feat: allow to define multiple todo keyword sequences

They can be defined in the config or within an org file.

Author: seflue

lua/orgmode/files/file.lua

@@ -277,18 +277,28 @@ end
 
 memoize('get_todo_keywords')
 function OrgFile:get_todo_keywords()
-  local todo_directive = self:_get_directive('todo')
-  if not todo_directive then
+  local todo_directives = self:_get_directive('todo', true)
+
+  -- Fall back to config if no TODO directives were found
+  if not todo_directives then
     return config:get_todo_keywords()
   end
 
-  local keywords = vim.split(vim.trim(todo_directive), '%s+')
-  local todo_keywords = require('orgmode.objects.todo_keywords'):new({
-    org_todo_keywords = keywords,
+  -- Only one TODO directive defined in file
+  if type(todo_directives) ~= 'table' then
+    todo_directives = { todo_directives }
+  end
+
+  local keywords_data = {}
+  for _, directive in ipairs(todo_directives) do
+    local keywords = vim.split(vim.trim(directive), '%s+')
+    table.insert(keywords_data, keywords)
+  end
+
+  return require('orgmode.objects.todo_keywords'):new({
+    org_todo_keywords = keywords_data,
     org_todo_keyword_faces = config.org_todo_keyword_faces,
   })
-
-  return todo_keywords
 end
 
 ---@return OrgHeadline[]
@@ -849,7 +859,7 @@ end
 
 memoize('get_directive')
 ---@param directive_name string
----@return string | nil
+---@return string[] | string | nil
 function OrgFile:get_directive(directive_name)
   return self:_get_directive(directive_name)
 end
@@ -867,8 +877,10 @@ function OrgFile:id_get_or_create()
 end
 
 ---@private
----@return string | nil
-function OrgFile:_get_directive(directive_name)
+---@param directive_name string
+---@param all_matches? boolean If true, returns an array of all matching directive values
+---@return  string[] | string | nil
+function OrgFile:_get_directive(directive_name, all_matches)
   self:parse(true)
   local directives_body = self.root:field('body')[1]
   if not directives_body then
@@ -879,6 +891,22 @@ function OrgFile:_get_directive(directive_name)
     return nil
   end
 
+  if all_matches then
+    local results = {}
+    for _, directive in ipairs(directives) do
+      local name = directive:field('name')[1]
+      local value = directive:field('value')[1]
+
+      if name and value then
+        local name_text = self:get_node_text(name)
+        if name_text:lower() == directive_name:lower() then
+          table.insert(results, self:get_node_text(value))
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    return #results > 0 and results or nil
+  end
+
   for _, directive in ipairs(directives) do
     local name = directive:field('name')[1]
     local value = directive:field('value')[1]

lua/orgmode/files/headline.lua

@@ -1200,4 +1200,18 @@ function Headline:_handle_promote_demote(recursive, modifier, dryRun)
   return self:refresh()
 end
 
+---@param drawer_name string
+---@param content string
+---@return OrgHeadline
+function Headline:add_to_drawer(drawer_name, content)
+  local append_line = self:get_drawer_append_line(drawer_name)
+  local bufnr = self.file:get_valid_bufnr()
+
+  -- Add the content indented appropriately
+  local indented_content = self:_apply_indent(content) --[[ @as string ]]
+  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(bufnr, append_line, append_line, false, { indented_content })
+
+  return self:refresh()
+end
+
 return Headline

lua/orgmode/objects/todo_keywords/init.lua

@@ -2,18 +2,26 @@ local utils = require('orgmode.utils')
 local TodoKeyword = require('orgmode.objects.todo_keywords.todo_keyword')
 
 ---@class OrgTodoKeywords
----@field org_todo_keywords string[]
+---@field org_todo_keywords string[][]|string[]
 ---@field org_todo_keyword_faces table<string, string>
 ---@field todo_keywords OrgTodoKeyword[]
+---@field sequences OrgTodoKeyword[][] Array of todo keyword sequences
 local TodoKeywords = {}
 TodoKeywords.__index = TodoKeywords
 
----@param opts { org_todo_keywords: string[], org_todo_keyword_faces: table<string, string> }
+---@param opts { org_todo_keywords: string[][]|string[], org_todo_keyword_faces: table<string, string> }
 ---@return OrgTodoKeywords
 function TodoKeywords:new(opts)
+  -- Normalize input to always be sequences (string[][])
+  local normalized_keywords = opts.org_todo_keywords
+  if type(normalized_keywords[1]) ~= 'table' then
+    normalized_keywords = { normalized_keywords }
+  end
+
   local this = setmetatable({
-    org_todo_keywords = opts.org_todo_keywords,
+    org_todo_keywords = normalized_keywords,
     org_todo_keyword_faces = opts.org_todo_keyword_faces,
+    sequences = {},
   }, self)
   this:_parse()
   return this
@@ -44,6 +52,19 @@ function TodoKeywords:find(keyword)
   end)
 end
 
+---@param keyword string
+---@return number | nil sequence index this keyword belongs to
+function TodoKeywords:find_sequence_index(keyword)
+  for seq_idx, seq in ipairs(self.sequences) do
+    for _, todo_keyword in ipairs(seq) do
+      if todo_keyword.value == keyword then
+        return seq_idx
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return nil
+end
+
 ---@param type OrgTodoKeywordType
 ---@return OrgTodoKeyword
 function TodoKeywords:first_by_type(type)
@@ -60,6 +81,12 @@ function TodoKeywords:all()
   return self.todo_keywords
 end
 
