Prepare for tests

# Conflicts:
#	src/main/java/module-info.java

build.gradle

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'org.beryx.jlink' version '2.25.0'
 }
 
-group 'ch.zhaw.pm3'
+group 'ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung'
 version '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
 repositories {

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/HardinessZoneNotSetException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+public class HardinessZoneNotSetException extends Exception {
+    public HardinessZoneNotSetException() {
+        super("HardinessZone must be set to retrieve plants!");
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/JsonPlantDatabase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.deser.MonthDayDeserializer;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.time.MonthDay;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Implements the {@link PlantDatabase} interface for loading {@link Plant} objects
+ * from a JSON file.
+ * The reads are cached to minimize file-io operations.
+ */
+public class JsonPlantDatabase implements PlantDatabase {
+    private final URL dataSource = getClass().getResource("plantdb.json");
+
+    private HardinessZone currentZone;
+    private Map<Long, Plant> plantMap = Collections.emptyMap();
+
+    /**
+     * Creating constant objects required to deserialize the {@link MonthDay} classes
+     */
+    private final static JavaTimeModule timeModule = new JavaTimeModule();
+    static {
+        DateTimeFormatter dateFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM-dd");
+        MonthDayDeserializer dateDeserializer = new MonthDayDeserializer(dateFormat);
+        timeModule.addDeserializer(MonthDay.class, dateDeserializer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If no data is currently loaded, or the specified zone differs
+     * from the {@link #currentZone}, data is loaded from {@link #dataSource}.
+     * In any case, the values of {@link #plantMap} are returned.
+     *
+     * @see PlantDatabase#getPlantList(HardinessZone)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public List<Plant> getPlantList(HardinessZone zone) throws IOException, HardinessZoneNotSetException {
+        if (plantMap.isEmpty() || zone != currentZone) {
+            loadPlantList(zone);
+        }
+        return plantMap.values().stream().toList();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see PlantDatabase#getPlantById(long)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Optional<Plant> getPlantById(long id) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        if (plantMap.isEmpty()) {
+            loadPlantList(currentZone);
+        }
+        return Optional.ofNullable(plantMap.get(id));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the database from {@link #dataSource} and updates the cached data.
+     *
+     * @param zone The {@link HardinessZone} for which data is to be loaded
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    private void loadPlantList(HardinessZone zone) throws IOException, HardinessZoneNotSetException {
+        if (zone == null) {
+            throw new HardinessZoneNotSetException();
+        }
+        if (dataSource != null) {
+            currentZone = zone;
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.registerModule(timeModule);
+
+            List<Plant> result;
+            result = mapper.readerForListOf(Plant.class).readValue(dataSource);
+
+            for (Plant plant : result) {
+                plant.inZone(currentZone);
+            }
+
+            // Turn list into a HashMap with structure id => Plant
+            plantMap = result.stream()
+                    .collect(HashMap::new,
+                            (res, plant) -> res.put(plant.id(), plant),
+                            (existing, replacement) -> { });
+        }
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/JsonTaskDatabase.java

@@ -1,32 +1,38 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
 
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
 import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Task;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.deser.MonthDayDeserializer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.deser.LocalDateDeserializer;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.MonthDay;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class JsonTaskDatabase implements TaskDatabase{
     private final URL dataSource = getClass().getResource("taskdb.json");
 
+    private Map<Long, Task> taskMap = Collections.emptyMap();
+
+
+
     private final static JavaTimeModule timeModule = new JavaTimeModule();
     static {
-        DateTimeFormatter dateFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM-dd");
-        MonthDayDeserializer dateDeserializer = new MonthDayDeserializer(dateFormat);
-        timeModule.addDeserializer(MonthDay.class, dateDeserializer);
+        DateTimeFormatter dateFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yy-MM-dd");
+        LocalDateDeserializer dateDeserializer = new LocalDateDeserializer(dateFormat);
+        timeModule.addDeserializer(LocalDate.class, dateDeserializer);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<Task> getTaskList(Date start, Date end) throws IOException{
+    public List<Task> getTaskList(LocalDate start, LocalDate end) throws IOException{
         List<Task> taskList = Collections.emptyList();
 
         if (dataSource != null) {
@@ -35,7 +41,6 @@ public class JsonTaskDatabase implements TaskDatabase{
 
             taskList = mapper.readerForListOf(Task.class).readValue(dataSource);
         }
-
         return taskList;
     }
 
