Pretty print My Personal Kanban JSON files as YAML

Exports JSON files generated by My Personal Kanban (MPKB) to YAML so that you can send easily send status updates via email.

Install jq.

# On MacOS
brew install jq

Install PyYaml.

# Using Pip
pip install PyYaml

Clone this repo.

cd ~/repos
git clone https://github.com/josdotso/mpkb2yaml.git

Install mpkb2yaml somewhere in your shell $PATH.

cd ~/bin
ln -s ~/repos/mpkb2yaml/mpkb2yaml mpkb2yaml

Create your MPKB with four so-prefixed (e.g. 1) through 4)) columns:

"4) Planned for Another Day"
"3) Planned for Tomorrow"
"2) Planned for Today"
"1) Done Since Last Status Update"

Do and plan some work. Track it all on your new MPKB board.

"DEV: Present MVP1 of Rack Management REST API."
"OPS: Complete cable management in Rack #3."
"HR: Complete annual self-assessment."
"DEV: Attend Elixir meetup."

As you complete tasks, move them to column "1)" to signal you finished them.

When you're asked for a status update, visit the MPKB UI and click "Kanban -> Export".

At a *NIX prompt (e.g. MacOS Terminal) run the following command.

Note: Actual JSON file names will vary.

cat export.json | mpkb2yaml

Copy the YAML generated by mpkb2yaml to your paste-buffer.

1) Done Since Last Status Update:
- DEV: Present MVP1 of Rack Management REST API.

2) Today:
- OPS: Complete cable management in Rack #3.

3) Tomorrow:
- HR: Complete annual self-assessment.

4) Another Day:
- DEV: Attend Elixir meetup.

Paste it in the body of a properly adressed email.

Add any comments you'd like and send it.

Now that another status update is complete, you should probably archive all cards in column "1)" on MPKB. You can do this by clicking the icon on each card that looks like a folder.