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Convert a directory of Markdown (.md) files into a JSON format for importing into the Drafts Mac app
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# Usage: | |
# python3 convert_markdown_files_to_drafts.py <directory> > DraftsExport.draftsExport | |
import os, time | |
import json | |
import uuid | |
import sys | |
from datetime import datetime, timezone | |
output_datetime_format = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%Z' | |
directory_in_str = sys.argv[1] | |
print(directory_in_str) | |
directory = os.fsencode(directory_in_str) | |
export_output = [] | |
for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(directory_in_str): | |
for file in files: | |
filepath = subdir + os.sep + file | |
print(filepath) | |
if filepath.endswith(".md"): | |
json_export = {} | |
json_export['folder'] = 0 | |
json_export['languageGrammar'] = "Markdown" | |
json_export['flagged'] = False | |
json_export['uuid'] = str(uuid.uuid4()) | |
json_export['tags'] = [] | |
#Replace with your preferred coordinates. Use numbers only, not strings | |
longitude = | |
latitude = | |
json_export['modified_longitude'] = longitude | |
json_export['created_longitude'] = longitude | |
json_export['modified_latitude'] = latitude | |
json_export['created_latitude'] = latitude | |
json_export['modified_at'] = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(filepath), timezone.utc).strftime(output_datetime_format) | |
json_export['created_at'] = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getctime(filepath), timezone.utc).strftime(output_datetime_format) | |
json_export['accessed_at'] = datetime.fromtimestamp(os.path.getmtime(filepath), timezone.utc).strftime(output_datetime_format) | |
file_contents = open(filepath) | |
json_export['content'] = file_contents.read() | |
export_output.append(json_export) | |
print(json.dumps(export_output, sort_keys=True, indent=4)) | |
""" | |
Example output format: | |
[ | |
{ | |
"uuid" : "C13A345F-A2F2-425B-828C-F6585C892239", | |
"content" : "Draft Content", | |
"folder" : 0, | |
"tags" : [ | |
], | |
"created_latitude" : 46.055316670125848, | |
"created_longitude" : -88.705367973270526, | |
"modified_latitude" : 46.055530370721598, | |
"modified_longitude" : 46.055530370721598, | |
"flagged" : false, | |
"modified_at" : "2020-09-05T14:38:24Z", | |
"accessed_at" : "2020-09-06T02:52:06Z", | |
"created_at" : "2020-09-04T01:18:15Z" | |
"languageGrammar" : "Markdown", | |
} | |
] | |
""" |
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