hollow-task

byDavood sharifi

1. What your app really is (core idea) Your app = Task + Action + Automation Engine Instead of just: “Write a task” You want: “When I press start → do actions automatically” Example: Task: “Morning routine” Open email Send report Open Word Start a game install 2. Core Features (architecture) A. Task Manager Basic structure: Task ├── id ├── name ├── trigger (manual / time / event) └── actions[] B. Actions (very important) Each task contains actions like: Action ├── type (email, open_app, write_file, install_app) ├── parameters └── status Examples: Send Email: type: "email" params: to: "test@email.com" subject: "Hello" body: "Message" Open App: type: "open_app" params: app_name: "Word" C. Automation Engine (the brain) This is the algorithm that runs tasks. Pseudo-code: for each task: if trigger condition is true: run task.actions sequentially Execution: function runTask(task): for action in task.actions: execute(action) 3. Triggers (how tasks start) You need different triggers: Manual (user clicks button) Time-based (e.g. 8:00 AM) Event-based (file created, app opened) Example: if current_time == task.time: runTask(task) 4. PC Control vs Phone Control (important difference) PC (easier) You can use: Python (automation) Node.js OS APIs Examples: Open apps → subprocess Write files → file system Control mouse/keyboard → libraries like pyautogui Phone (harder ⚠️) Android: Use accessibility services Use automation APIs iOS: Very restricted (Apple blocks most automation) 5. System Design (high-level) Frontend (UI) ↓ Backend / Logic Engine ↓ Execution Layer (OS interaction) 6. Suggested Tech Stack Beginner-friendly: Frontend: React / Flutter Backend: Node.js OR Python Database: SQLite (simple) Firebase (cloud) 7. Example Algorithm (full flow) User creates task: Task: "Work Start" Trigger: 09:00 Actions: 1. Open Outlook 2. Send Email 3. Open Word Execution loop: while true: for task in tasks: if task.trigger == current_time: runTask(task) sleep(1 minute) 8. Security (VERY important) You are dealing with: Email sending App control Possibly passwords So: NEVER store passwords in plain text Use OAuth for email (like Gmail API) Ask user permission clearly 9. MVP (start small) Don’t try everything at once. Start with: Create tasks Add simple actions: Open app Show notification Add time trigger Add execution engine Then expand. 10. Reality check (important) What you want is powerful—but: Full control of phone + PC = complex Cross-platform automation is hard OS restrictions will limit you Start with: 👉 PC automation first 👉 Then Android 👉 Then cloud sync Design a full database schema Give you real code (Python or Node.js) Help you build a prototype step-by-step