+---@param sequence_idx? number
+---@return OrgTodoKeyword[]
+function TodoKeywords:sequence(sequence_idx)
+  return self.sequences[sequence_idx or 1] or {}
+end
+
 ---@return OrgTodoKeyword
 function TodoKeywords:first()
   return self.todo_keywords[1]
@@ -79,29 +106,78 @@ end
 
 ---@private
 function TodoKeywords:_parse()
-  local todo, done = self:_split_todo_and_done()
+  self.todo_keywords = {}
+  self.sequences = {}
+  local used_shortcuts = {}
+
+  for seq_idx, sequence in ipairs(self.org_todo_keywords) do
+    local keyword_offset = #self.todo_keywords
+    local keywords, seq_keywords = self:_parse_sequence(sequence, seq_idx, used_shortcuts, keyword_offset)
+
+    -- Add keywords to the main list and the sequence
+    for _, keyword in ipairs(keywords) do
+      table.insert(self.todo_keywords, keyword)
+    end
+    table.insert(self.sequences, seq_keywords)
+  end
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param keyword string
+---@param status_type string 'TODO' or 'DONE'
+---@param index number
+---@param seq_idx number
+---@param used_shortcuts table<string, boolean>
+---@return OrgTodoKeyword
+function TodoKeywords:_create_keyword(keyword, status_type, index, seq_idx, used_shortcuts)
+  local todo_keyword = TodoKeyword:new({
+    type = status_type,
+    keyword = keyword,
+    index = index,
+    sequence_index = seq_idx,
+  })
+
+  -- Track used shortcuts to avoid conflicts
+  if todo_keyword.has_fast_access then
+    used_shortcuts[todo_keyword.shortcut] = true
+  elseif not used_shortcuts[todo_keyword.shortcut] and #self.org_todo_keywords > 1 then
+    -- Auto-assign shortcuts when we have multiple sequences
+    todo_keyword.has_fast_access = true
+    used_shortcuts[todo_keyword.shortcut] = true
+  end
+
+  todo_keyword.hl = self:_get_hl(todo_keyword.value, status_type)
+  return todo_keyword
+end
+
+---@private
+---@param keywords string[]
+---@param seq_idx number
+---@param used_shortcuts table<string, boolean>
+---@param keyword_offset number
+---@return OrgTodoKeyword[] keywords for the sequence
+---@return OrgTodoKeyword[] seq_keywords keywords in this sequence
+function TodoKeywords:_parse_sequence(keywords, seq_idx, used_shortcuts, keyword_offset)
+  keyword_offset = keyword_offset or 0
+  local todo, done = self:_split_todo_and_done(keywords)
   local list = {}
+  local seq_keywords = {}
+
+  -- Process TODO keywords
   for i, keyword in ipairs(todo) do
-    local todo_keyword = TodoKeyword:new({
-      type = 'TODO',
-      keyword = keyword,
-      index = i,
-    })
-    todo_keyword.hl = self:_get_hl(todo_keyword.value, 'TODO')
+    local todo_keyword = self:_create_keyword(keyword, 'TODO', keyword_offset + i, seq_idx, used_shortcuts)
     table.insert(list, todo_keyword)
+    table.insert(seq_keywords, todo_keyword)
   end
 
+  -- Process DONE keywords
   for i, keyword in ipairs(done) do
-    local todo_keyword = TodoKeyword:new({
-      type = 'DONE',
-      keyword = keyword,
-      index = #todo + i,
-    })
-    todo_keyword.hl = self:_get_hl(todo_keyword.value, 'DONE')
+    local todo_keyword = self:_create_keyword(keyword, 'DONE', keyword_offset + #todo + i, seq_idx, used_shortcuts)
     table.insert(list, todo_keyword)
+    table.insert(seq_keywords, todo_keyword)
   end
 
-  self.todo_keywords = list
+  return list, seq_keywords
 end
 
 ---@private
@@ -116,9 +192,9 @@ function TodoKeywords:_get_hl(keyword, type)
 end
 
 ---@private
+---@param keywords string[]
 ---@return string[], string[]
-function TodoKeywords:_split_todo_and_done()
-  local keywords = self.org_todo_keywords
+function TodoKeywords:_split_todo_and_done(keywords)
   local has_separator = vim.tbl_contains(keywords, '|')
   if not has_separator then
     return { unpack(keywords, 1, #keywords - 1) }, { keywords[#keywords] }

lua/orgmode/objects/todo_keywords/todo_keyword.lua

@@ -8,17 +8,19 @@
 ---@field shortcut string
 ---@field hl string
 ---@field has_fast_access boolean
+---@field sequence_index number The sequence this keyword belongs to
 local TodoKeyword = {}
 TodoKeyword.__index = TodoKeyword
 
----@param opts { type: OrgTodoKeywordType, keyword: string, index: number }
+---@param opts { type: OrgTodoKeywordType, keyword: string, index: number, sequence_index?: number }
 ---@return OrgTodoKeyword
 function TodoKeyword:new(opts)
   local this = setmetatable({
     keyword = opts.keyword,
     type = opts.type,
     index = opts.index,
     has_fast_access = false,
+    sequence_index = opts.sequence_index or 1,
   }, self)
   this:parse()
   return this
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ function TodoKeyword:empty()
     index = 1,
     has_fast_access = false,
     hl = '',
+    sequence_index = 1,
   }, self)
 end