migrate-idat

Migrate i-did-a-thing data files from the old flat `~/.things/` layout to the per-plugin `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/` directory structure. This moves logs, arsenal files, resumes, and index files.

This skill handles data file relocation only. Config migration (config.yml -> config.json + preferences.json) is handled by /things:setup-things. Run /things:setup-things first if config.json doesn't exist yet.

Check Prerequisites

<load-config>
  <action>Resolve the user's home directory.</action>
  <command language="bash" output="home" tool="Bash">echo $HOME</command>
  <constraint>Never pass `~` to the Read tool.</constraint>
  <read path="<home>/.things/config.json" output="config" />
  <if condition="config-missing">Tell the user: "Run `/things:setup-things` first to initialize your .things directory." Then stop.</if>

  <action>Check for old data in flat locations.</action>
  <command language="bash" tool="Bash">ls -d <home>/.things/logs <home>/.things/arsenal <home>/.things/resumes 2>/dev/null

ls /.things/index.json /.things/tags.json 2>/dev/null

  <if condition="no-old-data-found">
    Tell the user: "No old i-did-a-thing data found to migrate. Your data is already in the new location or hasn't been created yet." Then stop.
    <exit />
  </if>
</load-config>

Show Migration Plan

<action>Count files in each old location and present the plan.</action>
<command language="bash" tool="Bash">echo "logs: $(ls <home>/.things/logs/*.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ') files"

echo "arsenal: $(ls /.things/arsenal/.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ') files" echo "resumes: $(ls /.things/resumes/.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ') files" echo "index.json: $([ -f /.things/index.json ] && echo 'yes' || echo 'no')" echo "tags.json: $([ -f /.things/tags.json ] && echo 'yes' || echo 'no')"

<output>
i-did-a-thing migration plan:

- `~/.things/logs/` (<n> files) -> `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/logs/`
- `~/.things/arsenal/` (<n> files) -> `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/arsenal/`
- `~/.things/resumes/` (<n> files) -> `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/resumes/`
- `~/.things/index.json` -> `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/index.json`
- `~/.things/tags.json` -> `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/tags.json`
</output>

<if condition="dry-run-flag">Show the plan and stop. Do not move any files.<exit /></if>

<ask-user-question>
  <question>Proceed with i-did-a-thing data migration?</question>
  <option>Yes -- move files now</option>
  <option>No -- cancel</option>
</ask-user-question>

Create Target Directories

<command language="bash" tool="Bash">mkdir -p <home>/.things/i-did-a-thing/logs

mkdir -p /.things/i-did-a-thing/arsenal mkdir -p /.things/i-did-a-thing/resumes

Move Data Files

<constraint>Use `mv` (not `cp`) to avoid duplicates. Skip items that don't exist.</constraint>

<command language="bash" tool="Bash">mv <home>/.things/logs/* <home>/.things/i-did-a-thing/logs/ 2>/dev/null || true

mv /.things/arsenal/* /.things/i-did-a-thing/arsenal/ 2>/dev/null || true mv /.things/resumes/* /.things/i-did-a-thing/resumes/ 2>/dev/null || true mv /.things/index.json /.things/i-did-a-thing/index.json 2>/dev/null || true mv /.things/tags.json /.things/i-did-a-thing/tags.json 2>/dev/null || true

Clean Up Empty Old Directories

<command language="bash" tool="Bash">rmdir <home>/.things/logs 2>/dev/null || true

rmdir /.things/arsenal 2>/dev/null || true rmdir /.things/resumes 2>/dev/null || true

<constraint>Only `rmdir` (not `rm -rf`) -- this safely fails if directories aren't empty.</constraint>

Verify Migration

<action>Count files in new locations.</action>
<command language="bash" tool="Bash">echo "logs: $(ls <home>/.things/i-did-a-thing/logs/*.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ') files"

echo "arsenal: $(ls /.things/i-did-a-thing/arsenal/.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ') files" echo "resumes: $(ls /.things/i-did-a-thing/resumes/.md 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ') files" echo "index.json: $([ -f /.things/i-did-a-thing/index.json ] && echo 'yes' || echo 'no')" echo "tags.json: $([ -f /.things/i-did-a-thing/tags.json ] && echo 'yes' || echo 'no')"

Handle Git

<git-workflow>
  <action>Read git workflow from `<home>/.things/config.json`.</action>

  <if condition="workflow-auto">
    <command language="bash" tool="Bash">git -C <home>/.things add -A && git -C <home>/.things commit -m "migrate: i-did-a-thing data to per-plugin directory" && git -C <home>/.things push</command>
  </if>
  <if condition="workflow-ask">
    <ask-user-question>
      <question>Commit migrated files to .things repo?</question>
      <option>Yes -- commit and push</option>
      <option>Commit only -- commit without pushing</option>
      <option>No -- I'll handle git myself</option>
    </ask-user-question>
  </if>
  <if condition="workflow-manual">Tell the user their files have been moved and they can commit when ready.</if>
</git-workflow>

Confirm

<completion-message>
i-did-a-thing data migration complete!

- <n> log files -> `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/logs/`
- <n> arsenal files -> `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/arsenal/`
- <n> resume files -> `~/.things/i-did-a-thing/resumes/`
- index.json and tags.json moved

Your data is now in the per-plugin directory structure. Use `/thing-i-did` to log new experiences.
</completion-message>