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title: "Paths" component_type: script version: "1.0.0" audience: contributor status: stable summary: "Work Items Management - Pop-the-Top Task Automation for CODITECT" keywords: ['automation', 'database', 'items', 'work'] tokens: ~500 created: 2025-12-22 updated: 2025-12-22 script_name: "work_items.py" language: python executable: true usage: "python3 scripts/work_items.py [options]" python_version: "3.10+" dependencies: [] modifies_files: false network_access: false requires_auth: false​

Work Items Management - Pop-the-Top Task Automation for CODITECT

Provides task queue management for the V2 project plan, enabling automatic selection and management of the next priority task.

Usage: python3 scripts/work_items.py next # Get next priority task python3 scripts/work_items.py next E001 # Next task from specific epic python3 scripts/work_items.py next --sprint Sprint-26 # Next task from sprint python3 scripts/work_items.py start E001-T001 # Mark task as in_progress python3 scripts/work_items.py complete E001-T001 # Mark task as completed python3 scripts/work_items.py show E001-T001 # Show task details python3 scripts/work_items.py dashboard # Show work overview python3 scripts/work_items.py search "query" # Search tasks

Version: 1.0.0

File: work_items.py

Functions​

get_db()​

Get database connection.

get_next_task(epic_id, sprint_id, task_type)​

Get the next priority task that's planned (not started).

get_task_context(task_id)​

Get full context for a task including hierarchy and related items.

update_task_status(task_id, new_status)​

Update task status and return result.

start_task(task_id)​

Mark a task as in_progress.

complete_task(task_id)​

Mark a task as completed.

search_tasks(query, status, task_type, limit)​

Search tasks by title/description.

get_dashboard()​

Get work item dashboard overview.

Pretty print task details.

Pretty print dashboard.

main()​

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Usage​

python work_items.py