Run a fixed sequence of commands unless a shell is requested.

README.rst

@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ Relative dates are supported as well, e.g. for the day before yesterday
 
     octodon --date=-2
 
-There is a simple command-line interface. The most important commands are *edit*, which lets you review and modify the time tracking data, and *book*, which writes it to the configured target(s) (e.g. harvest).
+For a simple command-line interface run
+
+::
+
+    octodon shell
+
+The most important commands are *edit*, which lets you review and modify the time tracking data, and *book*, which writes it to the configured target(s) (e.g. harvest). Type *help* to get a list of commands.
 
 VIM PLUGIN
 ----------

src/octodon/cli.py

@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ def check_issue_and_comment(self, bookings):
                 "\n{0}".format(make_table(rows)),
                 file=sys.stderr,
             )
+            return False
+        return True
 
     def print_summary(self, bookings):
         total_time = get_time_sum(bookings)
@@ -388,7 +390,8 @@ def do_edit(self, *args):
         if retval.returncode:
             print("Warning: The editor reported a problem ({})".format(retval))
         self.clear_bookings()
-        self.check_issue_and_comment(self.bookings)
+        if not self.check_issue_and_comment(self.bookings):
+            self.cmdqueue.clear()
 
     def do_redmine(self, *args):
         """ Write current bookings to redmine. """
@@ -532,9 +535,11 @@ def main():
         else:
             raise Exception("unrecognized date format: {0}".format(args.date))
 
-    if args.command:
+    if args.command and args.command != "shell":
         octodon = Octodon(config, spent_on, new_session=True)
         octodon.onecmd(args.command)
     else:
         octodon = Octodon(config, spent_on, new_session=args.new_session)
+        if args.command != "shell":
+            octodon.cmdqueue.extend(["edit", "summary", "book", "list save"])
         octodon.cmdloop()