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Development Notes: Python

Global Prerequisites

Homebrew - easy package manager for MacOS:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

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# Your init script
#
# Atom will evaluate this file each time a new window is opened. It is run
# after packages are loaded/activated and after the previous editor state
# has been restored.
#
# An example hack to log to the console when each text editor is saved.
#
# atom.workspace.observeTextEditors (editor) ->
#   editor.onDidSave ->

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to timeStamp(theDate) -- theDate must be date object
	set separator to "-"  -- can be changed to whatever you prefer
	set y to year of theDate
	set m to month of theDate
	set d to day of theDate
	set t to time of theDate
	set dateNumber to (y * 10000 + m * 100 + d)
	set tempDateString to dateNumber as string
	set dateString to text 1 thru 4 of tempDateString & separator & text 5 thru 6 of tempDateString & separator & text 7 thru 8 of tempDateString & separator & t
	return dateString

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(*
Move Archive to File script
by Ryan Oldford
handlers adapted from MacScripter (http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=24737)
 
This script is used with TaskPaper to move archived tasks in a document to archive
files for future reference.
The files are stored in a user-specified Archive directory within the TaskPaper directory,
and are given a timestamp in their filenames.
The script settings can be edited to match your TaskPaper folder locations and preferences

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(*
Universal Datecode Changer script
by Ryan Oldford
handlers taken from andyferra (see below for full credits)

This script is used with TaskPaper to increment or decrement datecode-type values of tags.
The script settings can be edited to allow for incrementing or decrementing
of any tag by any amount of time.
You can make multiple renamed versions of this script with different filenames
to allow for different ways of changing a datecode.

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(*
Tag Value Editor script
by Ryan Oldford
Uses handlers from MacScripter forum users (see below for full credits)

This script is used to make it easier to edit tag values in TaskPaper.
The script reads all tags for the current entry, lets the user choose
the tag they will edit, lets the user write the new tag value, then
updates the tag value.

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(*
Delete Tags script
By Ryan Oldford

This script is used with TaskPaper to make it easier to delete tags,
since they currently can't be selected with the mouse to delete them.
The script gives a list of the tags for the currently selected entry
(i.e. whichever entry has your cursor in it). Multiple tags can be selected.

Settings:

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property dialogText : "Enter task here:"

tell application "Mail"
  try
		set theSelection to the selection
		if the length of theSelection is less than 1 then error "One or more messages must be selected."
		repeat with theMessage in theSelection
			my importMessage(theMessage)
		end repeat
	end try

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(*
Parse Start and Due Dates script
By Ryan Oldford
Based on work by andyferra (https://gist.github.com/andyferra/64842)
change_case taken from http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/sbrt/sbrt-06.html
 
This script is used with TaskPaper to provide better start and due date support, as well as support for repeating tasks.
The script searches for @due and @start tags, converts their values to standard date code values,
then adds the appropriate "diff" tag whose value indicates how far away the due or start date is (negative = past, 0 = today).
Any tasks with a @repeat tag that are done are edited to remove the done tag and have their due tags updated.