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Sync tasks assigned to you in an Asana workspace to an area in Things 3. Define variables for lines 20 and 21 in a "data.yml" file. Fill in your area name on line 22.
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Syncing Tasks Assigned to you in Asana with Things 3
require 'json'
require 'yaml/store'
require 'time'
# Load storage file and variables
store = YAML::Store.new("data.yml")
mod = store.transaction { store[:mod_time] }
if mod == nil
mod = Time.now.utc.iso8601
end
existing = store.transaction { store[:asana_ids] }
if existing == nil
existing = []
end
# Load Asana variables and Things area
asana_token = store.transaction { store[:asana_token] }
workspace = store.transaction { store[:asana_workspace] }
area = "YOUR AREA NAME"
# Find and close completed tasks
completed = %x{ osascript <<APPLESCRIPT
tell application "Things3"
set output to ""
repeat with toDo in (to dos whose status is completed) of area "#{area}"
set theID to notes of toDo
set output to output & theID & ","
end repeat
return output
end tell
APPLESCRIPT}
completed = completed.strip
if completed != ""
completed = completed.chomp(",").split(",")
completed.each do |id|
`curl -s --request PUT -H "Authorization: Bearer #{asana_token}" https://app.asana.com/api/1.0/tasks/#{id} --data-urlencode "completed=true"`
end
`osascript -e 'Tell application "Things3" to log completed now'`
else
puts "Nothing doing!"
end
# Get new uncompleted tasks from Asana, create them if they don't already exist
tasks = `curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer #{asana_token}" "https://app.asana.com/api/1.0/tasks?workspace=#{workspace}&assignee=me&modified_since=#{mod}&completed_since=now"`
data = JSON.parse(tasks)
if data["data"].empty? == true
puts "No changes!"
else
existing = store.transaction { store[:asana_ids] }
data["data"].each do |task|
name = task["name"]
id = task["id"].to_s
if existing.include?(id) == false
%x{ osascript <<APPLESCRIPT
tell application "Things3"
set newToDo to make new to do ¬
with properties {name:"#{name}", notes:"#{id}"} at beginning of area "#{area}"
end tell
APPLESCRIPT}
store.transaction do
store[:asana_ids].push(id)
end
puts "#{name} created!"
else
puts "#{name} already present!"
end
end
end
store.transaction do
store[:mod_time] = Time.now.utc.iso8601
end
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