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Document Collation Project Tasks

Phase 1: Core Infrastructure

The foundation of colette needs to handle basic file operations and command-line arguments correctly before implementing the main organization logic.

Command Line Interface

  • Implement argument parsing with getopt_long()
    • Required: Input directory path
    • Optional: Project initialization (--init/-i)
    • Optional: Structure validation (--check/-c)
    • Optional: Output directory for ordered symlinks (--as-list/-l)
    • Optional: Numeric prefix padding length (--padding/-p, default: 3)
  • Add argument validation
    • Verify directory existence and permissions
    • Check for conflicting flag combinations
    • Validate output directory permissions and existence
    • Provide helpful error messages for invalid usage

File Operations

  • Implement file reading and writing with proper error handling
    • Fix current buffer handling issue in collateFile()
    • Add proper error checking for file operations
  • Create robust path handling
    • Implement safe path construction and validation
    • Handle relative and absolute paths correctly
    • Manage path length limitations
    • Create relative symlink path calculations
    • Handle symlink creation with proper error checking

Phase 2: Core Functionality

This phase focuses on implementing the main features that make colette useful for document management.

Project Structure Management

  • Implement directory traversal functionality
    • Create directory detection system
    • Handle nested directory structures
    • Implement underscore-prefixed exclusion
    • Track visited inodes to prevent symlink cycles
    • Generate sequential numbering for ordered output
  • Build index file handling
    • Parse index files for ordering
    • Validate index file contents
    • Handle missing index files appropriately
    • Generate numeric prefixes based on hierarchical position
  • Create project initialization system (-i/--init)
    • Scan directories recursively
    • Generate new index files
    • Update existing index files
    • Skip underscore-prefixed items

Document Organization

  • Implement symlink-based organization
    • Create output directory structure
    • Generate sequential file numbering
    • Create relative symlinks to source files
    • Preserve hierarchy information in symlink names
    • Handle updates to existing output directories
  • Add collation alternatives
    • Implement traditional file concatenation
    • Support symlink-based organization
    • Allow generation of file manifests for external tools
  • Add structure validation (--check/-c)
    • Verify project structure completeness
    • Check for missing index files
    • Validate file accessibility
    • Verify symlink targets exist
    • Report detailed status information

Phase 3: Error Handling and Logging

Robust error handling and informative feedback are crucial for a reliable tool.

  • Implement comprehensive error handling
    • Add detailed error messages for all failure cases
    • Create proper cleanup procedures
    • Handle system-level errors gracefully
    • Manage symlink-specific error cases
  • Add warning system
    • Detect potential issues in project structure
    • Warn about missing non-required files
    • Alert users to invalid or unexpected file types
    • Flag broken or circular symlinks
  • Create status reporting
    • Show progress during organization
    • Report statistics about processed files
    • Provide detailed check mode output
    • List created symlinks and their targets

Future Enhancements

Features to consider for future versions of colette.

  • Add project configuration file support
    • Configure output preferences
    • Save project-specific settings
    • Define custom naming patterns
  • Add advanced organization features
    • Support custom naming templates
    • Allow different numbering schemes
    • Implement hierarchical prefix options
    • Support metadata-based organization
  • Create interactive TUI
    • Implement file system navigation
    • Add vim-like keybindings
    • Enable visual reordering of content
    • Preview symlink organization
  • Add advanced features
    • Implement backup system
    • Add version control integration
    • Create collaborative features
  • Implement robust path handling
    • Replace static buffers with dynamic allocation
    • Handle arbitrary path lengths
    • Support filesystem-specific limitations
    • Add proper error reporting for path-related issues- Support different organization schemes

Testing Strategy

Testing should be ongoing throughout development.

  • Create test project structures
    • Build sample projects of varying complexity
    • Include edge cases and error conditions
    • Test with various file types and naming patterns
    • Test symlink handling scenarios
  • Implement system tests
    • Test all command line options
    • Verify error handling
    • Check edge cases:
      • Deep nesting
      • Large files
      • Missing permissions
      • Invalid index files
      • Circular symlinks
      • Broken symlinks
      • Cross-directory symlinks
  • Verify POSIX compatibility
    • Test on different Unix-like systems
    • Verify file handling across platforms
    • Check line ending handling
    • Validate symlink behavior across systems

Immediate Next Steps

  1. Update argument parsing to remove format requirements
  2. Implement relative path calculations for symlinks
  3. Create sequential numbering system
  4. Build symlink creation functionality
  5. Test basic organization with sample projects