Parse per-file Word Count Target header and show progress

Header parsing now recognises a `Word Count Target:` line at any heading
level (## included) in addition to `# Title:`/`# Slug:`, and accepts one
or more leading `#`. The value parses a single number or a range —
"1500 - 2000", "1500-2000", "1,500 to 2,000" — into a min/max WordGoal
(stripped from the exported document like the other header lines).

When a target is set, the status bar shows a progress bar of the file's
prose word count (the body below the draft marker) against it: amber
under the target, green in range, blue over. Aliases "Word Count Goal:"
and "Word Count:" also work.

Adds preprocess tests for the range forms, ## heading level, alias, and
absence; 44 tests pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01N9kRuP7JvXoUGdNNeg5ZSs

README.md

@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ The status bar shows a live **word count** for the current file, plus the net
 words added (or removed) to it since the current session started. The count
 updates as you type, including unsaved edits.
 
+### Per-file word-count targets
+
+Give a file a target by adding a **`Word Count Target:`** line to its header (at
+any heading level):
+
+```markdown
+## Word Count Target: 1500 - 2000
+```
+
+A **progress bar** then appears in the status bar, comparing the file's **prose**
+word count (the body below the draft marker, so header metadata isn't counted)
+against the target: **amber** while under the target, **green** once inside the
+range, **blue** when over it. A single number (`## Word Count Target: 1800`) sets
+a point goal; ranges accept `-`, `–`, `to`, and grouped digits (`1,500`). Like
+the other header lines, the target is stripped from the exported document.
+
 ## Spelling (offline)
 
 Spelling is checked **live as you type**, entirely offline — no server, no

src/app.rs

@@ -523,6 +523,16 @@ impl App {
         resolve_chapter_title(None, header.title.as_deref(), idx, self.index_pad_width())
     }
 
+    /// The current file's word-count target (from its `Word Count Target:`
+    /// header) paired with its current prose word count, if a target is set.
+    /// Prose = the body below the draft marker, so header metadata isn't counted.
+    fn current_goal(&self) -> Option<(crate::preprocess::WordGoal, usize)> {
+        self.selected?;
+        let header = crate::preprocess::parse(&self.buffer, &self.config.draft_marker);
+        let goal = header.goal?;
+        Some((goal, count_words(&header.body)))
+    }
+
     fn export_odt(&mut self) {
         self.save_current();
         let marker = self.config.draft_marker.clone();
@@ -1205,6 +1215,7 @@ impl App {
                 let dirty = if self.dirty { " • unsaved" } else { "" };
                 ui.label(format!("{}{dirty}", self.status));
 
+                let goal = self.current_goal();
                 ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
                     if let Some(idx) = self.selected {
                         let name = &self.files[idx];
@@ -1224,6 +1235,23 @@ impl App {
                         .on_hover_text(
                             "Words in the current file · net change since this session opened",
                         );
+
+                        // Progress toward the file's Word Count Target, if set.
+                        if let Some((goal, prose)) = goal {
+                            let (frac, color, text) = goal_progress(goal, prose);
+                            ui.separator();
+                            ui.add(
+                                egui::ProgressBar::new(frac)
+                                    .desired_width(150.0)
+                                    .fill(color)
+                                    .text(egui::RichText::new(text).small()),
+                            )
+                            .on_hover_text(
+                                "Prose words vs the file's “Word Count Target” header \
+                                 (counts the body below the draft marker). Amber = under \
+                                 target, green = in range, blue = over.",
+                            );
+                        }
                     }
                 });
             });
@@ -2564,6 +2592,30 @@ fn count_words(s: &str) -> usize {
     s.split_whitespace().count()
 }
 
