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Import various text files into DayOne without using the DayOne CLI.
#
# Usage: mkdir /tmp/export; find path -name *.html | xargs python
# import_dayone.py | tee /tmp/export.log
#
import datetime
import plistlib
import pytz
import uuid
import sys
def chop_microseconds(delta):
return delta - datetime.timedelta(microseconds=delta.microsecond)
def dayone_timestamp(t=None):
if not t:
t = datetime.datetime.now(pytz.utc)
now = chop_microseconds(t)
return now
def dayone_uuid():
# https://dayone.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200145785-How-is-the-file-name-generated-for-each-entry-
return str(uuid.uuid4()).replace("-", "").upper()
def dayone_entry(date, text):
# https://dayone.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200145845-What-file-format-is-used-for-my-journal-
entry = {}
entry["Creation Date"] = dayone_timestamp(date)
entry["Creator"] = {
"Device Agent": "iPad/iPad2,5",
"Generation Date": dayone_timestamp(),
"Host Name": "ImportedPython",
"OS Agent": "iOS/7.0.4",
"Software Agent": "Day One iOS/1.12",
}
entry["Entry Text"] = text
entry["Time Zone"] = "America/New_York"
entry["Starred"] = False
entry["UUID"] = dayone_uuid()
return entry
def get_body(fh):
lines = fh.readlines()
# Deal with my various formats
if lines[0].strip() == "---":
print "... as YAML"
lines.pop(0)
while lines[0].strip() != "---":
lines.pop(0)
lines.pop(0)
elif lines[1].startswith("----"):
print "... as MD"
lines = lines[3:]
else:
print "... as unknown"
return ''.join(lines).strip()
def date_from(path):
# assumes yyyy/mm/dd.html files
(y, m, d) = path.split("/")
d, _ = d.split(".")
return datetime.datetime(int(y), int(m), int(d), 12, 1, tzinfo=pytz.utc)
for path in sys.stdin:
path = path.strip()
print "Importing", path
date = date_from(path)
with open(path) as fh:
text = get_body(fh)
entry = dayone_entry(date, text)
outpath = "/tmp/export/" + entry["UUID"] + ".doentry"
plistlib.writePlist(entry, outpath)
print "...", outpath
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