Script to create new posts in my customized Jenkins setup.

new-post

#!/bin/bash
# Warning: this script assumes it's contained in the scripts/ folder within a project.

set -o nounset
set -o errexit

if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
	echo 'usage: new-post "Post Title"'
	exit 1
fi

SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
TITLE="$1"
DATE_FORMATTED="$(date +%F)"
DATETIME_FORMATTED_UTC="$(TZ=GMT date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
TITLE_ESCAPED="${TITLE//[^a-zA-Z0-9]/-}"
FILENAME="$DATE_FORMATTED-$TITLE_ESCAPED.md"
POSTFILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/../source/_posts/$FILENAME"

if [[ -f "$POSTFILE" ]] ; then
	echo "!!! file exists: $POSTFILE"
	exit 2
else
	echo "creating: $POSTFILE"
fi

cat << EOF > "$POSTFILE"
---
layout: post
title: "$TITLE"
date: $DATETIME_FORMATTED_UTC
description: "TKTK"
---



---

_As always, I welcome discussion and feedback; I’m [@cdzombak on Twitter](https://twitter.com/cdzombak)._
EOF

git add "$POSTFILE"
open -a "Byword" -g "$POSTFILE"
open -a "Marked 2" -g "$POSTFILE"