TaskForge-CLI Engine

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  Project structure, multi-platform binaries, and zero-latency Go workspace setup.

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  TaskForge daemon initialization, Unix socket listener setup, SQLite3 WAL engine, and real-time IPC request processing.

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  Interactive Bubbletea TUI dashboard with IPC status, Critical Path Method (CPM) calculation, and DAG task graph.

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  Dynamic task addition via IPC, SQLite WAL persistence, and real-time TUI dashboard update

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  TaskForge-CLI Interactive TUI Dashboard in Action

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  TaskForge-CLI Interactive TUI Dashboard in Action

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  Tâche Test Expiration

Inspiration

Modern developers and system engineers require lightweight, zero-latency task management tools that run natively inside the terminal without relying on heavy web frameworks. TaskForge-CLI Engine was created to bridge high-concurrency Go system architecture with intuitive Terminal User Interfaces (TUI).

What it does

TaskForge-CLI is a high-performance Client-Daemon architecture designed for local task orchestration, focus enforcement, and critical path analysis:

• Daemon (taskforged): Background concurrency engine executing DAG topological sorting and Critical Path Method (CPM) algorithms.
• Client (taskforge): Interactive TUI built with Charm Bubbletea & Lipgloss.
• IPC Communication: Zero-latency bidirectional messaging over Unix Domain Sockets (/tmp/taskforge.sock).
• Resilient Storage: Embedded SQLite3 operating in WAL (Write-Ahead Logging) mode for concurrent, zero-lock atomic state updates. ## How we built it
• Core Engine: Written in Go (Golang) leveraging Goroutines and channels for asynchronous socket listening.
• Algorithm: Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) with cycle detection and topological sorting to compute the project's critical path automatically.
• Terminal UI: Rendered with bubbletea and lipgloss for reactive, non-blocking keyboard navigation.
• Build System: Cross-compiled native binaries for Linux (AMD64), macOS (ARM64), and Windows (AMD64). ## Challenges we ran into Handling thread-safe communication over Unix Sockets while maintaining real-time UI state updates without blocking the TUI event loop required careful synchronization using Go channels and context controls. ## Accomplishments that we're proud of
• Built a zero-latency, highly concurrent Client-Daemon system from scratch in pure Go.
• Successfully implemented complex graph theory algorithms (DAG topological sorting and Critical Path Method / CPM).
• Integrated SQLite3 in WAL mode to guarantee atomic, non-blocking data persistence.
• Created a polished, modern Terminal UI (TUI) with real-time reactive feedback via IPC Unix Domain Sockets. ## What we learned
• Advanced concurrency orchestration using Go channels, goroutines, and context management.
• Low-level inter-process communication (IPC) through Unix Domain Sockets.
• Performance optimization and WAL transaction management in embedded SQLite database engines.
• Cross-platform build automation for Linux, macOS, and Windows. ## What's next for TaskForge-CLI Engine
• Distributed lock sync for multi-machine setups.
• Native gRPC transport layer.
• Extended analytics and productivity tracking metrics.

Built With

• bubbletea
• git
• go
• golang
• ipc
• linux
• lipgloss
• sqlite
• tui
• unix-sockets