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FAQ
The rusty-krab-manager uses the due-dates you've selected to bias the selection of tasks towards those tasks due earliest. Consider the following 3 tasks:
Example, Early Task, 2020-12-29 12:00
Example, Later Task, 2020-12-30 12:00
Example, Latest Task, 2021-01-01 12:00
All of these tasks are grouped under the tag of Example. Let's assume that the current time is 2020-12-28 12:00. The first thing the rusty-krab-manager does is redefine the due dates in terms of the number of minutes until each due date. Thus, Early Task is due in 1440 minutes, Later Task is due in 2880 minutes, and Latest Task is due in 5760 minutes.
Then, we take the largest time (in this case 5760) and we divide that value by the rest of the other values. This leads to the following values Early Task --> 5760/1440 = 4, Later Task --> 5760/2880 = 2, Latest Task --> 5760/5760 = 1.
Then we compute a probability distribution function by normalizing by the sum of the previous values. Early Task --> 4/7, Later Task --> 2/7, Latest Task --> 1/7.
If the tag Example is randomly selected by the rusty-krab-manager then we have a 4/7 chance to select the Early Task a 2/7 chance to select the Later Task and a 1/7 chance to select the Latest Task.
RKM only reads changes from the task file when it changes tasks (either through 'r', 'c', or the timer running through). Also, RKM will only save tasks in the task file whose due date is in the future!