I modified a lua script located in CONFIG.md to aid with task management and after a reload got this issue.
lua code:
-- Task priority scoring
index.defineTag {
name = "task",
metatable = {
__index = function(self, attr)
if attr == "priorityScore" then
local t = self.tags
if table.includes(t, "P-CRITICAL") then return 0
elseif table.includes(t, "P-HIGH") then return 1
elseif table.includes(t, "P-MEDIUM") then return 2
elseif table.includes(t, "P-LOW") then return 3
else return 999 end
elseif attr == "effectiveOrder" then
-- We define a computed attribute 'effectiveOrder'
-- This avoids infinite loops if you were to override 'order' directly
return getInheritedOrder(self)
end
end
}
}
-- Helper function to find a task by its reference string
function getTaskByRef(ref)
-- We query the 'task' tag where the 'ref' attribute matches our string
-- Space Lua allows direct variable usage (ref) inside the query
local results = query[[
from index.tag "task"
where ref = ref
limit 1
]]
if #results > 0 then
return results[1]
else
return nil
end
end
-- The recursive function you asked for
function getInheritedOrder(task)
-- 1. If the task has an explicit order, return it immediately
if task.order then
return task.order
end
-- 2. If no explicit order, check if we have a parent
if task.parent then
-- 3. Fetch the parent object using its reference string
local parentTask = getTaskByRef(task.parent)
-- 4. If parent exists, recurse upwards
if parentTask then
return getInheritedOrder(parentTask)
end
end
-- 5. Default fallback if no order is found in the chain
-- (Return nil or a default number like 9999 depending on your sorting needs)
return 9999
end
prioritySystemLoaded = "âś“ Working inheritance v2"
UPDATE:
the issue was in getTaskByRef, here is the fixed version:
...
function getInheritedOrder(task)
if not task or type(task) ~= "table" then return 999 end
if task.order then return task.order end
if task.parent then
-- Extract number from ref like "CONFIG@3233"
local parentNum = tonumber(task.parent:match("@(%d+)"))
if parentNum then
-- Apply +2 offset
local adjustedRef = task.parent:gsub("@%d+", "@" .. (parentNum + 2))
local parentTask = index.getObjectByRef(task.page, "task", adjustedRef)
if parentTask then
return getInheritedOrder(parentTask)
end
end
end
return 999
end
...
if the parsing error could be more explicit it would be great.