TaiCLI (Taiga Automation Scripts)

A scripts to automate task creation in Taiga project management tool.

Overview

These scripts help you create tasks in Taiga from the command line or from a bulk input file, with support for custom fields like Activity Date, Start Time, and Total Time Spent.

Prerequisites

• Bash
• cURL
• JQ (JSON Query CLI)
• Taiga Account with API Access

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/donnitriosa/TaiCLI.git
   cd taicli

2. Make the scripts executable:

   chmod +x *.sh

   This grants execute permissions to all shell scripts in the directory.
3. Install JSON Query CLI

   sudo apt-get -y install jq

4. Create directories for logs and tasks:

   mkdir -p logs tasks

Setup

1. Create a .env file in the script directory with the following variables:

TAIGA_URL="https://your-taiga-domain.com"
TAIGA_USER="your_email_or_username"
TAIGA_PASSWORD="your_password"
PROJECT_SLUG="ABCD"

Replace the values with your actual Taiga credentials and IDs.

Scripts

Create multiple tasks from a structured input file. ./taicli.sh tasks/task.txt

Input File Format

STORY_REF_ID
Task Subject | YYYY-MM-DD | HH:MM | Minutes
Another Task | YYYY-MM-DD | HH:MM | Minutes

• File should be in Unix format or using "LF" instead of "CRLF"
• First line: The ID of the user story where tasks will be created
• Following lines: Task data with fields separated by | character:
  • Task subject
  • Activity date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
  • Start time (HH:MM format)
  • Time spent (in minutes)
• Don't forget to add empty line in the buttom of file

Logs

All operations are logged in the logs directory:

• error.log: Contains error messages
• created_tasks_YYYY-MM.log: Lists tasks created in a specific year and month

Example

Example Task File

597462
Daily Standup Meeting | 2025-06-02 | 09:30 | 30
Code Review Session | 2025-06-02 | 14:00 | 120

Run With: ./taicli.sh tasks/task.txt