Raycast script to append custom text to pre-configured Apple Note.

append_note.applescript

#!/usr/bin/osascript

# Required parameters:
# @raycast.author asidko
# @raycast.schemaVersion 1
# @raycast.title Note text to "Worklog" note
# @raycast.mode silent
# @raycast.packageName Notes
# @raycast.description Append text to pre defined note
# @raycast.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "text to append" }
#
# Optional parameters:
# @raycast.icon 📝
# @raycast.needsConfirmation false


on run argv
-- SET TARGET NOTE NAME HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<< --
    set targetNoteName to "Worklog"
--
    set newText to item 1 of argv
    set currentDateText to formatDate()

    tell application "Notes"
        set targetNote to note named targetNoteName
        if targetNote is not missing value then
            set noteBody to body of targetNote
            if noteBody contains currentDateText then
                set updatedBody to noteBody & return & newText
            else
                set updatedBody to noteBody & return & "<p>" & currentDateText & "</p>" & return & newText
            end if
            set body of targetNote to updatedBody
        else
            display dialog "Note not found."
        end if
    end tell
end run

on formatDate()
    set currentDate to current date
    set monthNames to {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"}
    set weekdayNames to {"Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"}
    set currentDateText to (day of currentDate as string) & " " & (item (month of currentDate) of monthNames) & ", " & (item (weekday of currentDate) of weekdayNames)
    return currentDateText
end formatDate