gtasks-dashboard

#!/bin/bash
#
# example crontab:
# 0,30 * * * * source /Users/mhadley/.bashrc; gtasks-dashboard > /Users/mhadley/.gtasks/dashboard
#
TXTDEF='\033[0m'          # everything back to defaults
TXTRED='\033[0;31;1m'     # red text
TXTYEL='\033[0;33;1m'     # yellow text

TOTALS=$(gtasks -b -L -sto | grep -A 2 "OVERALL")
OVERDUE=$(echo $TOTALS | grep -o "Overdue: [0-9]\+;" | grep -o "[0-9]\+")
TODAY=$(echo $TOTALS | grep -o "Due Today: [0-9]\+;" | grep -o "[0-9]\+")

let TOTAL=OVERDUE+TODAY
if [ $TOTAL != "0" ];then
    if [ $TOTAL != "1" ];then
        TP='s'
    fi

    if [ $OVERDUE != "0" ];then
        OVERDUE_MSG="$TXTRED$OVERDUE overdue$TXTDEF"
    fi
    if [ $TODAY != "0" ];then
        TODAY_MSG="$TXTYEL$TODAY due today$TXTDEF"
    fi

    if [ $OVERDUE != "0" ];then
        MSG="$OVERDUE_MSG"
        if [ $TODAY != "0" ];then
            MSG="$MSG and $TODAY_MSG"
        fi
    elif [ $TODAY != "0" ];then
        MSG="$TXTYEL$TODAY due today$TXTDEF"
    fi

    echo -e "You have $MSG task$TP"
fi