use gitjournal

README.md

1. create repo

2. install https://gitjournal.io/ on phone

3. setup gitjournal on phone

4. clone repo on computer

5. install script alias

$ echo "alias journal=\"python `pwd`/journal.py\"" > ~/.zshrc

journal.py

import readline
import datetime
import os

journal_dir =  os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "journal")

now = datetime.datetime.now().isoformat().rsplit(".", 1)[0]


readline.set_startup_hook(lambda: readline.insert_text(now))
try:
    date = input("📅 entry date: ")  # or raw_input in Python 2
finally:
    readline.set_startup_hook()

lines = []

while True:
    prompt = ""
    if not lines:
        prompt = "write journal entry, end with double enter:\n"

    line = input(prompt)
    if len(lines)>0 and line == "":
        break
    lines.append(line)

template = """---
created: {date}:00:00+01:00
modified: {date}:00:00+01:00
---
{contents}
"""

with open(os.path.join(journal_dir, f"{date}.md"), "w") as fout:
    fout.write(template.format(date=date, contents="\n\n".join(lines)))