By: Team SE-EDU
Since: Jun 2016
Licence: MIT
- 1. Quick Start
- 2. Features
- 2.1. Viewing help :
help
- 2.2. Adding a person:
add
- 2.3. Listing persons :
list
- 2.4. Sorting all persons :
sort
- 2.5. Editing a person :
edit
- 2.6. Locating persons by name:
find
- 2.7. Deleting a person :
delete
- 2.8. Locating a person :
locate
- 2.9. Listing entered commands :
history
- 2.10. Undoing previous command :
undo
- 2.11. Redoing the previously undone command :
redo
- 2.12. Loading pre-existing address book :
load
- 2.13. Informing about the birthdays
- 2.14. Setting password for the address book:
password
- 2.15. Cleaner UI
- 2.16. Clearing all entries :
clear
- 2.17. Exiting the program :
exit
- 2.18. Saving the data
- 2.1. Viewing help :
- 3. FAQ
- 4. Command Summary
1. Quick Start
-
Ensure you have Java version
1.8.0_60
or later installed in your Computer.Having any Java 8 version is not enough.
This app will not work with earlier versions of Java 8. -
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/311, Clementi Ave 2, #02-25 b/21/12/1993 pt/JohnDoe.jpg
: adds a contact namedJohn Doe
to the Address Book. -
delete
3
: deletes the 3rd contact shown in the current list -
exit
: exits the app
-
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Refer to the Features section below for details of each command.
2. 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.
2.1. Viewing help : help
Format: help
2.2. Adding a person: add
Adds a person to the address book
Format: add n/NAME p/PHONE_NUMBER e/EMAIL a/ADDRESS b/BIRTHDAY [pt/PHOTO] [t/TAG]…
A person can have any number of tags (including 0). A person also doesn’t have to have a photo. If no photo is defined, the application uses automatically a default photo that can be updated with edit command.
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Examples:
-
add n/John Doe p/98765432 e/johnd@example.com a/John street, block 123, #01-01 b/13/02/1998 pt/JohnDoe.jpg
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add n/Betsy Crowe t/friend e/betsycrowe@example.com a/Newgate Prison p/1234567 b/08/08/2008 pt/BetsyC.png t/criminal
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add n/Test Name t/colleague e/testname@example.com a/Test road p/323234 b/12/09/2010
2.3. Listing persons : list
Shows a list of all persons in the address book.
If tags are supplied, then shows the list of all persons with that tag in the address book. The tags are case-sensitive.
Format: list [t/TAG]
Examples:
-
list
Shows the list of all persons in the address book -
list t/friends
Shows the list of only those persons in the address book that are tagged asfriends
2.4. Sorting all persons : sort
Sorts all persons in the address book.
Format: sort
2.5. Editing a person : edit
Edits an existing person in the address book.
Format: edit INDEX [n/NAME] [p/PHONE] [e/EMAIL] [a/ADDRESS] [b/BIRTHDAY] [pt/PHOTO] [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.
2.6. 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
Coming in v2.0
The program will execute the search concurrently as the user is typing the name of the person.
2.7. 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.
2.8. Locating a person : locate
Locates the person identified by the index number used in the last person listing.
Format: locate INDEX
Examples:
-
list
locate 2
Locates the 2nd person in the address book. -
find Betsy
locate 1
Locates the 1st person in the results of thefind
command.
2.9. 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. |
2.10. 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)
2.11. 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)
2.12. Loading pre-existing address book : load
Loads pre-existing address book to current address book. The pre-existing
address book has to be in xml-format and it has to be in the folder called "data"
unless defined differently in the user preferences. The file also has to have
a different name than the current address book.
Format: load FILENAME
Example:
-
load addressbook2.xml
2.13. Informing about the birthdays
Coming in v2.0
When the application is started, it opens a pop-up window to show the
persons that are having a birthday on that day. Also, when adding a new
contact or loading new contacts from a pre-existing address book,
the user would be informed if some of the new contacts were having a birthday.
2.14. Setting password for the address book: password
Coming in v2.0
Sets password for the address book. After setting the password
you will be prompted the password when initializing the address book.
Format : password
Example :
-
password
mypassword
(sets the password to mypassword)
mypassword
(you are also asked to confirm the password)
2.15. Cleaner UI
Coming in v2.0
Give the user a better experience through a much cleaner UI. The person’s details will not be on the card, but on a
seperate panel on the side which makes the details much easier to look. The images are also shaped in the form a
circle so that it looks much elegant.
2.16. Clearing all entries : clear
Clears all entries from the address book.
Format: clear
2.17. Exiting the program : exit
Exits the program.
Format: exit
2.18. 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. 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.
4. Command Summary
-
Add
add n/NAME p/PHONE_NUMBER e/EMAIL a/ADDRESS b/BIRTHDAY [pt/PHOTO] [t/TAG]…
e.g.add n/James Ho p/22224444 e/jamesho@example.com a/123, Clementi Rd, 1234665 b/13/12/1980 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] [b/BIRTHDAY] [t/TAG]…
e.g.edit 2 n/James Lee e/jameslee@example.com
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Find :
find KEYWORD [MORE_KEYWORDS]
e.g.find James Jake
-
List :
list
-
Sort :
sort
-
Help :
help
-
Select :
select INDEX
e.g.select 2
-
History :
history
-
Undo :
undo
-
Redo :
redo
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image :
image p/NAME i/IMAGE
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Load :
load FILENAME
-
password :
password