Create a new Sublime Text workspace with 4 vertical columns and starter note buffers

new_podcast.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby
# new_podcast.rb
# Create a new Sublime Text workspace with 4 vertical columns and starter note buffers
# Brett Terpstra 2014
# Free to use and modify (WTF license)
# Usage: new_podcast.rb episode_title
require 'fileutils'

# By default new workspaces are created in subdirs off the current directory
# modify project_root to always have them built in a specific location, (e.g. project_root = "~/Dropbox/Podcasts")
project_root = "."

if ARGV.length != 1
  puts "Usage: #{File.basename(__FILE__)} episode_title"
  Process.exit 1
end
title = ARGV[0]

workspace =<<EOW
{
  "buffers":
  [
    {
      "contents": "1. Future Topics\\n-------------\\n\\n- ",
      "settings":
      {
        "buffer_size": 44,
        "line_ending": "Unix"
      }
    },
    {
      "contents": "2. Current Topics\\n--------------\\n\\n- ",
      "settings":
      {
        "buffer_size": 33,
        "line_ending": "Unix"
      }
    },
    {
      "contents": "3. Links\\n-----\\n\\n- ",
      "settings":
      {
        "buffer_size": 15,
        "line_ending": "Unix"
      }
    },
    {
      "contents": "4. Scratchpad\\n----------\\n\\n- ",
      "settings":
      {
        "buffer_size": 25,
        "line_ending": "Unix"
      }
    }
  ],
  "groups":
  [
    {
      "selected": 0,
      "sheets":
      [
        {
          "buffer": 0,
          "semi_transient": false,
          "settings":
          {
            "buffer_size": 44,
            "regions":
            {
              "bookmarks":
              {
                "flags": 144,
                "icon": "bookmark",
                "regions":
                [
                  [
                    44,
                    44
                  ]
                ],
                "scope": "bookmarks"
              },
              "mark":
              {
                "flags": 144,
                "icon": "dot",
                "regions":
                [
                  [
                    44,
                    44
                  ]
                ],
                "scope": "mark"
              }
            },
            "selection":
            [
              [
                44,
                44
              ]
            ],
            "settings":
            {
              "auto_complete_triggers":
              [
                {
                  "characters": "<",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                }
              ],
              "function_name_status_row": 5,
              "is_xml": false,
              "syntax": "Packages/MarkdownEditing/Markdown.tmLanguage"
            },
            "translation.x": 0.0,
            "translation.y": 0.0,
            "zoom_level": 1.0
          },
          "stack_index": 3,
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "selected": 0,
      "sheets":
      [
        {
          "buffer": 1,
          "semi_transient": false,
          "settings":
          {
            "buffer_size": 33,
            "regions":
            {
            },
            "selection":
            [
              [
                33,
                33
              ]
            ],
            "settings":
            {
              "auto_complete_triggers":
              [
                {
                  "characters": "<",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                }
              ],
              "function_name_status_row": 3,
              "is_xml": false,
              "syntax": "Packages/MarkdownEditing/Markdown.tmLanguage"
            },
            "translation.x": 0.0,
            "translation.y": 0.0,
            "zoom_level": 1.0
          },
          "stack_index": 1,
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "selected": 0,
      "sheets":
      [
        {
          "buffer": 2,
          "semi_transient": false,
          "settings":
          {
            "buffer_size": 15,
            "regions":
            {
            },
            "selection":
            [
              [
                15,
                15
              ]
            ],
            "settings":
            {
              "auto_complete_triggers":
              [
                {
                  "characters": "<",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                }
              ],
              "function_name_status_row": 3,
              "is_xml": false,
              "syntax": "Packages/MarkdownEditing/Markdown.tmLanguage"
            },
            "translation.x": 0.0,
            "translation.y": 0.0,
            "zoom_level": 1.0
          },
          "stack_index": 2,
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "selected": 0,
      "sheets":
      [
        {
          "buffer": 3,
          "semi_transient": false,
          "settings":
          {
            "buffer_size": 25,
            "regions":
            {
            },
            "selection":
            [
              [
                25,
                25
              ]
            ],
            "settings":
            {
              "auto_complete_triggers":
              [
                {
                  "characters": "<",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                },
                {
                  "characters": ".#",
                  "selector": "text.html"
                }
              ],
              "function_name_status_row": 3,
              "is_xml": false,
              "syntax": "Packages/MarkdownEditing/Markdown.tmLanguage"
            },
            "translation.x": 0.0,
            "translation.y": 0.0,
            "zoom_level": 1.0
          },
          "stack_index": 0,
          "type": "text"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "layout":
  {
    "cells":
    [
      [
        0,
        0,
        1,
        1
      ],
      [
        1,
        0,
        2,
        1
      ],
      [
        2,
        0,
        3,
        1
      ],
      [
        3,
        0,
        4,
        1
      ]
    ],
    "cols":
    [
      0.0,
      0.25,
      0.5,
      0.75,
      1.0
    ],
    "rows":
    [
      0.0,
      1.0
    ]
  },
  "menu_visible": true,
  "project": "#{title}.sublime-project",
  "settings":
  {
  },
  "show_minimap": false,
  "show_open_files": false,
  "show_tabs": false,
  "side_bar_visible": false,
  "side_bar_width": 218.0,
  "status_bar_visible": false,
  "template_settings":
  {
  }
}
EOW

project =<<EOP
{
}
EOP

project_folder = File.join(File.expand_path(project_root), title)
FileUtils.mkdir_p(project_folder)

File.open(File.join(project_folder, title + ".sublime-workspace"), 'w') do |f|
  f.puts workspace
end

File.open(File.join(project_folder, title + ".sublime-project"), 'w') do |f|
  f.puts project
end

puts "New project created at #{project_folder}"
%x{subl "#{File.join(project_folder, title + ".sublime-workspace")}"}