dotfiles/.config/fish/functions/jrnl.fish

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function jrnl --description 'Lightweight journaling tool'
argparse h/help d/dir=? -- $argv
if set -q _flag_h
echo jrnl: a lightweight journaling tool
echo
echo Call jrnl without options to get started.
echo
echo Usage:
echo \tOpen today\'s entry:
echo \t\> jrnl
echo \tSet the journal directory "(~/jrnl)" by default:
echo \tWith environment variable \'jrnl_directory\':
echo \t\> set -Ug jrnl_directory path/to/journal
echo \tWith command option:
echo \t\> jrnl -d=path
echo \t\> jrnl --dir=path
echo \tShow this help menu:
echo \t\> jrnl -h
echo \t\> jrnl --help
echo Author:
echo \tDaniel Fichtinger '<daniel@ficd.ca>'
echo License:
echo \tMIT '(c)' Daniel Fichtinger 2025
return 0
end
set -f jdir ~/jrnl
if set -ql _flag_dir[1]
set jdir _flag_dir[1]
else if set -q jrnl_directory
set jdir $jrnl_directory
end
if not test -d $jdir
mkdir -p $jdir
end
set template $jdir/.template.md
if not test -f $template
set -l prompt "There is no template, create one now? (y/n): "
while read --nchars 1 -l response --prompt-str="$prompt" or return 1
printf "\033[1A\033[2K"
switch $response
case y Y
begin
echo "# $(date +'%A, %b %d, %Y')"\n
echo "## Gratitude"\n
echo "I'm grateful for ..."\n
echo "## + Wins"\n
echo "- small_victories"\n
echo "## - Challenges"\n
echo "- hard_things"\n
echo "## Reflection"\n
echo "_One sentence to reflect on today:_"\n
echo "- reflection"\n
echo "## Learned"\n
echo "- fact_insight_or_skill"\n
echo "## Tomorrow"\n
echo "- prep"\n
end >$template
eval $EDITOR $template
set -f new_template
case n N
break
end
end
end
# get the date
set today (date +'%Y-%m-%d')
set entry "$jdir/$today.md"
# check if journal entry exists
if not test -f $entry
cat $template >$entry
set -l prompt "Created $entry, open in $EDITOR? (y/n)"
while read --nchars 1 -l response --prompt-str="$prompt" or return 1
printf "\033[1A\033[2K"
switch $response
case y Y
eval $EDITOR $entry
break
case n N
break
end
end
else
eval $EDITOR $entry
end
end