@@ -44,8 +49,6 @@ public class JsonTaskDatabase implements TaskDatabase{
         ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
         if(dataSource != null) {
             mapper.writeValue(new File(dataSource.getFile()), task);
-        } else {
-            mapper.writeValue(new File("taskdb.json"),task);
         }
     }
 
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ public class JsonTaskDatabase implements TaskDatabase{
         if(dataSource != null) {
             ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
             taskList = mapper.readerForListOf(Task.class).readValue(dataSource);
+
             for (int index = 0; index < taskList.size(); index++){
                 if(task.equals(taskList.get(index))){
                     taskList.remove(task);
@@ -64,4 +68,37 @@ public class JsonTaskDatabase implements TaskDatabase{
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private void writeTaskListToFile() throws IOException {
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        mapper.registerModule(timeModule);
+
+        mapper.writeValue(new File(dataSource.getFile()), taskMap);
+    }
+
+    private void loadTaskListFromFile() throws IOException {
+
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        mapper.registerModule(timeModule);
+
+        List<Task> result;
+        result = mapper.readerForListOf(Task.class).readValue(dataSource);
+
+        //taskMap = result.stream().collect(HashMap::new,
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        LocalDate date = LocalDate.now();
+        LocalDate yesterday = LocalDate.now();
+        yesterday.minusDays(1);
+
+        Task testTask = new Task("water", "apply water", date);
+        JsonTaskDatabase jsonTaskDatabase = new JsonTaskDatabase();
+        try {
+            jsonTaskDatabase.saveTask(testTask);
+            System.out.println(jsonTaskDatabase.getTaskList(yesterday,date));
+        } catch (Exception e){
+            System.out.println("Task saving failed!");
+        }
+    }
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/PlantDatabase.java

@@ -3,10 +3,32 @@ package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
 import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
 import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+/**
+ * A database of {@link Plant}s.
+ * The interface specifies the minimal required operations.
+ */
 public interface PlantDatabase {
-    List<Plant> getPlantList(HardinessZone zone);
-    Optional<Plant> getPlantById(long id);
+    /**
+     * Yields a list of all {@link Plant}s in the database with only data relevant to the specfied {@link HardinessZone}
+     *
+     * @param zone The zone for which data should be fetched
+     * @return A list of {@link Plant}s with data for the specified zone
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     */
+    List<Plant> getPlantList(HardinessZone zone) throws IOException, HardinessZoneNotSetException;
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to retrieve the {@link Plant} with the specified id.
+     *
+     * @param id The {@link Plant#id()} to look for
+     * @return {@link Optional} of the found {@link Plant}, {@link Optional#empty()} if no entry matched the criteria
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     */
+    Optional<Plant> getPlantById(long id) throws IOException, HardinessZoneNotSetException;
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/TaskDatabase.java

@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
 import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Task;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public interface TaskDatabase {
-    List<Task> getTaskList(Date start, Date end) throws IOException;
+    List<Task> getTaskList(LocalDate start, LocalDate end) throws IOException;
     void saveTask(Task task) throws IOException;
     void removeTask(Task task) throws IOException;
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/json/GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.GrowthPhaseType;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer extends StdDeserializer<GrowthPhaseType> {
+    public GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer(Class<?> vc) {
+        super(vc);
+    }
+
+    public GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer() { this(null); }
+
+    @Override
+    public GrowthPhaseType deserialize(JsonParser parser, DeserializationContext context) throws IOException {
+        GrowthPhaseType result = null;
+        try {
+            result = GrowthPhaseType.valueOf(parser.getText().toUpperCase());
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            // TODO: Log
+            System.err.println("bad growth phase type");
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/json/HardinessZoneDeserializer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class HardinessZoneDeserializer extends StdDeserializer<HardinessZone> {
+    public HardinessZoneDeserializer(Class<?> vc) {
+        super(vc);
+    }
+    public HardinessZoneDeserializer() {
+        this(null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HardinessZone deserialize(JsonParser parser, DeserializationContext context) throws IOException {
+        HardinessZone result = null;
+        try {
+            result = HardinessZone.valueOf(parser.getText().toUpperCase());
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            // TODO: Log
+            System.err.println("bad growth phase type");
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/GrowthPhase.java

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 
-import java.util.Date;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json.GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json.HardinessZoneDeserializer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
 
