simplenotes_to_markdown_file.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-

import json
import yaml
import datetime
import os.path
import os

with open('./notes.json', 'r') as json_file:
    json_content = json.load(json_file)

def write_yaml_header(note):
    simple_note_id = note['id']
    modified = note['lastModified']
    created = note['creationDate']
    if 'tags' in note:
        tags = note['tags']
    content = note['content']
    title = content.splitlines()[0]
    if 'markdown' in note:
        is_markdown = note['markdown']
    if is_markdown:
        title = title.replace("# ", "")
    print("is_markdown ", is_markdown)
    print(title)
    if 'tags' in note:
        #print(yaml.dump(tags))
        print(tags)
        for tag in tags:
            print(tag)

    yaml_obj_format ='{0}: {1}\n'
    yaml_array_fmt_key = '{0}:\n'
    yaml_array_fmt_elem = '  - {0}\n'

    md_file_fmt = '{0}/{1}.md'
    txt_file_fmt = '{0}/{1}.txt'

    if is_markdown:
        file_name = md_file_fmt.format('simple_notes', title)
    else:
        file_name = txt_file_fmt.format('simple_notes', title)

    fileobj = open(file_name, 'w', encoding='utf-8')
    fileobj.writelines('---\n')
    #fileobj.writelines(yaml_obj_format.format('simple_note_id', simple_note_id))
    fileobj.writelines(yaml_obj_format.format('created', created))
    fileobj.writelines(yaml_obj_format.format('modified', modified))

    if 'tags' in note:
        fileobj.writelines(yaml_array_fmt_key.format('tags'))
        for tag in tags:
            fileobj.writelines(yaml_array_fmt_elem.format(tag))

    fileobj.writelines('---\n\n')
    fileobj.write(content)
    fileobj.close()

if not os.path.exists("simple_notes"):
    os.makedirs('simple_notes')

# active notes
for note in json_content['activeNotes']:
    write_yaml_header(note)
    

# trashed  notes
#for note in json_content['trashedNotes']:
#    print(note)
#    break


#print(json_content['activeNotes'])
#print(json_content['trashedNotes'])
#print("-------------------------------------\n")
#print(json_content['activeNotes'][0])
#print("-------------------------------------\n")
#print(json_content['activeNotes'][0]['id'])
#print(json_content['activeNotes'][0]['content'])
# ISO 8601 format time
#print(json_content['activeNotes'][0]['creationDate'])
#print(json_content['activeNotes'][0]['lastModified'])
#print(json_content['activeNotes'][0]['markdown'])
#print(json_content['activeNotes'][0]['tags'])