overlane task import | Overlane Docs

Reads a TASKS.md file and creates or updates one issue per checkbox line (milestone lines and owner requests), found again by the line’s ID, or by a digest of its start for owner requests. Running it twice changes nothing. A ticked line waits in review until a verified task closes it. Lines that left the file are reported and left alone. Uses the public issue routes only.

Usage

overlane task import file [--dry-run]

Arguments

Argument	Required	Description
`file`	yes	The TASKS.md file to import

Flags

Flag	Type	Required	Default	Description
`--dry-run`	boolean	no		Print the requests and file changes this command would make, then stop. Needs no credentials.

Examples

overlane task import TASKS.md --dry-run
overlane task import TASKS.md

Behavior

Effect: write (changes local or hosted state).
Needs credentials: yes. Uses the network: yes.
Supports --dry-run: yes. Accepts --force: no.
Machine-readable description: overlane schema task import.

Result

With --json (the default when stdout is not a terminal) the command prints this JSON Schema’s shape on stdout.

{
  "anyOf": [
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "file": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "lines": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "created": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "updated": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "unchanged": {
          "type": "number"
        },
        "orphaned": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "next": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "file",
        "lines",
        "created",
        "updated",
        "unchanged",
        "orphaned",
        "next"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "dryRun": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "const": true
        },
        "service": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "requests": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "method": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "path": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "body": {},
              "note": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "method",
              "path"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "commands": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "writes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "path": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "action": {
                "type": "string",
                "enum": [
                  "write",
                  "append",
                  "delete"
                ]
              },
              "description": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "path",
              "action",
              "description"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        "notes": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "dryRun",
        "requests",
        "commands",
        "writes",
        "notes"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  ]
}

See exit codes for the status the process returns.