open_dated_note

open_dated_note

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import glob
import os
import shutil
import subprocess
import time

today_frags = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d").split("-")

def get_next_ordinal(notes):
    if len(notes) == 0:
        ordinal = 1
    else:
        ordinal_frag = notes[-1].split("-")[-1].split(".")[0]
        ordinal = int(ordinal_frag) + 1
    return f'{ordinal:02}'

def get_sorted_notes_for_today():
    all_notes = glob.glob("*.md")
    notes_for_today = [
        note for note in all_notes if today_frags == note.split("-")[0:3]
    ]
    return sorted(notes_for_today)

def get_filename():
    notes = get_sorted_notes_for_today()
    ordinal = get_next_ordinal(notes)
    return "-".join(today_frags) + "-{ordinal}.md".format(ordinal=ordinal)

def open_dated_note():
    command_frags = os.environ["EDITOR"].split(" ")
    command_frags[0] = shutil.which(command_frags[0])
    command_frags.append(get_filename())
    subprocess.run(command_frags)

open_dated_note()