Python
import time
import json
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

def create_task_tracker():
    return {
        "tasks": [],
        "last_check": None,
        "check_interval": 1800,  # 30 minutes in seconds
        "status_log": []
    }

# Example task structure
task = {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Complete project proposal",
    "status": "pending",  # pending, in_progress, completed, paused, cancelled
    "created": "2024-01-01 09:00",
    "last_updated": "2024-01-01 09:00",
    "notes": ""
}

Progress:

• Create initial task list
• Set up monitoring system
• Perform regular 30-minute checks
• Update task statuses
• Log progress and decisions

Step 1: Initialize Task List

Python
def add_task(tracker, title, priority="medium"):
    task_id = len(tracker["tasks"]) + 1
    task = {
        "id": task_id,
        "title": title,
        "status": "pending",
        "priority": priority,
        "created": datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
        "last_updated": datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
        "notes": "",
        "time_spent": 0
    }
    tracker["tasks"].append(task)
    return task_id

Step 2: Status Management

Python
def update_task_status(tracker, task_id, new_status, notes=""):
    for task in tracker["tasks"]:
        if task["id"] == task_id:
            old_status = task["status"]
            task["status"] = new_status
            task["last_updated"] = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
            task["notes"] = notes
            
            # Log status change
            tracker["status_log"].append({
                "task_id": task_id,
                "change": f"{old_status} → {new_status}",
                "timestamp": datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
                "notes": notes
            })
            break

Step 3: Periodic Check System

Python
def perform_check(tracker):
    current_time = datetime.now()
    
    print(f"\n=== Task Review at {current_time.strftime('%H:%M')} ===")
    
    for task in tracker["tasks"]:
        if task["status"] in ["pending", "in_progress", "paused"]:
            print(f"\nTask {task['id']}: {task['title']}")
            print(f"Current status: {task['status']}")
            print(f"Last updated: {task['last_updated']}")
            
            # Prompt for status update
            action = input("Status (c=complete, p=pause, r=resume, s=skip): ").lower()
            
            if action == 'c':
                update_task_status(tracker, task["id"], "completed", "Marked complete during review")
            elif action == 'p':
                update_task_status(tracker, task["id"], "paused", "Paused during review")
            elif action == 'r' and task["status"] == "paused":
                update_task_status(tracker, task["id"], "in_progress", "Resumed during review")
    
    tracker["last_check"] = current_time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")