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+#!/bin/bash
+# with Sway on login, a Kitty session is started which runs *this* script
+# provides a pane with an editor on notes for this week (and last)
+#
+# my kitty session config:
+#   # ~/config/kitty/sessions/triplesplit.conf
+#   layout tall
+#   launch --location=hsplit --cwd=current bash
+#   launch --location=hsplit --cwd=current bash
+#   launch --location=hsplit --cwd=current bash .config/kitty/scripts/note-taker.sh
+# the last command is *this script*
+#
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
+
+# Check if the script is already running/controlling editors
+if pgrep -f "$SHELL.*$SCRIPT_NAME"  | grep -v $$ > /dev/null; then
+    echo "The notes are already being edited elsewhere."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Where are notes held? Can be overridden outside of the script; defaults to ~/notes
+NOTE_DIR="${NOTE_DIR:-${HOME}/notes}"
+
+# Get the current year and week number, used for the name of the file. eg: 2023-week40
+CURRENT_NOTE=$(date +%Y-week%V)
+
+# Get the year and week number for the same day of the previous week
+LAST_WEEK_NAME=$(date -d '7 days ago' +%Y-week%V)
+
+# Construct the two note files to open in tabs as one array
+NOTE_PATHS=("$NOTE_DIR/$CURRENT_NOTE" "$NOTE_DIR/$LAST_WEEK_NAME")
+
+# Use EDITOR variable or fallback to vim as default.
+# If EDITOR contains "vim" (like nvim, vim, etc.), add tab arguments.
+EDITOR="${EDITOR:-vim}"
+if [[ $EDITOR == *vim* ]]; then
+    # Run the vim-like editor with tabs
+    $EDITOR -c ':tab all' "${NOTE_PATHS[@]}"
+else
+    # Run the editor without vim tab arg; assume array is fine
+    $EDITOR "${NOTE_PATHS[@]}"
+fi