This script looks for text files in a specific folder modified today that include completed tasks ('@done') and timestamps, and then collects them into a daily log for the Day One journaling application. It works especially well when it's connected to IFTTT. See more details at http://craigeley.com/tagged/sifttter Use this script if you are runn…

sifttter_1.8.7.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby
# Sifttter: An IFTTT-to-Day One Logger by Craig Eley 2014 <http://craigeley.com>
# Based on tp-dailylog.rb by Brett Terpstra 2012 <http://brettterpstra.com>
# 
# Notes:
# * Uses `mdfind` to locate a specific folder of IFTTT-generated text files changed in the last day
# * The location of your folder should be hardcoded in line 53
# * Scans leading timestamps in each line matching today's date
# * Does not alter text files in any way
# * Changes ampersand ('&') to 'and' so the script keeps running
# * Does not require the Day One CLI tool
# * Only generates report if there are completed tasks found
# * Compiles all results into a single Day One entry
# * It's configured to locate a Dropbox-synced journal, so
# * If you use iCloud you'll can just uncomment lines 26 and 27, and comment line 28
# * To set the Day One entries to starred, just change `starred = false` to true on line 24
 
require 'time'
require 'erb'
require 'date'
 
uuid = %x{uuidgen}.gsub(/-/,'').strip
datestamp = Time.now.utc.iso8601
starred = false
 
# dayonedir = %x{ls ~/Library/Mobile\\ Documents/|grep dayoneapp}.strip
# dayonepath = "~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/#{dayonedir}/Documents/Journal_dayone/entries/"
dayonepath = "/Users/USERNAME/Dropbox/Apps/Day\ One/Journal.dayone/entries/"
 
template = ERB.new <<-XMLTEMPLATE
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>Creation Date</key>
	<date><%= datestamp %></date>
	<key>Entry Text</key>
	<string><%= entrytext %></string>
	<key>Starred</key>
	<<%= starred %>/>
	<key>Tags</key>
	<array>
		<string>daily logs</string>
	</array>
	<key>UUID</key>
	<string><%= uuid %></string>
</dict>
</plist>
XMLTEMPLATE
 
today = Time.now().strftime('%B %d, %Y')
cdate = Time.now().strftime('%m/%d/%Y')
files = %x{mdfind -onlyin /Users/USERNAME/Dropbox/IFTTT/Sifttter 'kMDItemContentModificationDate >= "$time.today(-1)"' | grep -v -i daily | sort}
 
projects = []
files.each do |file|
	if File.exists?(file.strip)
		f = File.open(file.strip)
		lines = f.read
		f.close
		project = "### " + File.basename(file).gsub(/^.*?\/([^\/]+)$/,"\\1") + "\n"
		found_completed = false
		lines.each_line do |line|
			if line =~ /&/
				line.gsub!(/[&]/, 'and')
			end
			if line =~ /#{today}/
				found_completed = true
				project += line.gsub(/@done/,'').gsub(/#{today}.../,'').strip + "\n"
			end
		end
	end
	if found_completed
		projects.push(project)
	end
end
 
def e_sh(str)
	str.to_s.gsub(/(?=["\\])/, '\\')
end
 
if projects.length <=0
	abort "No entries found"
end

if projects.length > 0
	entrytext = "# Things done on #{today}\n\n"
	projects.each do |project|
		entrytext += project.gsub(/.txt/, ' ') + "\n\n"
	end
	fh = File.new(File.expand_path(dayonepath+uuid+".doentry"),'w+')
	fh.puts template.result(binding)
	fh.close
	puts "Entry logged for #{today}"
end