Improve export functionality

Signed-off-by: Aniket Pant <me@aniketpant.com>

jrnl/exporters.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 import os
+import string
 try: from slugify import slugify
 except ImportError: import slugify
 try: import simplejson as json
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ def get_tags_count(journal):
     return tag_counts
 
 def to_tag_list(journal):
-    """Prints a list of all tags and the number of occurances."""
+    """Prints a list of all tags and the number of occurrences."""
     tag_counts = get_tags_count(journal)
     result = ""
     if not tag_counts:
@@ -39,8 +40,14 @@ def to_json(journal, output):
         "entries": [e.to_dict() for e in journal.entries]
     }
     if output is not False:
-        write_file(json.dumps(result, indent=2), output)
+        path = output_path('json', output)
-    return json.dumps(result, indent=2)
+        if not is_globable(path):
+            message = write_file(json.dumps(result, indent=2), path)
+        else:
+            message = to_files(journal, path)
+        return message
+    else:
+        return json.dumps(result, indent=2)
 
 def to_md(journal, output):
     """Returns a markdown representation of the Journal"""
@@ -58,35 +65,78 @@ def to_md(journal, output):
         out.append(e.to_md())
     result = "\n".join(out)
     if output is not False:
-        write_file(result, output)
+        path = output_path('md', output)
-    return result
+        if not is_globable(path):
+            message = write_file(result, path)
+        else:
+            message = to_files(journal, path)
+        return message
+    else:
+        return result
 
 def to_txt(journal, output):
     """Returns the complete text of the Journal."""
     if output is not False:
-        write_file(unicode(journal), output)
+        path = output_path('txt', output)
-    return unicode(journal)
+        if not is_globable(path):
+            message = write_file(unicode(journal), path)
+        else:
+            message = to_files(journal, path)
+        return message
+    else:
+        return unicode(journal)
 
 def to_files(journal, output):
     """Turns your journal into separate files for each entry."""
-    if output is False:
+    path, extension = os.path.splitext(os.path.expanduser(output))
-        output = journal.config['folder'] + "*.txt" # default path
+
+    for e in journal.entries:
+        content = ""
+        date = e.date.strftime('%C-%m-%d')
+        title = slugify(unicode(e.title))
+
+        filename = string.replace(path, "%C-%m-%d", date)
+        filename = string.replace(filename, "slug", title)
+
+        fullpath = filename + extension
+
+        if extension == '.json':
+            content = json.dumps(e.to_dict(), indent=2)
+        elif extension == '.md':
+            content = e.to_md()
+        elif extension == '.txt':
+            content = unicode(e)
+        write_file(content, fullpath)
+
+    return ("Journal exported.")
+
+def is_globable(output):
     path, extension = os.path.splitext(os.path.expanduser(output))
     head, tail = os.path.split(path)
-    if tail == '*': # if wildcard is specified
+
-        path = head + '/'
+    if tail == "%C-%m-%d_slug":
-    if not os.path.exists(path): # if the folder doesn't exist, create it
+        return True
-        os.makedirs(path)
+    else:
-    for e in journal.entries:
+        return False
-        date = e.date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+
-        title = slugify(unicode(e.title))
+def output_path(file_ext, output):
-        filename = date + '-' + title
+    path, extension = os.path.splitext(os.path.expanduser(output))
-        fullpath = path + filename + extension
+
-        write_file(unicode(e), fullpath)
+    head, tail = os.path.split(path)
-    return ("Journal exported")
+    if head != '':
+        if not os.path.exists(head): # if the folder doesn't exist, create it
+            os.makedirs(head)
+        fullpath = head + '/' + tail + '.' + file_ext
+    else:
+        fullpath = tail + '.' + file_ext
+
+    return fullpath
 
 def write_file(content, path):
     """Writes content to the file provided"""
+
     f = open(path, 'w+')
     f.write(content)
     f.close()
+
+    return ("File exported to " + path)

jrnl/jrnl.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def parse_args():
 
     exporting = parser.add_argument_group('Export / Import', 'Options for transmogrifying your journal')
     exporting.add_argument('--tags', dest='tags', action="store_true", help='Returns a list of all tags and number of occurences')
-    exporting.add_argument('--export', metavar='TYPE', dest='export', help='Export your journal to Markdown, JSON, Text or multiple files', nargs='?', default=False, const=None)
+    exporting.add_argument('--export', metavar='TYPE', dest='export', help='Export your journal to Markdown, JSON or Text', nargs='?', default=False, const=None)
     exporting.add_argument('-o', metavar='OUTPUT', dest='output', help='The output of the file can be provided when using with --export', nargs='?', default=False, const=None)
     exporting.add_argument('--encrypt',  metavar='FILENAME', dest='encrypt', help='Encrypts your existing journal with a new password', nargs='?', default=False, const=None)
     exporting.add_argument('--decrypt',  metavar='FILENAME', dest='decrypt', help='Decrypts your journal and stores it in plain text', nargs='?', default=False, const=None)
@@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ def cli():
     elif args.export == 'text' or args.export == 'txt': # export to text
         print(exporters.to_txt(journal, args.output))
 
-    elif args.export == 'files': # export to files
-        print(exporters.to_files(journal, args.output))
-
     elif (args.encrypt is not False or args.decrypt is not False) and not PYCRYPTO:
         print("PyCrypto not found. To encrypt or decrypt your journal, install the PyCrypto package from http://www.pycrypto.org.")