-public record GrowthPhase(Date startDate,
-                          Date endDate,
-                          GrowthPhaseType type,
-                          HardinessZone zone) {
+import java.time.MonthDay;
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+public record GrowthPhase(
+        MonthDay startDate,
+        MonthDay endDate,
+        int group,
+        WateringCycle wateringCycle,
+        @JsonDeserialize(using = GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer.class) GrowthPhaseType type,
+        @JsonDeserialize(using = HardinessZoneDeserializer.class) HardinessZone zone,
+        List<TaskTemplate> taskTemplates) {
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/GrowthPhaseType.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 
 public enum GrowthPhaseType {
-    SOW, PLANT, HARVEST
+    SOW, PLANT, REPLANT, HARVEST
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Pest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+
+public record Pest(String name, String description, String measures) {
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Plant.java

@@ -1,11 +1,46 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit.DAYS;
+
 public record Plant(
         long id,
         String name,
         String description,
-        int spacing,
+        String spacing,
+        int light,
+        String soil,
+        List<Pest> pests,
         List<GrowthPhase> lifecycle) {
+
+    public void inZone(HardinessZone zone) {
+        lifecycle.removeIf(growthPhase -> !growthPhase.zone().equals(zone));
+    }
+
+    public List<GrowthPhase> lifecycleForGroup(int group) {
+        return lifecycle.stream()
+                .filter(growthPhase -> growthPhase.group() != group)
+                .toList();
+    }
+
+    public LocalDate sowDateFromHarvestDate(LocalDate harvestDate, int group) {
+        return harvestDate.minusDays(timeToHarvest(group));
+    }
+
+    public int timeToHarvest(int group) {
+        List<GrowthPhase> activeLifecycle = lifecycleForGroup(group);
+        GrowthPhase sow = activeLifecycle.stream()
+                .filter(growthPhase -> !growthPhase.type().equals(GrowthPhaseType.SOW))
+                .findFirst()
+                .orElseThrow();
+        GrowthPhase harvest = activeLifecycle.stream()
+                .filter(growthPhase -> !growthPhase.type().equals(GrowthPhaseType.HARVEST))
+                .findFirst()
+                .orElseThrow();
+
+        int currentYear = LocalDate.now().getYear();
+        return (int) DAYS.between(harvest.startDate().atYear(currentYear), sow.startDate().atYear(currentYear));
+    }
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Task.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 
-import java.util.Date;
+
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 /**
@@ -11,14 +12,21 @@ public class Task {
     private long id;
     private final String name;
     private final String description;
-    private final Date startDate;
+    private final LocalDate startDate;
     private Integer interval;
-    private Date endDate;
+    private LocalDate endDate;
 
-    public Task(String name, String description, Date startDate) {
+    public Task(String name, String description, LocalDate startDate) {
         this.name = name;
         this.description = description;
-        this.startDate = endDate;
+        this.startDate = startDate;
+    }
+    public Task(String name, String description, LocalDate startDate, LocalDate endDate, int interval) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.description = description;
+        this.startDate = startDate;
+        this.endDate = endDate;
+        this.interval = interval;
     }
 
     // Builder-pattern-style setters
@@ -30,7 +38,7 @@ public class Task {
         this.interval = interval;
         return this;
     }
-    public Task withEndDate(Date endDate) {
+    public Task withEndDate(LocalDate endDate) {
         this.endDate = endDate;
         return this;
     }
@@ -39,12 +47,12 @@ public class Task {
     public long getId() { return id; }
     public String getName() { return name; }
     public String getDescription() { return description; }
-    public Date getStartDate() { return startDate; }
+    public LocalDate getStartDate() { return startDate; }
 
