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Edit tasks like text. `:w` saves them.
A buffer-centric task manager for Neovim. Tasks live in a plain buffer — add
with `o`, delete with `dd`, reorder with `dd`/`p`, rename by editing. Write the
buffer and the diff is computed against a JSON store. No UI chrome, no floating
windows, no abstractions between you and your tasks.
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## How it works
## Requirements
```
School
! Read chapter 5 Feb 28
Submit homework Feb 25
- Neovim 0.10+
- (Optionally) `curl` and `openssl` for Google Calendar and Google Task sync
Errands
Buy groceries Mar 01
Clean apartment
```
## Installation
Category headers sit at column 0. Tasks are indented below them. `!` marks
priority. Due dates appear as right-aligned virtual text. Done tasks get
strikethrough. Everything you see is editable buffer text — the IDs are
concealed, and metadata is parsed from inline syntax on save.
## Install
Install with your package manager of choice or via
[luarocks](https://luarocks.org/modules/barrettruth/pending.nvim):
```
luarocks install pending.nvim
```
**lazy.nvim:**
```lua
{ 'barrettruth/pending.nvim' }
```
Requires Neovim 0.10+. No external dependencies for local use. Google Calendar
sync requires `curl` and `openssl`.
## Usage
`:Pending` opens the task buffer. From there, it's just vim:
| Key | Action |
| --------- | ------------------------------- |
| `o` / `O` | Add a new task |
| `dd` | Delete a task (on `:w`) |
| `p` | Paste (duplicates get new IDs) |
| `:w` | Save all changes |
| `<CR>` | Toggle complete (immediate) |
| `<Tab>` | Switch category / priority view |
| `g?` | Show keybind help |
### Inline metadata
Type metadata tokens at the end of a task line before saving:
```
Buy milk due:2026-03-15 cat:Errands
```
On `:w`, the date and category are extracted. The description becomes `Buy milk`,
the due date renders as virtual text, and the task moves under the `Errands`
header.
### Quick add
```vim
:Pending add Buy groceries due:2026-03-15
:Pending add School: Submit homework
```
### Archive
```vim
:Pending archive " purge done tasks older than 30 days
:Pending archive 7 " purge done tasks older than 7 days
```
## Configuration
No `setup()` call required. Set `vim.g.pending` before the plugin loads:
```lua
vim.g.pending = {
data_path = vim.fn.stdpath('data') .. '/pending/tasks.json',
default_view = 'category', -- 'category' or 'priority'
default_category = 'Inbox',
date_format = '%b %d', -- strftime format for virtual text
date_syntax = 'due', -- inline token name (e.g. 'by' for by:2026-03-15)
}
```
All fields are optional. Absent keys use the defaults shown above.
## Google Calendar sync
One-way push of tasks with due dates to a dedicated Google Calendar as all-day
events.
```lua
vim.g.pending = {
gcal = {
calendar = 'Tasks',
credentials_path = '/path/to/client_secret.json',
},
}
```
```vim
:Pending sync
```
On first run, a browser window opens for OAuth consent. The refresh token is
stored at `stdpath('data')/pending/gcal_tokens.json`. Completed or deleted tasks
have their calendar events removed. Due date changes update events in place.
## Mappings
The plugin defines `<Plug>` mappings for custom keybinds:
```lua
vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>t', '<Plug>(pending-open)')
vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>T', '<Plug>(pending-toggle)')
```
| Plug mapping | Action |
| -------------------------- | -------------------- |
| `<Plug>(pending-open)` | Open task buffer |
| `<Plug>(pending-toggle)` | Toggle complete |
| `<Plug>(pending-view)` | Switch view |
| `<Plug>(pending-priority)` | Toggle priority flag |
| `<Plug>(pending-date)` | Prompt for due date |
## Data format
Tasks are stored as JSON at `stdpath('data')/pending/tasks.json`. The schema is
versioned and forward-compatible — unknown fields are preserved on round-trip.
## Documentation
```vim
:checkhealth pending
:help pending.nvim
```
## Acknowledgements
- [dooing](https://github.com/atiladefreitas/dooing)
- [todo-comments.nvim](https://github.com/folke/todo-comments.nvim)
- [todotxt.nvim](https://github.com/arnarg/todotxt.nvim)