journal management ideas

journal.md

Workflow

1. Command line jrn creates file (from template if desired) for specified day, date range, file format
2. Daily builds

• inputs: *.rtf, *.txt, *.md, *.html, *.png. *.jpeg
• output: *.md
• dirs: Journal/ -> _posts/
• update _data/counts.json

3. Jekyll template for viewing/searching posts

Raw file structure

Journal/

• '(2014-10-01 - 2014-10-03) this is the title.rtf'
• '(2014-10-04) another title.rtf'
• '(2014-10-05) another title, different format.html'

Output file structure (jekyll-ready)

_data/

• counts.json _posts/
• index.md
• 2014/
  • index.md
  • 10/
    • index.md
    • 2014-10-01-this-is-the-title.md
    • 2014-10-02-this-is-the-title.md
    • 2014-10-03-this-is-the-title.md
    • 2014-10-04-another-title.md
    • 2014-10-05-another-title-different-format.md

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UI

• something like jrnl
• probably not jrnl though because it doesn't allow date ranges, also weird that it's just one file?
• maybe just a front-end for creating filenames with correct datestamps, given title
• also allow a way to specify date ranges

Storage

Q: One large file or multiple small files?

• advice
• SQLite?
• db requires db connection, meaning no static access
• too many files in one dir = bad idea
• very large file with memory map might be okay, but seems awkward from user stand-point since you're forced to edit/view with script
• folders by year and files within?