feat: Enhance task management and fix initialization issues

This commit includes several important improvements:

1. Add support for updating multiple tasks at once with comma-separated IDs
   - Modify setTaskStatus to handle lists like id=1,1.1,1.2
   - Fix subtask handling to properly update subtask statuses
   - Add in-progress as a valid status option

2. Fix initialization script issues
   - Add debugging information to help diagnose npx execution problems
   - Improve error handling and readline interface management
   - Remove conditional check that prevented script from running in some environments
   - Add troubleshooting section to README.md

3. Improve package preparation
   - Make scripts executable during package preparation
   - Update version to 1.0.7

These changes make the package more robust and user-friendly, particularly
for first-time users and those managing complex task hierarchies.

README.md

@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@ This will prompt you for project details and set up a new project with the neces
 1. This package uses ES modules. Your package.json should include `"type": "module"`.
 2. The Anthropic SDK version should be 0.39.0 or higher.
 
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### If `npx claude-task-init` doesn't respond:
+
+Try running it with Node directly:
+
+```bash
+node node_modules/claude-task-master/scripts/init.js
+```
+
+Or clone the repository and run:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master.git
+cd claude-task-master
+node scripts/init.js
+```
+
 ## Integrating with Cursor AI
 
 Claude Task Master is designed to work seamlessly with [Cursor AI](https://www.cursor.so/), providing a structured workflow for AI-driven development.

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-task-master",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.7",
   "description": "A task management system for AI-driven development with Claude",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",

scripts/dev.js

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
  *      -> Generates per-task files (e.g., task_001.txt) from tasks.json
  *
  *   4) set-status --id=4 --status=done
- *      -> Updates a single task's status to done (or pending, deferred, etc.).
+ *      -> Updates a single task's status to done (or pending, deferred, in-progress, etc.).
+ *      -> Supports comma-separated IDs for updating multiple tasks: --id=1,2,3,1.1,1.2
  *
  *   5) list
  *      -> Lists tasks in a brief console view (ID, title, status).
@@ -302,13 +303,65 @@ function generateTaskFiles(tasksPath, outputDir) {
 //
 // 4) set-status
 //
-function setTaskStatus(tasksPath, taskId, newStatus) {
+function setTaskStatus(tasksPath, taskIdInput, newStatus) {
+  // For recursive calls with multiple IDs, we need to read the latest data each time
   const data = readJSON(tasksPath);
   if (!data || !data.tasks) {
     log('error', "No valid tasks found.");
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
+  // Handle multiple task IDs (comma-separated)
+  if (typeof taskIdInput === 'string' && taskIdInput.includes(',')) {
+    const taskIds = taskIdInput.split(',').map(id => id.trim());
+    log('info', `Processing multiple tasks: ${taskIds.join(', ')}`);
+    
+    // Process each task ID individually
+    for (const taskId of taskIds) {
+      // Create a new instance for each task to ensure we're working with fresh data
+      setTaskStatus(tasksPath, taskId, newStatus);
+    }
+    
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Convert numeric taskId to number if it's not a subtask ID
+  const taskId = (!isNaN(taskIdInput) && !String(taskIdInput).includes('.')) 
+    ? parseInt(taskIdInput, 10) 
+    : taskIdInput;
+
+  // Check if this is a subtask ID (e.g., "1.1")
+  if (typeof taskId === 'string' && taskId.includes('.')) {
+    const [parentIdStr, subtaskIdStr] = taskId.split('.');
+    const parentId = parseInt(parentIdStr, 10);
+    const subtaskId = parseInt(subtaskIdStr, 10);
+    
+    const parentTask = data.tasks.find(t => t.id === parentId);
+    
+    if (!parentTask) {
+      log('error', `Parent task with ID=${parentId} not found.`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    if (!parentTask.subtasks || parentTask.subtasks.length === 0) {
+      log('error', `Parent task with ID=${parentId} has no subtasks.`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    const subtask = parentTask.subtasks.find(st => st.id === subtaskId);
+    if (!subtask) {
+      log('error', `Subtask with ID=${subtaskId} not found in parent task ID=${parentId}.`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    
+    const oldStatus = subtask.status;
+    subtask.status = newStatus;
+    writeJSON(tasksPath, data);
+    log('info', `Subtask ${parentId}.${subtaskId} status changed from '${oldStatus}' to '${newStatus}'.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Handle regular task ID
   const task = data.tasks.find(t => t.id === taskId);
   if (!task) {
     log('error', `Task with ID=${taskId} not found.`);
@@ -701,11 +754,11 @@ function parseSubtasksFromText(text, startId, expectedCount) {
         process.exit(1);
       }
       if (!statusArg) {
-        log('error', "Missing --status=<newStatus> argument (e.g. done, pending, deferred).");
+        log('error', "Missing --status=<newStatus> argument (e.g., done, pending, deferred, in-progress).");
         process.exit(1);
       }
-      log('info', `Setting task ${idArg} status to "${statusArg}"...`);
-      setTaskStatus(tasksPath, parseInt(idArg, 10), statusArg);
+      log('info', `Setting task(s) ${idArg} status to "${statusArg}"...`);
+      setTaskStatus(tasksPath, idArg, statusArg);
       break;
 
