Add option to disable adding the creation date for 'add'.

Fixes #20.

test/AddCommandTest.py

@@ -266,6 +266,16 @@ class AddCommandTest(CommandTest):
         self.assertEqual(self.output, u("|  1| {tod} Foo @fo\u00f3b\u0105r due:{tod} id:1\n|  2| {tod} Bar +baz t:{tod} p:1\n".format(tod=self.today)))
         self.assertEqual(self.errors, "")
 
+    def test_add_task_without_date(self):
+        config(p_overrides={('add', 'auto_creation_date'): '0'})
+
+        args = ["New todo"]
+        command = AddCommand.AddCommand(args, self.todolist, self.out, self.error)
+        command.execute()
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.todolist.todo(1).source(), "New todo")
+        self.assertEqual(self.errors, "")
+
     def test_help(self):
         command = AddCommand.AddCommand(["help"], self.todolist, self.out, self.error)
         command.execute()

topydo.conf

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ default_command             = ls
 colors                      = 1
 identifiers                 = linenumber ; or: text
 
+[add]
+auto_creation_date          = 1
+
 [ls]
 hide_tags                   = id,p,ical
 indent                      = 0

topydo/commands/AddCommand.py

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class AddCommand(Command):
 
         self.args = args
 
-
     def get_todos_from_file(self):
         if self.from_file == '-':
             f = stdin
@@ -107,7 +106,8 @@ class AddCommand(Command):
             add_dependencies('before')
             add_dependencies('after')
 
-            p_todo.set_creation_date(date.today())
+            if config().auto_creation_date():
+                p_todo.set_creation_date(date.today())
 
         todo_text = _preprocess_input_todo(p_todo_text)
         todo = self.todolist.add(todo_text)

topydo/lib/Config.py

@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@ class _Config:
         (such as todo.txt location passed with -t). The key is a tuple of
         (section, option), the value is the option's value.
         """
-        self.sections = ['topydo', 'tags', 'sort', 'ls', 'dep', 'colorscheme']
+        self.sections = [
+            'add',
+            'colorscheme',
+            'dep',
+            'ls',
+            'sort',
+            'tags',
+            'topydo',
+        ]
 
         self.defaults = {
             # topydo
@@ -48,6 +56,9 @@ class _Config:
             'archive_filename' : 'done.txt',
             'identifiers': 'linenumber',
 
+            # add
+            'auto_creation_date': '1',
+
             # ls
             'hide_tags': 'id,p,ical',
             'indent': 0,
@@ -233,6 +244,12 @@ class _Config:
         except ValueError:
             return int(self.defaults['link_color'])
 
+    def auto_creation_date(self):
+        try:
+            return self.cp.getboolean('add', 'auto_creation_date')
+        except ValueError:
+            return self.defaults['auto_creation_date'] == '1'
+
 def config(p_path=None, p_overrides=None):
     """
     Retrieve the config instance.