Dart Integration - Context Forge

July 18, 2025 · View on GitHub

Overview

Context Forge v3.2.1 introduces comprehensive Dart task management integration through intelligent hooks that automatically track progress, document changes, and maintain task-file relationships throughout your development workflow.

Features

🎯 Automatic Task Progress Tracking

  • File-based detection: Automatically identifies tasks from file paths and patterns
  • Git integration: Tracks commit messages for task completion signals
  • Progress history: Maintains detailed logs of task progression
  • Smart suggestions: AI-powered task status recommendations

📋 Intelligent Task Documentation

  • Code analysis: Analyzes code structure, complexity, and changes
  • Automated comments: Creates detailed task comments with development progress
  • Milestone tracking: Documents significant events (builds, tests, commits)
  • Change categorization: Organizes changes by project area (auth, API, UI, etc.)

🔗 File-Task Mapping

  • Pattern recognition: Learns project-specific file organization patterns
  • Confidence scoring: Provides reliability scores for task assignments
  • Category inference: Automatically categorizes files and suggests appropriate tasks
  • Relationship maintenance: Keeps track of which files belong to which tasks

Generated Hooks

When Dart integration is enabled, Context Forge generates three additional hooks:

1. DartProgressUpdater.py

Purpose: Automatically updates task progress based on code changes and git commits

Triggers:

  • File creation (Write tool)
  • File modification (Edit, MultiEdit tools)
  • Git commits (Bash tool with git commit)

Outputs:

  • .claude/dart_progress.json - Progress tracking data
  • .claude/task_suggestions.json - AI-generated status suggestions

2. AutoTaskCommenter.py

Purpose: Adds detailed comments to tasks with code change analysis

Analysis Features:

  • Function and line count tracking
  • Code complexity assessment
  • File categorization (authentication, API, UI, database, etc.)
  • Change impact analysis

Outputs:

  • .claude/task_comments.json - Automated task comments
  • .claude/milestone_comments.json - Build/test/commit milestones

3. TaskCodeMapper.py

Purpose: Maintains intelligent mapping between tasks and code files

Detection Patterns:

  • Explicit task patterns: task-123, feature-login, bug-fix
  • Category inference: auth/, api/, ui/, database/
  • Project-specific keywords: authentication, user management, integration

Outputs:

  • .claude/task_mapping.json - File-to-task relationships
  • .claude/task_assignments.json - Assignment suggestions

Configuration

Enabling Dart Integration

During project initialization:

context-forge init

Select "Yes" when prompted:

? Enable Dart task integration? Yes

Or enable in existing projects by adding to your project config:

{
  "extras": {
    "dartIntegration": true
  }
}

Project-Specific Categories

The hooks automatically recognize common project categories:

  • Authentication: auth, login, register, user, session
  • User Management: user, profile, account, member, team
  • API Development: api, route, endpoint, handler, service
  • UI Components: component, ui, interface, layout, style
  • Database: model, schema, migration, seed, db
  • Integration: integration, webhook, external, third-party
  • Testing: test, spec, e2e, integration

Generated Files

.claude/dart_progress.json

Tracks task progress updates:

{
  "updates": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "session_id": "abc123",
      "file_path": "src/auth/login.ts",
      "change_type": "modified",
      "task_id": "auth-login",
      "status": "in_progress"
    }
  ]
}

.claude/task_comments.json

Automated task documentation:

{
  "comments": [
    {
      "task_id": "auth-login",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "file_path": "src/auth/login.ts",
      "action": "Edit",
      "comment": "## 🔧 Code Change - 2024-01-15 10:30 UTC\n**File**: src/auth/login.ts\n**Action**: Edit\n**Category**: Authentication\n**Complexity**: Medium\n\n✅ **Functions Modified**: 2\n📊 **Lines Added**: 15\n\n**Development Progress**:\n- Code structure implemented\n- Ready for testing and validation"
    }
  ]
}

.claude/task_mapping.json

File-to-task relationships:

{
  "mappings": [
    {
      "file_path": "src/auth/login.ts",
      "task_id": "auth_login",
      "task_category": "auth",
      "confidence": 0.9,
      "action": "Edit",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

.claude/task_suggestions.json

AI-generated task recommendations:

{
  "suggestions": [
    {
      "task_id": "auth_login",
      "suggested_status": "in_progress",
      "reason": "File src/auth/login.ts was modified",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Best Practices

1. Consistent File Naming

Use descriptive file names that include task categories:

  • auth-login.ts instead of component1.ts
  • api-user-handler.ts instead of handler.ts
  • ui-dashboard-layout.tsx instead of layout.tsx

2. Meaningful Commit Messages

Include task references in commit messages:

  • feat: implement user authentication (task-auth-123)
  • fix: resolve login validation issue (bug-456)
  • refactor: optimize API endpoints (task-api-789)

3. Project Structure

Organize files by category to improve detection:

src/
├── auth/           # Authentication-related files
├── api/            # API handlers and services
├── ui/             # UI components and layouts
├── database/       # Models and migrations
└── integration/    # Third-party integrations

4. Regular Review

Periodically review generated files to ensure accuracy:

  • Check task assignments in .claude/task_assignments.json
  • Verify progress tracking in .claude/dart_progress.json
  • Review automated comments for relevance

Troubleshooting

Hook Not Executing

  1. Verify hooks are enabled in Claude Code settings
  2. Check file permissions: chmod +x .claude/hooks/*.py
  3. Ensure Python 3.6+ is available

Incorrect Task Detection

  1. Review file naming conventions
  2. Check project structure organization
  3. Adjust category keywords in hook configuration

Missing Progress Updates

  1. Verify file changes are being saved
  2. Check git commit message format
  3. Review session ID consistency

Integration with Dart

The hooks generate data in formats compatible with Dart task management systems:

Task Status Updates

# Hook automatically suggests status changes
suggestion = {
    'task_id': 'auth_login',
    'suggested_status': 'completed',
    'reason': 'Task committed with comprehensive changes'
}

Progress Tracking

# Hook maintains detailed progress history
progress = {
    'task_id': 'auth_login',
    'files_modified': ['src/auth/login.ts', 'src/auth/types.ts'],
    'complexity_score': 'medium',
    'completion_confidence': 0.85
}

Advanced Configuration

Custom Category Patterns

Extend the hook configuration for project-specific patterns:

# In TaskCodeMapper.py
project_patterns = {
    'custom_category': {
        'keywords': ['custom', 'special', 'unique'],
        'task_prefix': 'custom'
    }
}

Confidence Thresholds

Adjust confidence levels for task assignment:

# Higher confidence required for automatic assignment
if inferred_task['confidence'] > 0.8:  # Default: 0.7
    suggest_task_assignment(inferred_task, file_path)

Support

For issues or questions:

  1. Check the troubleshooting section above
  2. Review generated log files in .claude/
  3. Open an issue on GitHub
  4. Join our community discussions

This documentation covers Context Forge v3.2.1 Dart integration features. For general Context Forge usage, see the main README.