Rakefile

# usage rake new_post[my-new-post] or rake new_post['my new post'] or rake new_post (defaults to "new-post")

desc "Begin a new post in #{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}"
task :new_post, :title do |t, args|
  raise "### You haven't set anything up yet. First run `rake install` to set up an Octopress theme." unless File.directory?(source_dir)
  mkdir_p "#{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}"
  args.with_defaults(:title => "■")
  title = args.title
  index = 1
  while File.exist?("#{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}/#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{index}.#{new_post_ext}")
    index += 1
  end
  filename = "#{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}/#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{index}.#{new_post_ext}"
  puts "Creating new post: #{filename}"
  open(filename, 'w') do |post|
    post.puts "---"
    post.puts "layout: post"
    post.puts "title: \"#{title.gsub(/&/,'&')}\""
    post.puts "date: #{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')}"
    post.puts "comments: true"
    post.puts "categories: "
    post.puts "---"
  end
end