A script for writing Day One footnotes inline.

inlinefootnotes.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
def e_sh(str)
	str.to_s.gsub(/(?=[^a-zA-Z0-9_.\/\-\x7F-\xFF\n])/n, '\\')
end
 
input = STDIN.read
 
footnotes = input.scan(/\(\*(.*?)\*\)/m)
# existing = input.scan(/^\[\^fn(\d+)\]: /i)
# counter = existing.empty? ? 1 : existing.uniq.sort[-1].join.to_i + 1

counter = 1
 
output = []
footnotes.each {|note| 
	output << {'orig' => note[0], 'title' => "#{counter}", 'footnote' => note[0] }
	counter += 1
}

 
o = []
output.each_with_index { |x,i| 
	o.push("#{x['title']}. #{x['footnote'].gsub(/\n\n(\s*.)/,"\n\n\t\\1")}")
	input.gsub!(/\(\*#{e_sh x['orig']}\*\)/m,"^#{x['title']}")
}
puts input.strip + "\n\n\*\*\*\*" + "\n\n#{o.join("\n\n")}\n"