hledger/NOTES

hledger project notes

* TO DO
** bugs
*** handle unknown currencies
** compatibility
** basic features
*** print
*** !include
*** -j and -J graph data output

** advanced features
*** handle mixed amounts
*** ledger 3.0-style elision
*** -p period expressions
*** -d display expressions
*** read gnucash files
*** other args, directives

*** more speed
** new features
*** feature: read timelog files
**** fix up Amounts
***** allow flexible display by currency
***** allow parsing by currency
***** fix arithmetic

**** timelog parser
    handle time amounts
     switch to Data.Time.*
      fix errors
       - read seconds to pico
       try System.Time ?

*** timelog simple format
*** auto-generate missing clock-out
*** graph automation
*** entry and smart data entry
*** incorporate timeclock features
*** better layout

** testing
*** better use of quickcheck/smallcheck
     http://blog.codersbase.com/2006/09/01/simple-unit-testing-in-haskell/
*** ledger compatibility tests
** documentation
*** literate docs
*** better use of haddock
*** differences
**** ledger shows comments after descriptions as part of description
**** ledger does not sort register by date
** marketing
*** set up as a cabal/hackage project following wiki howto 
     http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Haskell/Packaging
*** announce on haskell list, wiki


* things I want to know
** time
where have I been spending my time in recent weeks ?
where have I spent my time today ?
what is my status wrt spending plan for this week/month/year ?
what is my current status wrt time spending goals ?
** money
where have I been spending my money ?
what is my status wrt spending plan for this week/month/year ?
what is my current status wrt spending/savings goals ?
what are all my current balances ?
what does my balance history look like ?
what does my balance future look like ?
are there any cashflow, tax, budgetary problems looming ?

* misc