Journal Program

journal.py

class Journal:
    # xRead from an input file
    # xAdd entry to journal
    # xView entries
    # xSearch entries
    # Edit entries
    # Delete entries
    # xExport entries

    def __init__(self):
        self.journal_id = 1
        self.entries = []

    def read_input(self):
        lines = []
        with open('./journal.txt') as f:
            lines = f.readlines()

        for line in lines:
            date, text = line.split('|')
            self.add_entry(date, text)

        return lines

    def add_entry(self, date, text):
        self.entries.append({
            'date': date,
            'text': text
        })

    def view_entries(self):
        print('Date\t   | Text')
        print('---' * 8)
        for entry in self.entries:
            date, text = entry.values()
            print(date, '|', end=' ')
            print(text)

    def search_entries(self, query=''):
        matched_entries = [entry for entry in self.entries if query in entry['text']]
        print(matched_entries)
        return matched_entries

    def export_entries(self, file_name):
        with open(file_name, 'w') as f:
            f.writelines([
                '{date}|{text}'.format_map(entry)
                for entry in self.entries
            ])

    def __str__(self):
        return 'Journal ' + str(self.journal_id)


journal = Journal()
journal.read_input()
print(journal)
journal.view_entries()
journal.search_entries(query='birthday')
journal.export_entries(file_name='journal_backup.txt')

journal.txt

01-01-2018|New Year
10-06-2018|Woke up early
02-15-2019|20th birthday!