Lim Zhe Kang's Project Portfolio Page
Project: ContactSh
ContactSH is a desktop app for managing contacts, optimized for use via a Command Line Interface (CLI) while still having the benefits of a Graphical User Interface (GUI). If you can type fast, ContactSH can get your contact management tasks done faster than traditional GUI apps.
Code contributed:
The code I contributed can be found here
Implemented functionality to view tasks of a specified person
- What it does: Allow users to view task list of specified person using either a mouse-click, or a CLI command.
- Justification: One of the core functionalities of ContactSh.
- Challenges: I had to link and modify different functionalities such as editing, removing and editing of tasks so that the GUI reflects the correct information.
Relevant PRs include: #49, #67
Implemented functionality to view all person’s tasks
- What it does: Allow users to view all person’s tasks in a single list.
- Justification: Implemented using TreeView JavaFx control as it was the best choice, however implementation was hard as I had to design my own algorithm to ensure the TreeView structure is modified correctly whenever commands which modified tasks were made.
- Challenges: I had to link and modify different functionalities such as editing, removing and editing of tasks so that the GUI reflects the correct information.
Relevant PRs include: #85
Implemented functionality to find tasks within the view all person’s tasks panel
- What it does: Filter/narrow down the tasks they wish to see using keywords, when viewing all person’s tasks.
- Justification: Important feature as it allows users the flexibility of viewing the tasks they want to see.
Relevant PRs include: #104
Implemented functionality to view overall tasks statistics
- What it does:
- View tasks completion statistics using a PieChart.
- taskStatusChecker: A class which uses a thread to automatically check and update all task’s status (once every 5 seconds), such that users would not view outdated tasks completion information.
- Justification: This feature aids the user experience as it is allows users to view useful up to date information regarding their tasks completion.
- Challenges: The PieChart was hard to implement by itself and even harder to make it dynamic. I.e., Updates instantly whenever a task’s completion status is modified. I also had to link the taskStatusChecker to work with task viewing functionalities such that tasks updated automatically are reflected on the GUI correctly.
Relevant PRs include: #95
Implemented functionality to set when to remind users of tasks that are due soon
- What it does: Sets when tasks are reminded to users that it is due soon. The input is the number of days prior to a task’s happening/due date.
- Justification: Essential functionality as it allows the users to have the flexibility of when they are reminded that their tasks are due soon.
Relevant PRs include: #110
UI/UX contributions:
- Designed and implemented the task list panel and statistics panel, both of which are core portions of the GUI.
- Implemented split sliding panels to allow greater resize flexibility for users.
Team tasks/contributions:
- Managed Releases:
v1.2.1(trial release for v1.3),v1.3,v1.3.1(Revision of v1.3). - Created and Changed product icon, name for the GUI.
- Maintained issue tracker: Created and managed issues in most milestones. Wrapped up milestones
v1.3andv1.3.1. - Refactored
EditCommand,DeleteTaskCommand,DoneCommand,UndoCommand. #209, #220 - Reviewed team members’ PRs regularly to ensure it upholds coding standards.
Documentation:
User Guide:
- Added documentation for the features
cat,cat -A. #20, #87 - Added documentation for the feature
reminder. #111 - Added Table of contents, Introduction, Guide on using the UG and product Icon. #87, #116
Developer Guide:
- Added user stories, product scope and target audience. #23, #195
- Added Implementation for view tasks functionality. #73
- Added delete tasks instructions to the testing manual.