4 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/hcl/app.rb b/lib/hcl/app.rb
index 4f2530b..321b3d5 100644
--- a/lib/hcl/app.rb
+++ b/lib/hcl/app.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Commands:
     hcl stop [<message>]
 
     # log a task and time without leaving a timer running
-    hcl log @<task_alias> [+<time>] [<message>]
+    hcl log [<date>] @<task_alias> [+<time>] [<message>]
 
     # resume the last stopped timer or a specific task
     hcl resume [@<task_alias>]
diff --git a/lib/hcl/commands.rb b/lib/hcl/commands.rb
index 9800c95..7c2eac8 100644
--- a/lib/hcl/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/hcl/commands.rb
@@ -118,9 +118,16 @@ module HCl
     end
 
     def log *args
-      fail "There is already a timer running." if DayEntry.with_timer(http)
-      start *args
-      stop
+      date = get_date(args)
+      starting_time = get_starting_time args
+      task = get_task args
+      if task.nil?
+        fail "Unknown task alias, try one of the following: ", aliases.join(', ')
+      end
+      timer = task.add http,
+        :spent_at => date,
+        :starting_time => starting_time,
+        :note => args.join(' ')
     end
 
     def stop *args
diff --git a/lib/hcl/task.rb b/lib/hcl/task.rb
index 89e3b97..313fdf1 100644
--- a/lib/hcl/task.rb
+++ b/lib/hcl/task.rb
@@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ module HCl
     def add http, opts
       notes = opts[:note]
       starting_time = opts[:starting_time] || 0
+      spent_at = opts[:spent_at] || Date.today
       DayEntry.new http.post("daily/add", {
         notes: notes,
         hours: starting_time,
         project_id: project.id,
         task_id: id,
-        spent_at: Date.today
+        spent_at: spent_at
       })
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/hcl/utility.rb b/lib/hcl/utility.rb
index fd01901..6c0ec8b 100644
--- a/lib/hcl/utility.rb
+++ b/lib/hcl/utility.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'chronic'
+
 module HCl
   class CommandError < StandardError; end
   module Utility
@@ -35,6 +37,14 @@ module HCl
       end
     end
 
+    def get_date args
+      ident_index = args.index {|a| a[0] == '@' }
+
+      unless ident_index.nil?
+        Chronic.parse(args.shift(ident_index).join(' '))
+      end
+    end
+
     def current_time
       Time.now.strftime('%I:%M %p').downcase
     end