fix: #2 handle missing config file gracefully

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.pytest_cache/

task.py

@@ -10,10 +10,25 @@
 from commands.done import mark_done
 
 
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = """# Task storage settings
+storage:
+  format: json
+  max_tasks: 1000
+
+# Display settings
+display:
+  color: true
+  unicode: true
+"""
+
+
 def load_config():
-    """Load configuration from file."""
+    """Load configuration from file. Creates default config if missing."""
     config_path = Path.home() / ".config" / "task-cli" / "config.yaml"
-    # NOTE: This will crash if config doesn't exist - known bug for bounty testing
+    if not config_path.exists():
+        config_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        config_path.write_text(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+        print(f"Created default config at {config_path}")
     with open(config_path) as f:
         return f.read()
 

test_task.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 """Basic tests for task CLI."""
 
 import json
+import os
+import shutil
 import pytest
 from pathlib import Path
 from commands.add import add_task, validate_description
 from commands.done import validate_task_id
+from task import load_config
 
 
 def test_validate_description():
@@ -28,3 +31,29 @@ def test_validate_task_id():
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         validate_task_id(tasks, 99)
+
+
+def test_load_config_missing_creates_default():
+    """Test that load_config creates default config when file is missing."""
+    config_dir = Path.home() / ".config" / "task-cli"
+    config_path = config_dir / "config.yaml"
+    backup = None
+
+    try:
+        # Back up existing config if present
+        if config_path.exists():
+            backup = config_path.read_text()
+            config_path.unlink()
+
+        # load_config should create default config, not crash
+        result = load_config()
+        assert config_path.exists()
+        assert "storage:" in result
+        assert "format: json" in result
+        assert "display:" in result
+    finally:
+        # Restore original config
+        if backup is not None:
+            config_path.write_text(backup)
+        elif config_path.exists():
+            config_path.unlink()