     public Optional<Integer> getInterval() {
         return Optional.ofNullable(interval);
     }
-    public Optional<Date> getEndDate() {
+    public Optional<LocalDate> getEndDate() {
         return Optional.ofNullable(endDate);
     }
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/TaskTemplate.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+
+public class TaskTemplate {
+    @JsonProperty
+    private final String name;
+    @JsonProperty
+    private final String description;
+    @JsonProperty
+    private final int relativeStartDate;
+    @JsonProperty
+    private Integer relativeEndDate;
+    @JsonProperty
+    private Integer interval;
+
+    // TODO: reconsider if we need this
+    @JsonProperty
+    private boolean isOptional = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor
+     * (Used by deserializer)
+     */
+    public TaskTemplate() {
+        this.name = "";
+        this.description = "";
+        this.relativeStartDate = 0;
+    }
+
+    // Setters
+    public void setRelativeEndDate(Integer relativeEndDate) {
+        this.relativeEndDate = relativeEndDate;
+    }
+    public void setInterval(Integer interval) {
+        this.interval = interval;
+    }
+
+    public TaskTemplate(String name, String description, int relativeStartDate) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.description = description;
+        this.relativeStartDate = relativeStartDate;
+    }
+
+    public Task generateTask(LocalDate realStartDate) {
+        Task task = new Task(name, description, realStartDate.plusDays(relativeStartDate));
+        if (relativeEndDate != null) {
+            task.withEndDate(realStartDate.plusDays(relativeEndDate));
+        }
+        if (interval != null) {
+            task.withInterval(interval);
+        }
+        return task;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/WateringCycle.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+
+public record WateringCycle(
+        int litersPerSqM,
+        int interval,
+        String[] notes
+) {
+}

src/main/java/module-info.java

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ module ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung {
     requires com.fasterxml.jackson.databind;
     requires com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310;
 
-
     opens ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung to javafx.fxml;
+    opens ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types to com.fasterxml.jackson.databind;
+//    opens ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types to com.fasterxml.jackson.databind;
     exports ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung;
+    exports ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+    exports ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json;
 }

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/plantdb.json

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+[
+  {
+    "id": 0,
+    "name": "Potato",
+    "description": "The potato is a tuber, round or oval, with small white roots called  'eyes', that are growth buds. The size varies depending on the variety; the colour of the skin can be white, yellow or even purple.",
+    "light": 6,
+    "spacing": "35",
+    "soil": "sandy",
+    "pests": [
+      {
+        "name": "Rot",
+        "description": "Rot, any of several plant diseases, caused by any of hundreds of species of soil-borne bacteria, fungi, and funguslike organisms (Oomycota). Rot diseases are characterized by plant decomposition and putrefaction. The decay may be hard, dry, spongy, watery, mushy, or slimy and may affect any plant part.",
+        "measures": "Less water."
+      }
+    ],
+    "lifecycle": [
+      {
+        "startDate": "03-10",
+        "endDate": "04-10",
+        "type": "SOW",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 0,
+          "interval": null,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "Germinate",
+            "relativeStartDate": -14,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "\"Take an egg carton and fill it with soil. Put the seedling deep enaugh so its half covered with soil. Keep it in 10-15 * Celsius with lots of light.\"",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "04-10",
+        "endDate": "07-10",
+        "type": "PLANT",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 25,
+          "interval": 7,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "\"When the plants are 20 cm tall, begin hilling the potatoes by gently mounding the soil from the center of your rows around the stems of the plant. Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. Two weeks later, hill up the soil again when the plants grow another 20 cm.\"",
+            "interval": 21,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "06-10",
+        "endDate": "08-10",
+        "type": "HARVEST",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 0,
+          "interval": null,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "Harvest",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "Once the foliage has wilted and dried completely, harvest on a dry day. Store in a dark and cool location.",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 1,
+    "name": "Early Carrot",
+    "description": "Carrot, (Daucus carota), herbaceous, generally biennial plant of the Apiaceae family that produces an edible taproot. Among common varieties root shapes range from globular to long, with lower ends blunt to pointed. Besides the orange-coloured roots, white-, yellow-, and purple-fleshed varieties are known.",
+    "lifecycle": [
+      {
+        "startDate": "02-20",
+        "endDate": "03-10",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "type": "SOW",
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 15,
+          "interval": 3,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": 0,
+            "description": "Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. ",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "03-10",
+        "endDate": "05-10",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "type": "PLANT",
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 25,
+          "interval": 3,
+          "notes": [
+            "Be careful not to pour water over the leaves, as this will lead to sunburn."
+          ]
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. ",
+            "interval": 15,
+            "isOptional": true
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "05-10",
+        "endDate": "05-20",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "type": "HARVEST",
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 0,
+          "interval": null,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "Harvesting",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": 14,
+            "description": "When the leaves turn to a yellowish brown. Do not harvest earlier. The plant will show when it's ready.",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "soil": "sandy to loamy, loose soil, free of stones",
+    "spacing": "5,35,2.5",
+    "pests": [
+      {
+        "name": "Rot",
+        "description": "rot, any of several plant diseases, caused by any of hundreds of species of soil-borne bacteria, fungi, and funguslike organisms (Oomycota). Rot diseases are characterized by plant decomposition and putrefaction. The decay may be hard, dry, spongy, watery, mushy, or slimy and may affect any plant part.",
+        "measures": "less water"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 2,
+    "name": "summertime onion",
+    "description": "Onion, (Allium cepa), herbaceous biennial plant in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) grown for its edible bulb. The onion is likely native to southwestern Asia but is now grown throughout the world, chiefly in the temperate zones. Onions are low in nutrients but are valued for their flavour and are used widely in cooking. They add flavour to such dishes as stews, roasts, soups, and salads and are also served as a cooked vegetable.",
+    "lifecycle": [
+      {
+        "startDate": "03-15",
+        "endDate": "04-10",
+        "type": "SOW",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 15,
+          "interval": 4,
+          "notes": [
+
+          ]
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": 0,
+            "description": "Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. ",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "04-10",
+        "endDate": "07-10",
+        "type": "PLANT",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 25,
+          "interval": 3,
+          "notes": [
+            ""
+          ]
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. ",
+            "interval": 15,
+            "isOptional": true
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "07-10",
+        "endDate": "09-20",
+        "type": "HARVEST",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 0,
+          "interval": null,
+          "notes": [
+
+          ]
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "Harvesting",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": 14,
+            "description": "When ready for harvest, the leaves on your onion plants will start to flop over. This happens at the \"neck\" of the onion and it signals that the plant has stopped growing and is ready for storage. Onions should be harvested soon thereafter",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "soil": "sandy to loamy, loose soil, free of stones",
+    "spacing": "15,30,2",
+    "pests": [
+      {
+        "name": "Rot",
+        "description": "rot, any of several plant diseases, caused by any of hundreds of species of soil-borne bacteria, fungi, and funguslike organisms (Oomycota). Rot diseases are characterized by plant decomposition and putrefaction. The decay may be hard, dry, spongy, watery, mushy, or slimy and may affect any plant part.",
+        "measures": "less water"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]

