jour.py

import sys
import time
import os
import configparser

journal_dirname = ""
journal_cwd = ""
journal_date = ""
journal_filename = ""
journal_ext = ""
journal_editor = ""
journal_datefmt = ""

#
# Example jour.ini (blog.ini, work.ini, ...)
#
# [settings]
# path=C:\Source\journal
# editor=notepad
# ext=.md
# dateformat=%%Y\%%m-%%d
#
def read_settings(inifile):
    global journal_dirname
    global journal_cwd
    global journal_ext
    global journal_editor
    global journal_datefmt

    journal_cwd = sys.path[0]

    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
    config.read(os.path.join(journal_cwd, inifile))

    try:
        journal_dirname = config.get("settings", "path")
    except:
        journal_dirname = journal_cwd

    try:
        journal_editor = config.get("settings", "editor")
    except:
        journal_editor = "notepad"

    try:
        journal_datefmt = config.get("settings", "dateformat")
    except:
        print("Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0])
        journal_datefmt = "%Y-%b-%d"

    try:
        journal_ext = config.get("settings", "ext")
    except:
        journal_ext = ".txt"

    if journal_ext == "":
        journal_ext = ".txt"

def main():
    global journal_filename
    global journal_date
    global journal_datefmt

    # Default ini file
    inifile = "jour.ini"

    # Read optional ini file override as first argument
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        inifile = sys.argv[1] + ".ini"

    read_settings(inifile)

    # Create a new filename of the format "2004-01-03".
    journal_date = time.strftime(journal_datefmt, time.localtime())

    # Allow an optional prefix for subjournals.
    journal_name = journal_date
    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
        journal_name = journal_date + "-" + sys.argv[2]

    journal_filename = os.path.join(journal_dirname, journal_name + journal_ext)

    # Edit the journal entry
    os.system(journal_editor + " " + journal_filename)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()