+/// Progress toward a word-count target: the bar fraction (0..=1), a fill colour
+/// (amber under the range, green within it, blue over it), and a label like
+/// "1,234 / 1,500–2,000".
+fn goal_progress(goal: crate::preprocess::WordGoal, prose: usize) -> (f32, egui::Color32, String) {
+    let frac = if goal.max == 0 {
+        0.0
+    } else {
+        (prose as f32 / goal.max as f32).clamp(0.0, 1.0)
+    };
+    let color = if prose < goal.min {
+        egui::Color32::from_rgb(0xC8, 0x8A, 0x2A) // amber: below target
+    } else if prose <= goal.max {
+        egui::Color32::from_rgb(0x3F, 0x9E, 0x4F) // green: in range
+    } else {
+        egui::Color32::from_rgb(0x3B, 0x82, 0xF6) // blue: over target
+    };
+    let target = if goal.min == goal.max {
+        thousands(goal.max)
+    } else {
+        format!("{}–{}", thousands(goal.min), thousands(goal.max))
+    };
+    (frac, color, format!("{} / {}", thousands(prose), target))
+}
+
 /// Format a non-negative integer with comma thousands separators (e.g. 12345 -> "12,345").
 fn thousands(n: usize) -> String {
     let digits = n.to_string();

src/help.rs

@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ fn cheatsheet_body(ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
         &[
             ("# Title: Chapter Name", "Sets this file's chapter heading on export."),
             ("# Slug: a caption", "A caption shown beneath the chapter title."),
+            (
+                "## Word Count Target: 1500 - 2000",
+                "Shows a progress bar in the status bar (a single number or a range).",
+            ),
         ],
     );
     note(

src/preprocess.rs

@@ -13,12 +13,24 @@
 //! If a file has no marker line, nothing is treated as a header block, but any
 //! stray `# Title:` / `# Slug:` lines are still lifted out and removed.
 
+/// A per-file word-count target parsed from a `Word Count Target:` header line.
+/// A single number gives `min == max`; a range like `1500 - 2000` gives both.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct WordGoal {
+    /// Lower bound of the target (the point "in range" begins).
+    pub min: usize,
+    /// Upper bound of the target (for a single number, equal to `min`).
+    pub max: usize,
+}
+
 /// The parsed result of pre-processing one markdown document.
 pub struct Header {
     /// Value of the `# Title:` line, if present and non-empty.
     pub title: Option<String>,
     /// Value of the `# Slug:` line, if present and non-empty.
     pub slug: Option<String>,
+    /// Word-count target from a `Word Count Target:` line, if present and parsable.
+    pub goal: Option<WordGoal>,
     /// The prose body, with comments, the header block, and metadata lines removed.
     pub body: String,
 }
@@ -27,6 +39,30 @@ pub struct Header {
 enum Meta {
     Title,
     Slug,
+    WordCount,
+}
+
+/// Parse a word-count target value such as `1500 - 2000`, `1500-2000`,
+/// `1,500 to 2,000`, or a single `2000`. Any two numbers are taken as the
+/// bounds (ordered); a lone number becomes both bounds. Returns `None` if the
+/// value contains no digits.
+fn parse_goal(value: &str) -> Option<WordGoal> {
+    // Remove digit-grouping characters so "1,500" stays one number, then split
+    // the remainder on any non-digit (dashes, "to", spaces) into number tokens.
+    let ungrouped: String = value.chars().filter(|c| *c != ',' && *c != '_').collect();
+    let nums: Vec<usize> = ungrouped
+        .split(|c: char| !c.is_ascii_digit())
+        .filter(|tok| !tok.is_empty())
+        .filter_map(|tok| tok.parse::<usize>().ok())
+        .collect();
+    match nums.as_slice() {
+        [] => None,
+        [n] => Some(WordGoal { min: *n, max: *n }),
+        [a, b, ..] => Some(WordGoal {
+            min: (*a).min(*b),
+            max: (*a).max(*b),
+        }),
+    }
 }
 
 /// Remove `<!-- ... -->` comments (matching the non-greedy `<!--[\s\S]*?-->`),
@@ -49,16 +85,30 @@ pub fn strip_comments(s: &str) -> String {
     out
 }
 