src/test/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/JsonTaskDatabaseTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Task;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+public class JsonTaskDatabaseTest {
+
+    TaskDatabase testDatabase;
+    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
+    @BeforeEach
+    void connectToDb() {
+        // testDatabase = new JsonTaskDatabase();
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Check if results are retrieved completely")
+    void getTasks(){
+        /*
+        List<Task> taskList=null;
+        try {
+            taskList = testDatabase.getTaskList(formatter.parse("01.05.2022"), formatter.parse("01.08.2022"));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+
+        Assertions.assertTrue(taskList.size()>0);
+        */
+    }
+}

src/test/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/taskdb.json

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[
+  {
+  "id" : "1",
+  "name" : "sow plant",
+  "description": "Plant the seeds/ crops in de bed.",
+  "startDate" : "01.05.2022",
+  "endDate" : "01.05.2022",
+  "interval" : "null"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "2",
+    "name" : "water plant",
+    "description": "water the plant, so that the soil is wet around the plant.",
+    "startDate" : "01.05.2022",
+    "endDate" : "01.09.2022",
+    "interval" : "2"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "3",
+    "name" : "fertilize plant",
+    "description": "The fertilizer has to be mixed with water. Then fertilize the plant's soil with the mixture",
+    "startDate" : "01.06.2022",
+    "endDate" : "01.08.2022",
+    "interval" : "28"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "4",
+    "name" : "covering plant",
+    "description": "Take a big enough coverage for the plants. Cover the whole plant with a bit space between the plant and the coverage",
+    "startDate" : "15.07.2022",
+    "endDate" : "15.07.2022",
+    "interval" : "null"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "5",
+    "name" : "look after plant",
+    "description": "Look for pest or illness at the leaves of the plant. Check the soil around the plant, if the roots are enough covered with soil",
+    "startDate" : "01.05.2022",
+    "endDate" : "01.09.2022",
+    "interval" : "5"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "6",
+    "name" : "harvest plant",
+    "description": "Pull the ripe vegetables out from the soil. Clean them with clear, fresh water. ",
+    "startDate" : "01.09.2022",
+    "endDate" : "01.09.2022",
+    "interval" : "null"
+  }
+]