Welcome to Auto Do It!

Auto Do It is a productivity app I built to manage tasks with a clean, intuitive interface. Create tasks with subtasks, track what's done, and use AI to generate entire to-do lists from a topic. Everything syncs in real time across your devices.

Table of Contents

• Screenshots
• Description
• Architecture
• How To Use
• Acknowledgements

Screenshots

Description

• 100% SwiftUI
• MVVM architecture with feature based organization (ToDoList, Done, AI, Settings)
• Tasks with subtasks — nest subtasks under main items, edit and complete independently
• Firebase backend (Auth, Firestore) — your tasks sync across devices
• AI powered list generation — enter a topic and optional requirements, get a structured to-do list with tasks and subtasks via OpenAI
• Done view — separate tab for completed tasks
• Custom typography — Montserrat and Playfair Display
• Settings — profile, privacy policy, terms of service
• Light and dark mode support

Frameworks

• SwiftUI
• Firebase (Auth, Firestore, FirestoreSwift)
• OpenAI API (GPT) for list generation

Swift Package Manager

Firebase is added via Swift Package Manager.

What I Learned

Auto Do It started as a way to learn SwiftUI and Firebase while building something I would actually use. I wanted a to-do list app that felt simple but could handle real projects by providing tasks with subtasks, sections, and due dates. The AI feature is what gave the app its name: I wanted to reduce the friction of starting a new list by allowing the user to create a list automatically. Instead of staring at a blank screen, you describe what you are planning (e.g., "trip to Japan" or "launch a side project for x") and get a structured list you can tweak and save automatically.

The biggest challenge was the AI integration. Getting OpenAI to return a consistent, parseable format (tasks and subtasks with a specific delimiter structure) took a lot of prompt iteration. The parsing logic in AIView (splitting on ### and >>>) had to be robust enough to handle variations in the model's output.

I also learned a lot about Firestore's real time listeners and the @FirestoreQuery property wrapper. Keeping tasks, subtasks, and sections in sync across nested collections required careful data modeling.

Accomplishments

• AI driven list generation based on topic and optional requirements
• Full task and subtask hierarchy with real time sync
• Done view with seamless move between active and completed
• Firebase Auth and Firestore integration
• Built independently

Architecture

The project is organized by feature:

• Content/ — Main tab container, auth check
• ToDoList/ — Task list, item views, add/edit flows, subtasks
• Done/ — Completed tasks view
• AI/ — Generate tab: topic input, OpenAI prompts, response parsing, add to Firestore
• BeforeLogin/ — Login, Register
• Settings/ — Profile, privacy policy, terms of service
• Models/ — ToDoListItem, SubTask, User
• ViewModels/ — One per major view (ToDoListView, AIView, etc.)
• Other/ — App entry, extensions, assets, launch screen

How To Use

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/ConnorJamesHill/ToDoList.git
   

2. Open ToDoList.xcodeproj in Xcode

3. Add required config files (see .gitignore):

   • GoogleService-Info.plist — from your Firebase project
   • Copy ToDoList/Views/AI/Secrets.swift.example to Secrets.swift and add your OpenAI API key

4. Build and run on a device or simulator

Available on the App Store

Acknowledgements

• Firebase
• OpenAI
• Montserrat and Playfair Display (Google Fonts)