-/// If `line` is a `# Title:` / `# Slug:` metadata line, return which one and its
-/// value. Matches a single leading `#` followed by whitespace, case-insensitively.
+/// If `line` is a recognised metadata line — `# Title:`, `# Slug:`, or
+/// `## Word Count Target:` — return which one and its value. Matches one or more
+/// leading `#` followed by whitespace, case-insensitively, so the field can sit
+/// at any heading level (`#`, `##`, …).
 fn meta_line(line: &str) -> Option<(Meta, String)> {
-    let after_hash = line.trim_start().strip_prefix('#')?;
+    let trimmed = line.trim_start();
+    let hashes = trimmed.len() - trimmed.trim_start_matches('#').len();
+    if hashes == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let after_hash = &trimmed[hashes..];
     if !after_hash.starts_with(char::is_whitespace) {
         return None;
     }
     let rest = after_hash.trim_start();
     let lower = rest.to_ascii_lowercase();
-    for (key, meta) in [("title:", Meta::Title), ("slug:", Meta::Slug)] {
+    // Longer keys first so "word count target:" wins over "word count:".
+    for (key, meta) in [
+        ("title:", Meta::Title),
+        ("slug:", Meta::Slug),
+        ("word count target:", Meta::WordCount),
+        ("word count goal:", Meta::WordCount),
+        ("word count:", Meta::WordCount),
+    ] {
         if lower.starts_with(key) {
             return Some((meta, rest[key.len()..].trim().to_string()));
         }
@@ -84,9 +134,11 @@ pub fn parse(markdown: &str, marker: &str) -> Header {
 
     let mut title = None;
     let mut slug = None;
+    let mut goal = None;
     let mut set = |meta: Meta, value: String| match meta {
         Meta::Title => title = Some(value),
         Meta::Slug => slug = Some(value),
+        Meta::WordCount => goal = parse_goal(&value),
     };
 
     let body_lines: Vec<&str> = match marker_idx {
@@ -121,6 +173,7 @@ pub fn parse(markdown: &str, marker: &str) -> Header {
     Header {
         title: title.filter(|s| !s.is_empty()),
         slug: slug.filter(|s| !s.is_empty()),
+        goal,
         body: body_lines.join("\n").trim().to_string(),
     }
 }
@@ -175,4 +228,41 @@ mod tests {
         let h = parse(md, MARKER);
         assert!(h.body.contains("# Chapter One"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_word_count_target_range_at_heading_level_two() {
+        let md = "# Title: Bixby\n## Word Count Target: 1500 - 2000\n\
+                  ## POV: Bixby\n### Rough Draft:\n\nThe prose.";
+        let h = parse(md, MARKER);
+        assert_eq!(h.goal, Some(WordGoal { min: 1500, max: 2000 }));
+        // The metadata line is lifted out of the body; POV (unrecognised) is
+        // above the marker so it's dropped too.
+        assert_eq!(h.body, "The prose.");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn word_count_target_accepts_various_forms() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_goal("1500 - 2000"), Some(WordGoal { min: 1500, max: 2000 }));
+        assert_eq!(parse_goal("1500-2000"), Some(WordGoal { min: 1500, max: 2000 }));
+        assert_eq!(parse_goal("1,500 to 2,000"), Some(WordGoal { min: 1500, max: 2000 }));
+        assert_eq!(parse_goal("2000 – 1500"), Some(WordGoal { min: 1500, max: 2000 }));
+        assert_eq!(parse_goal("about 2000"), Some(WordGoal { min: 2000, max: 2000 }));
+        assert_eq!(parse_goal("  "), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_goal("none"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn word_count_goal_alias_and_no_marker() {
+        // The alias spelling and no draft marker still yield a goal.
+        let md = "## Word Count Goal: 800\n\nJust prose.";
+        let h = parse(md, MARKER);
+        assert_eq!(h.goal, Some(WordGoal { min: 800, max: 800 }));
+        assert_eq!(h.body, "Just prose.");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_goal_when_absent() {
+        let md = "# Title: Plain\n### Rough Draft:\n\nText.";
+        assert_eq!(parse(md, MARKER).goal, None);
+    }
 }