src/tt/controller.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import json
 from datetime import datetime
 from peewee import fn
 from .db import db, Task, Category, TaskStatus, SavedSearch
-from peewee import Case, Value
 
 
 def category_lookup(category):
@@ -45,15 +44,6 @@ def update_task(
     return task
 
 
-def _get_status_order(status_field):
-    # CASE statement that maps each status to its position in the order
-    order_case = Case(
-        status_field, [(status.value, Value(i)) for i, status in enumerate(TaskStatus)]
-    )
-
-    return order_case
-
-
 def _parse_sort_string(sort_string, model_class):
     """
     Convert sort string like 'field1,-field2' to peewee order_by expressions.
@@ -67,13 +57,8 @@ def _parse_sort_string(sort_string, model_class):
         is_desc = field.startswith("-")
         field_name = field[1:] if is_desc else field
 
-        if field == "status":
-            sort_expressions.append(
-                _get_status_order(Task.status).desc()
-                if is_desc
-                else _get_status_order(Task.status).asc()
-            )
-        elif field_name == "due_date":
+        # special handling for due_date with COALESCE
+        if field_name == "due_date":
             expr = fn.COALESCE(getattr(model_class, field_name), datetime(3000, 12, 31))
             sort_expressions.append(expr.desc() if is_desc else expr)
         else:

src/tt/db.py

@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ db = SqliteDatabase(
 
 
 class TaskStatus(Enum):
-    # order is used for sorting
+    ZERO = "zero"
     WIP = "wip"
     BLOCKED = "blocked"
-    ZERO = "zero"
     DONE = "done"
 
 

src/tt/tui.py

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from .utils import (
     get_colored_date,
 )
 
-DEFAULT_CATEGORY = "main"
 COLUMNS = ("ID", "Task", "Status", "Type", "Due", "Category")
 column_to_field = {
     0: "ID",
@@ -232,16 +231,11 @@ class TT(App):
             self.refresh_tasks()
 
     def action_add_task(self):
-        # if filtering on type, status, or category
-        # the new task should use the selected value
-        category = self.filters.get("category", DEFAULT_CATEGORY)
-        status = self.filters.get("status", TaskStatus.ZERO.value).split(",")[0]
-        type_ = self.filters.get("type", "").split(",")[0]
         new_task = add_task(
             text="New Task",
-            type=type_,
-            status=status,
-            category=category,
+            type="",
+            status=TaskStatus.ZERO.value,
+            category="main",
         )
         self.refresh_tasks(restore_cursor=False)
         self.move_cursor_to_task(new_task.id)