# Tasker Web Tools

Documentation for recent LDTools web apps created by Tasker.

# Overview

# Tasker Web Tools

This book documents a handful of recent web tools created in LDTools.

## Included tools
- Shared Shopping List
- Gift Wishlist
- Commute Cost Calculator
- TVNZ EPG
- Vege Garden Manager

## Base path
`https://tools.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/int/`

## Local root
`/Volumes/appdata/swag/LDTools/int/`

# Shared Shopping List

# Shared Shopping List

**Public URL:** https://tools.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/int/shared-shopping-list/

## Purpose
A shared shopping list for Chester and Sarah with real-time-ish polling updates.

## Key features
- Add, delete, and mark items purchased
- JSON-backed shared storage
- PHP backend for read/write
- Polling-based live updates between devices
- Subtle micro-interactions for changes

## Files
- `index.html`
- `api.php`
- `data.json`

## Notes
This tool is designed for practical day-to-day shared list use across phones and browsers.

# Gift Wishlist

# Gift Wishlist

**Public URL:** https://tools.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/int/gift-wishlist/

## Purpose
A shared two-list wishlist for Chester and Sarah.

## Key features
- Separate lists for Chester and Sarah
- Add items from product URLs
- Best-effort metadata fetch for title, store, price, and image
- Manual editing fallback when parsing is incomplete
- Notes and status support (`Wanted`, `Maybe`, `Bought`)
- PHP + JSON storage

## Notes
Built for personal use, with no login and equal editing access for both users.

# Commute Cost Calculator

# Commute Cost Calculator

**Public URL:** https://tools.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/int/commute-cost-calculator/

## Purpose
Compare Wellington commuting costs across bus, scooter subscription, and buying a scooter.

## Key features
- Adjustable fare and commute assumptions
- Default values tuned to current use case
- Monthly cost comparison
- Break-even analysis:
  - Buying vs bus
  - Buying vs subscription
  - Bus vs subscription
- Mobile-friendly calculator UI

## Notes
Based on a Wellington commute cost comparison report and later extended with scooter purchase analysis.

# TVNZ EPG

# TVNZ EPG

**Public URL:** https://tools.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/int/tvnz-epg/

## Purpose
A TV guide interface for TVNZ channels using mirrored EPG XML data.

## Key features
- Multi-channel TVNZ guide
- Day switching
- Now / Next summary
- Search by programme title
- Public web access via LDTools

## Notes
Uses a local mirrored `epg.xml` file for reliability rather than direct browser fetching from the upstream source.

# Vege Garden Manager

# Vege Garden Manager

**Public URL:** https://tools.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/int/vege-garden-manager/

## Purpose
A small vegetable garden planning and tracking tool.

## Key features
- Track beds and crops
- Planting and harvest dates
- Watering notes
- Task reminders
- LocalStorage persistence

## Notes
Built as a friendly home-gardening tool with a simple dashboard and mobile-friendly layout.