By: Team SE-EDU
Since: Jun 2016
Licence: MIT
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Quick Start
- 3. Features
- 3.1. Viewing help :
help
- 3.2. Adding a person:
add
- 3.3. Listing all persons :
list
- 3.4. Editing a person :
edit
- 3.5. Locating persons by name:
find
- 3.6. Deleting a person :
delete
- 3.7. Selecting a person :
select
- 3.8. Listing entered commands :
history
- 3.9. Undoing previous command :
undo
- 3.10. Redoing the previously undone command :
redo
- 3.11. Clearing all entries :
clear
- 3.12. Exiting the program :
exit
- 3.13. Saving the data
- 3.14. Encrypting data files
[coming in v2.0]
- 3.1. Viewing help :
- 4. FAQ
- 5. Command Summary
1. Introduction
AddressBook Level 4 (AB4) is for those who prefer to use a desktop app for managing contacts. More importantly, AB4 is optimized for those who prefer to work with a Command Line Interface (CLI) while still having the benefits of a Graphical User Interface (GUI). If you can type fast, AB4 can get your contact management tasks done faster than traditional GUI apps. Interested? Jump to the Section 2, “Quick Start” to get started. Enjoy!
2. Quick Start
-
Ensure you have Java
11
or above installed in your Computer. -
Download the latest
addressbook.jar
here. -
Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for your Address Book.
-
Double-click the file to start the app. The GUI should appear in a few seconds.
-
Type the command in the command box and press Enter to execute it.
e.g. typinghelp
and pressing Enter will open the help window. -
Some example commands you can try:
-
list
: lists all contacts -
add
n/John Doe p/98765432 e/johnd@example.com a/John street, block 123, #01-01
: adds a contact namedJohn Doe
to the Address Book. -
delete
3
: deletes the 3rd contact shown in the current list -
exit
: exits the app
-
-
Refer to Section 3, “Features” for details of each command.
3. Features
Command Format
-
Words in
UPPER_CASE
are the parameters to be supplied by the user e.g. inadd n/NAME
,NAME
is a parameter which can be used asadd n/John Doe
. -
Items in square brackets are optional e.g
n/NAME [t/TAG]
can be used asn/John Doe t/friend
or asn/John Doe
. -
Items with
…
after them can be used multiple times including zero times e.g.[t/TAG]…
can be used ast/friend
,t/friend t/family
etc. -
Parameters can be in any order e.g. if the command specifies
n/NAME p/PHONE_NUMBER
,p/PHONE_NUMBER n/NAME
is also acceptable.
3.1. Viewing help : help
Format: help
3.2. Adding a person: add
Adds a person to the address book
Format: add n/NAME p/PHONE_NUMBER e/EMAIL a/ADDRESS [t/TAG]…
A person can have any number of tags (including 0) |
Examples:
-
add n/John Doe p/98765432 e/johnd@example.com a/John street, block 123, #01-01
-
add n/Betsy Crowe t/friend e/betsycrowe@example.com a/Newgate Prison p/1234567 t/criminal
3.3. Listing all persons : list
Shows a list of all persons in the address book.
Format: list
3.4. Editing a person : edit
Edits an existing person in the address book.
Format: edit INDEX [n/NAME] [p/PHONE] [e/EMAIL] [a/ADDRESS] [t/TAG]…
Examples:
-
edit 1 p/91234567 e/johndoe@example.com
Edits the phone number and email address of the 1st person to be91234567
andjohndoe@example.com
respectively. -
edit 2 n/Betsy Crower t/
Edits the name of the 2nd person to beBetsy Crower
and clears all existing tags.
3.5. Locating persons by name: find
Finds persons whose names contain any of the given keywords.
Format: find KEYWORD [MORE_KEYWORDS]
Examples:
-
find John
Returnsjohn
andJohn Doe
-
find Betsy Tim John
Returns any person having namesBetsy
,Tim
, orJohn
3.6. Deleting a person : delete
Deletes the specified person from the address book.
Format: delete INDEX
Examples:
-
list
delete 2
Deletes the 2nd person in the address book. -
find Betsy
delete 1
Deletes the 1st person in the results of thefind
command.
3.7. Selecting a person : select
Selects the person identified by the index number used in the displayed person list.
Format: select INDEX
Examples:
-
list
select 2
Selects the 2nd person in the address book. -
find Betsy
select 1
Selects the 1st person in the results of thefind
command.
3.8. Listing entered commands : history
Lists all the commands that you have entered in reverse chronological order.
Format: history
Pressing the ↑ and ↓ arrows will display the previous and next input respectively in the command box. |
3.9. Undoing previous command : undo
Restores the address book to the state before the previous undoable command was executed.
Format: undo
Undoable commands: those commands that modify the address book’s content ( |
Examples:
-
delete 1
list
undo
(reverses thedelete 1
command) -
select 1
list
undo
Theundo
command fails as there are no undoable commands executed previously. -
delete 1
clear
undo
(reverses theclear
command)
undo
(reverses thedelete 1
command)
3.10. Redoing the previously undone command : redo
Reverses the most recent undo
command.
Format: redo
Examples:
-
delete 1
undo
(reverses thedelete 1
command)
redo
(reapplies thedelete 1
command) -
delete 1
redo
Theredo
command fails as there are noundo
commands executed previously. -
delete 1
clear
undo
(reverses theclear
command)
undo
(reverses thedelete 1
command)
redo
(reapplies thedelete 1
command)
redo
(reapplies theclear
command)
3.11. Clearing all entries : clear
Clears all entries from the address book.
Format: clear
3.12. Exiting the program : exit
Exits the program.
Format: exit
3.13. Saving the data
Address book data are saved in the hard disk automatically after any command that changes the data.
There is no need to save manually.
3.14. Encrypting data files [coming in v2.0]
{explain how the user can enable/disable data encryption}
4. FAQ
Q: How do I transfer my data to another Computer?
A: Install the app in the other computer and overwrite the empty data file it creates with the file that contains the data of your previous Address Book folder.
5. Command Summary
-
Add
add n/NAME p/PHONE_NUMBER e/EMAIL a/ADDRESS [t/TAG]…
e.g.add n/James Ho p/22224444 e/jamesho@example.com a/123, Clementi Rd, 1234665 t/friend t/colleague
-
Clear :
clear
-
Delete :
delete INDEX
e.g.delete 3
-
Edit :
edit INDEX [n/NAME] [p/PHONE_NUMBER] [e/EMAIL] [a/ADDRESS] [t/TAG]…
e.g.edit 2 n/James Lee e/jameslee@example.com
-
Find :
find KEYWORD [MORE_KEYWORDS]
e.g.find James Jake
-
List :
list
-
Help :
help
-
Select :
select INDEX
e.g.select 2
-
History :
history
-
Undo :
undo
-
Redo :
redo