializingObject(object):
     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)
 
@@ -532,8 +550,24 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         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")
+
+        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 done(self):
         if not self.saved:
@@ -550,7 +584,7 @@ class Task(TaskResource):
         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: