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gistfile1.coffee

#!/usr/bin/env coffee

path = require 'path'
fs = require 'fs'
util = require 'util'
hat = require 'hat'
argv = require('optimist')
  .usage('Usage: $0 --name <deck name> --color <card color> <directory>')
  .string(['name', 'color'])
  .demand(1)
  .argv
exec = (require 'child_process').exec

properties =
  modifiedDate: Date.now()
  name: argv.name ? "Default name"
  cardColor: argv.color ? "blue"

flashcards = []

work_dir = argv._[0]

if not path.existsSync work_dir
  console.log "Unable to access directory #{work_dir}. Will exit."
  return 1

console.log "Collecting cards..."
for file in fs.readdirSync(work_dir)
  if (path.extname file) is ".txt"
    cards = fs.readFileSync(path.join(work_dir, file), "utf8")
    lines = cards.split('\n')
    front = ""
    back = []
    cnt = 0
    back_cnt = 1
    for line in lines
      if line is "---"
        cnt = 0
        back_cnt = 1
        flashcards.push([front, "", back.join("\n"), ""])
      if cnt is 0
        front = line
      if cnt > 1
        back.push("#{back_cnt}. #{line}")
        back_cnt += 1
      cnt += 1

data =
  properties: properties
  flashcards: flashcards

# Create data directory
tmp_dir_name = hat()
data_dir = path.join(tmp_dir_name, properties.name)
fs.mkdirSync(tmp_dir_name)
fs.mkdirSync(data_dir)
console.log path.join(data_dir, "data.txt")
data_file = fs.openSync(path.join(data_dir, "data.txt"), "w")
fs.writeSync(data_file, util.format("%j", data))
fs.closeSync(data_file)

# Create zip
process.chdir(tmp_dir_name)
archive = properties.name + '.zip'
zip = exec "zip -r '" + archive + "' '" + properties.name + "'",
  (error, stdout, stderr) ->
    console.log stdout
    fs.renameSync(archive, path.join("..", archive))
    process.chdir("..")
    exec "rm -rf '" + tmp_dir_name + "'"