How to automatically create next new task in recurring task without toggle it to done?

[Simplicity1024]

By default next new task of recurring task is created by toggling the previous task to done. You can repeat the task based on the original date or the completion date using "when done" key word.

In my case, I want to track my habits, for example:

• Reading 10 pages 🔁 every day
• Basketball 🔁 every week on Friday

The fact is that only if I toggle the task to done then will it create the new task!

1. If I repeat the task using the original date, and I did not toggle the Reading task to done for 30 days, it will create 30 tasks after I toggled it 30 times, then I can get the date for today. And actually I did not do the task at all. This is not a good solution for habit tracker.
2. If I repeat the task using "When done", I will miss 30 tasks in the middle, and still I only get the task today. tomorrow task will not create automatically.

So my question is that is it possible to automatically create the NEXT task, ONLY the NEXT task, according to the recurrence rule and based on today, rather than by toggling the task to done to create the next task.

Thanks

[claremacrae]

How to automatically create next new task in recurring task without toggle it to done?

That is not currently possible in the Tasks plugin.

[claremacrae]

(It may also be doable with other template community plugins - it’s just that Templater is the one I am familiar with)

[Simplicity1024]

I have been used Daily note, Periodic Notes, and now is Journals. Template plugin is Templater. If it is doable, could you give me an example? How to implement？

Use the case above:

• Basketball 🔁 every week on Friday

Thanks very much.

[claremacrae]

Sorry, I barely have enough time to do Tasks user support - I can't take on supporting other plugins as well.

There are examples online as others have asked the same question.
Here is the first of many results I found:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/r80fk3/conditional_content_based_on_date_in_templater/

Also, are you on the Obsidian Discord? There is a #templater channel/thread there, and you will get a quicker answer from them.

When you find an answer, please reply here with the answer from there, if one comes - to help others. And I may add it to the Tasks docs in future.

[Simplicity1024]

Thanks again. I knew I asked a lot. If I find the answer, I will be glad to come back and reply here. Again thank you for your fantastic job!

[claremacrae]

Thank you so much - that means a lot to me. 😄

[Simplicity1024]

Finally I figured it out using Templater commands.

1. If-else Statement

1.1 Version 1.0

<%* const dow = tp.date.now("dd", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") -%>
<%* if (dow == "Su") { -%>
- [ ] #task Sunday Stuff 📅 <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Mo") { -%>
- [ ] #task Monday Stuff 📅 <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Tu") { -%>
- [ ] #task Tuseday Stuff 📅 <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") %>
<%* } else if (dow == "We") { -%>
- [ ] #task Wednesday Stuff 📅 <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Th") { -%>
- [ ] #task Thursday Stuff 📅 <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Fr") { -%>
- [ ] #task Friday Stuff 📅 <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Sa") { -%>
- [ ] #task Saturday Stuff 📅 <% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") %>
<%* } else { -%>
- [ ] #task Noday Stuff
<%* } -%>

1.2 Version 2.0

<%* const dow = tp.date.now("dd", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD") -%>
<%* const taskDate = tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD"); -%>
<%* if (dow == "Su") { -%>
- [ ] #task Sunday Stuff 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Mo") { -%>
- [ ] #task Monday Stuff 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Tu") { -%>
- [ ] #task Tuseday Stuff 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* } else if (dow == "We") { -%>
- [ ] #task Wednesday Stuff 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Th") { -%>
- [ ] #task Thursday Stuff 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Fr") { -%>
- [ ] #task Friday Stuff 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* } else if (dow == "Sa") { -%>
- [ ] #task Saturday Stuff 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* } else { -%>
- [ ] #task Noday Stuff
<%* } -%>

2. Switch-case Statement

2.1 Version 3.0

<%* 
const dow = tp.date.now("dd", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD");
const taskDate = tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD", 0, tp.file.title, "YYYY-MM-DD");

switch(dow) {
case "Su": -%>
 - [ ] #task Sunday Stuff 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* break;
case "Mo": -%>
- [ ] #task Monday Planning 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* break;
case "Tu": -%>
- [ ] #task Team Meeting 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* break;
case "We": -%>
- [ ] #task Midweek Review 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* break;
case "Th": -%>
- [ ] #task Project Deadline 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* break;
case "Fr": -%>
- [ ] #task Weekly Report 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* break;
case "Sa": -%>
- [ ] #task Weekend Relax 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* break;
default: -%>
- [ ] #task Unknown Day 📅 <%* tR += `${taskDate}` %>
<%* } -%>

Conclusion

Solution above is for "every week on Monday" type Recurrence Rules. Obviously the Switch-case Statement is cleaner when the condition is more fixed. BUT the If-else Statement is more flexible and it can handle more complex situation.

Thanks again @claremacrae