     case 'list':
@@ -744,7 +797,8 @@ Subcommands:
      -> Generates per-task files (e.g., task_001.txt) from tasks.json
 
   4) set-status --id=4 --status=done
-     -> Updates a single task's status to done (or pending, deferred, etc.).
+     -> Updates a single task's status to done (or pending, deferred, in-progress, etc.).
+     -> Supports comma-separated IDs for updating multiple tasks: --id=1,2,3,1.1,1.2
 
   5) list
      -> Lists tasks in a brief console view (ID, title, status).

scripts/init.js

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+console.log('Starting claude-task-init...');
+
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
@@ -7,15 +9,14 @@ import readline from 'readline';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { dirname } from 'path';
 
+// Debug information
+console.log('Node version:', process.version);
+console.log('Current directory:', process.cwd());
+console.log('Script path:', import.meta.url);
+
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
-// Create readline interface for user input
-const rl = readline.createInterface({
-  input: process.stdin,
-  output: process.stdout
-});
-
 // Define log levels and colors
 const LOG_LEVELS = {
   debug: 0,
@@ -88,47 +89,63 @@ function copyTemplateFile(templateName, targetPath, replacements = {}) {
 
 // Main function to initialize a new project
 async function initializeProject(options = {}) {
+  // If options are provided, use them directly without prompting
+  if (options.projectName && options.projectDescription) {
+    const projectName = options.projectName;
+    const projectDescription = options.projectDescription;
+    const projectVersion = options.projectVersion || '1.0.0';
+    const authorName = options.authorName || '';
+    
+    createProjectStructure(projectName, projectDescription, projectVersion, authorName);
+    return {
+      projectName,
+      projectDescription,
+      projectVersion,
+      authorName
+    };
+  } 
+  
+  // Otherwise, prompt the user for input
+  // Create readline interface only when needed
+  const rl = readline.createInterface({
+    input: process.stdin,
+    output: process.stdout
+  });
+  
+  try {
+    const projectName = await promptQuestion(rl, 'Enter project name: ');
+    const projectDescription = await promptQuestion(rl, 'Enter project description: ');
+    const projectVersionInput = await promptQuestion(rl, 'Enter project version (default: 1.0.0): ');
+    const authorName = await promptQuestion(rl, 'Enter your name: ');
+    
+    // Set default version if not provided
+    const projectVersion = projectVersionInput.trim() ? projectVersionInput : '1.0.0';
+    
+    // Close the readline interface
+    rl.close();
+    
+    // Create the project structure
+    createProjectStructure(projectName, projectDescription, projectVersion, authorName);
+    
+    return {
+      projectName,
+      projectDescription,
+      projectVersion,
+      authorName
+    };
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Make sure to close readline on error
+    rl.close();
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+// Helper function to promisify readline question
+function promptQuestion(rl, question) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    // If options are provided, use them directly
-    if (options.projectName && options.projectDescription) {
-      const projectName = options.projectName;
-      const projectDescription = options.projectDescription;
-      const projectVersion = options.projectVersion || '1.0.0';
-      const authorName = options.authorName || '';
-      
-      createProjectStructure(projectName, projectDescription, projectVersion, authorName);
-      resolve({
-        projectName,
-        projectDescription,
-        projectVersion,
-        authorName
-      });
-    } else {
-      // Otherwise, prompt the user for input
