on run argv
if (count of argv) < 1 then
error "Todo ID required"
end if
set todoId to item 1 of argv
tell application "Things3"
set targetTodo to missing value
-- Search in all lists for the todo
set allLists to {list "Inbox", list "Today", list "Anytime", list "Upcoming", list "Someday", list "Logbook", list "Trash"}
repeat with currentList in allLists
try
repeat with toDo in to dos of currentList
if id of toDo is equal to todoId then
set targetTodo to toDo
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
if targetTodo is not missing value then exit repeat
on error
-- Continue to next list if this one fails
end try
end repeat
-- Also search in projects
if targetTodo is missing value then
repeat with proj in projects
try
repeat with toDo in to dos of proj
if id of toDo is equal to todoId then
set targetTodo to toDo
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
if targetTodo is not missing value then exit repeat
on error
-- Continue to next project if this one fails
end try
end repeat
end if
if targetTodo is missing value then
error "Todo not found: " & todoId
end if
-- Extract all details
set todoName to name of targetTodo
set todoNotes to notes of targetTodo
if todoNotes is missing value then set todoNotes to ""
-- Get area name
set todoArea to ""
if area of targetTodo is not missing value then
set todoArea to name of area of targetTodo
end if
-- Get tag names
set todoTags to ""
try
set todoTags to tag names of targetTodo
if todoTags is missing value then set todoTags to ""
on error
set todoTags to ""
end try
-- Get deadline
set todoDeadline to ""
if due date of targetTodo is not missing value then
set todoDeadline to (due date of targetTodo) as string
end if
-- Get scheduled date
set todoScheduledDate to ""
try
set scheduledDateProp to activation date of targetTodo
if scheduledDateProp is not missing value then
set todoScheduledDate to scheduledDateProp as string
end if
on error
-- Property might not exist or be named differently
end try
-- Get status
set todoStatus to ""
try
set todoStatusValue to status of targetTodo as string
set todoStatus to todoStatusValue
on error
set todoStatus to "unknown"
end try
-- Get creation date
set todoCreationDate to ""
try
set creationDateProp to creation date of targetTodo
if creationDateProp is not missing value then
set todoCreationDate to creationDateProp as string
end if
on error
-- Property might not exist
end try
-- Get completion date
set todoCompletionDate to ""
try
set completionDateProp to completion date of targetTodo
if completionDateProp is not missing value then
set todoCompletionDate to completionDateProp as string
end if
on error
-- Property might not exist
end try
-- Get project name if todo is in a project
set todoProject to ""
try
if project of targetTodo is not missing value then
set todoProject to name of project of targetTodo
end if
on error
-- Todo might not be in a project
end try
-- Build JSON-like output (pipe-separated for parsing)
set output to todoId & "|" & todoName & "|" & todoArea & "|" & todoTags & "|" & todoDeadline & "|" & todoScheduledDate & "|" & todoStatus & "|" & todoCreationDate & "|" & todoCompletionDate & "|" & todoProject & "|" & todoNotes
return output
end tell
end run
