sort: prioritize started tasks

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/internal/task/task.go b/internal/task/task.go
index 4bd72c1..9c715c8 100644
--- a/internal/task/task.go
+++ b/internal/task/task.go
@@ -240,8 +240,9 @@ func Edit(id int) error {
 	return EditCmd(id).Run()
 }
 
-// SortTasks orders tasks by priority, due date, tag names and id.
-// Tasks without a due date are placed after tasks with a due date.
+// SortTasks orders tasks by start status, priority, due date, tag names and id.
+// Started tasks are always placed before non-started ones. Tasks without a due
+// date are placed after tasks with a due date.
 func SortTasks(tasks []Task) {
 	joinTags := func(tags []string) string {
 		if len(tags) == 0 {
@@ -279,6 +280,12 @@ func SortTasks(tasks []Task) {
 	sort.Slice(tasks, func(i, j int) bool {
 		ti, tj := tasks[i], tasks[j]
 
+		startedI := ti.Start != "" && ti.Status != "completed"
+		startedJ := tj.Start != "" && tj.Status != "completed"
+		if startedI != startedJ {
+			return startedI
+		}
+
 		pi, pj := priVal(ti.Priority), priVal(tj.Priority)
 		if pi != pj {
 			return pi > pj