-      rl.question('Enter project name: ', (projectName) => {
-        rl.question('Enter project description: ', (projectDescription) => {
-          rl.question('Enter project version (default: 1.0.0): ', (projectVersion) => {
-            rl.question('Enter your name: ', (authorName) => {
-              // Set default version if not provided
-              if (!projectVersion.trim()) {
-                projectVersion = '1.0.0';
-              }
-              
-              // Create the project structure
-              createProjectStructure(projectName, projectDescription, projectVersion, authorName);
-              
-              rl.close();
-              resolve({
-                projectName,
-                projectDescription,
-                projectVersion,
-                authorName
-              });
-            });
-          });
-        });
-      });
-    }
+    rl.question(question, (answer) => {
+      resolve(answer);
+    });
   });
 }
 
@@ -199,22 +216,6 @@ function createProjectStructure(projectName, projectDescription, projectVersion,
   // Create main README.md
   copyTemplateFile('README.md', path.join(targetDir, 'README.md'), replacements);
   
-  // Create empty tasks.json
-  const tasksJson = {
-    meta: {
-      name: projectName,
-      version: projectVersion,
-      description: projectDescription
-    },
-    tasks: []
-  };
-  
-  fs.writeFileSync(
-    path.join(targetDir, 'tasks.json'),
-    JSON.stringify(tasksJson, null, 2)
-  );
-  log('info', 'Created tasks.json');
-  
   // Initialize git repository if git is available
   try {
     if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(targetDir, '.git'))) {
@@ -236,16 +237,28 @@ function createProjectStructure(projectName, projectDescription, projectVersion,
 }
 
 // Run the initialization if this script is executed directly
-if (process.argv[1] === fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)) {
-  (async function main() {
-    try {
-      await initializeProject();
-    } catch (error) {
-      log('error', 'Failed to initialize project:', error);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-  })();
-}
+// The original check doesn't work with npx and global commands
+// if (process.argv[1] === fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)) {
+// Instead, we'll always run the initialization if this file is the main module
+console.log('Checking if script should run initialization...');
+console.log('import.meta.url:', import.meta.url);
+console.log('process.argv:', process.argv);
+
+// Always run initialization when this file is loaded directly
+// This works with both direct node execution and npx/global commands
+(async function main() {
+  try {
+    console.log('Starting initialization...');
+    await initializeProject();
+    // Process should exit naturally after completion
+    console.log('Initialization completed, exiting...');
+    process.exit(0);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to initialize project:', error);
+    log('error', 'Failed to initialize project:', error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+})();
 
 // Export functions for programmatic use
 export {

scripts/prepare-package.js

@@ -144,6 +144,17 @@ function preparePackage() {
     process.exit(1);
   }
   
+  // Make scripts executable
+  log('info', 'Making scripts executable...');
+  try {
+    execSync('chmod +x scripts/init.js', { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    log('info', 'Made scripts/init.js executable');
+    execSync('chmod +x scripts/dev.js', { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    log('info', 'Made scripts/dev.js executable');
+  } catch (error) {
+    log('error', 'Failed to make scripts executable:', error.message);
+  }
+  
   log('success', 'Package preparation completed successfully!');
   log('info', 'You can now publish the package with:');
   log('info', '  npm publish');