ID

1c3e08a

date

2024-01-05 12:03:41+00:00

author

Alex Chan <alex@alexwlchan.net>

parent

0b94491

message

Add a script for copying files into Obsidian

changed files

2 files, 48 additions, 1 deletion

• textexpander/README.md
• textexpander/copy_file_into_obsidian.py

Changed files

textexpander/README.md (2214) → textexpander/README.md (2771)

diff --git a/textexpander/README.md b/textexpander/README.md
index 7026817..8131db2 100644
--- a/textexpander/README.md
+++ b/textexpander/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ folder_name = "textexpander"
 
 scripts = [
     {
+        "name": "copy_file_into_obsidian.py",
+        "description": """
+        get the latest download from my Desktop, copy it into Obsidian, and print a ![[…]] link to insert it into my current document.
+        """
+    },
+    {
         "name": "get_mastodon_text.py",
         "description": """
         print a Markdown-formatted blockquote of a Mastodon I've got open in Safari, suitable for saving in Obsidian
@@ -47,6 +53,15 @@ cog_helpers.create_description_table(
 ]]]-->
 <dl>
   <dt>
+    <a href="https://github.com/alexwlchan/scripts/blob/main/textexpander/copy_file_into_obsidian.py">
+      <code>copy_file_into_obsidian.py</code>
+    </a>
+  </dt>
+  <dd>
+    get the latest download from my Desktop, copy it into Obsidian, and print a ![[…]] link to insert it into my current document.
+  </dd>
+
+  <dt>
     <a href="https://github.com/alexwlchan/scripts/blob/main/textexpander/get_mastodon_text.py">
       <code>get_mastodon_text.py</code>
     </a>
@@ -74,4 +89,4 @@ cog_helpers.create_description_table(
     print a Markdown-formatted blockquote of a tweet I've got open in Safari, suitable for saving in Obsidian
   </dd>
 </dl>
-<!-- [[[end]]] (checksum: ef5c5561422a830e36c0bb6498b552a9) -->
+<!-- [[[end]]] (checksum: 6e089377a506a73c7859d6e34777570a) -->

textexpander/copy_file_into_obsidian.py (0) → textexpander/copy_file_into_obsidian.py (647)

diff --git a/textexpander/copy_file_into_obsidian.py b/textexpander/copy_file_into_obsidian.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dc4ca04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textexpander/copy_file_into_obsidian.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import datetime
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    latest_download = (
+        subprocess.check_output(["/Users/alexwlchan/repos/scripts/fs/latest_download"])
+        .strip()
+        .decode("utf8")
+    )
+
+    name = os.path.basename(latest_download)
+
+    out_dir = os.path.join(
+        os.environ["HOME"],
+        "textfiles",
+        "Attachments",
+        str(datetime.datetime.now().year),
+    )
+
+    os.makedirs(out_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    out_path = os.path.join(out_dir, name)
+
+    assert not os.path.exists(out_path)
+
+    os.rename(latest_download, out_path)
+
+    print(f"![[{name}]]")