#!/bin/bash # scripted note organizer/taker # # with Sway/on login: # a Kitty session is started which runs *this* script through a 'session file' in a pane # ultimately, providing an editor with timely notes for this week (and last) in tabs # # 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 note-taker.sh # # the last command is *this script* in ~/.local/bin, presumably in $PATH already # SCRIPT_NAME=$(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 contains "vim" (like {g,n,}vim and so on), 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