Import Day One to Obsidian

convert.py

import json
from datetime import datetime
from os import path

DATA_DIR = 'data'
VAULT_DIR = 'vault'
JOURNAL = 'World'

def parse_date(s: str):
    datestr = s[0:10]
    timestr = s[11:16]
    date = datetime.strptime(datestr, '%Y-%m-%d')
    weekday = [
        'Monday',
        'Tuesday',
        'Wednesday',
        'Thursday',
        'Friday',
        'Saturday',
        'Sunday',
    ][date.weekday()]
    return datestr, timestr, weekday

def clean_text(text, photos):
    text = text.replace('\\', '')
    text = text.replace('#', '')
    # TODO Need to swap out internal picture references
    # Get text such as ![](dayone-moment://A7FB2C521C7E47E8AAF92308CB1F0B89)
    # Look up the ID in the entry['photos'] list as 'identifier'
    # Get the md5 field which is the name of the file
    i = text.find('![](dayone-moment:')
    while i > -1:
        pre = text[:i]
        post = text[i+53:]
        id = text[i+20:i+52]
        file_id = None
        if photos is not None:
            for photo in photos:
                if photo['identifier'] == id:
                    file_id = f"{photo['md5']}.{photo['type']}"
                    break
        text = pre + f'![[{file_id}]]' + post
        i = text.find('![](dayone-moment:')

    return text

def create_tags(tags):
    text = ''
    for tag in tags:
        text += f'#{tag.lower()} '
    return text.strip()

def make_entry(entry):
    if 'text' not in entry:
        print(f'ERROR: Nothing to do in entry {entry["uuid"]}')
        return

    datestr, timestr, weekday = parse_date(entry['creationDate'])
    photos = entry['photos'] if 'photos' in entry else None
    text = clean_text(entry['text'], photos)
    tags = create_tags(entry['tags']) if 'tags' in entry else ''
    if 'starred' in entry and entry['starred'] == 'true':
        tags += ' #starred'
    # print('******')
    # print(f'{datestr}')
    # print(f'{text}')
    # print(f'{tags}')

    fn = f'{VAULT_DIR}/{datestr}.md'
    if path.exists(fn):
        print(f'Appending to {fn}')
        with open(fn, 'a') as f:
            f.write(f'\n{JOURNAL} at {timestr}\n\n')
            f.write(f'{text}\n\n')
            f.write(f'{tags}\n')
    else:
        print(f'Writing to {fn}')
        with open(fn, 'w') as f:
            f.write(f'# {datestr} / {weekday}\n\n')
            f.write(f'\n{JOURNAL} at {timestr}\n\n')
            f.write(f'{text}\n\n')
            f.write(f'{tags}\n')

def main():
    fn = f'{DATA_DIR}/{JOURNAL}.json'
    with open(fn) as f:
        j = json.load(f)

    for entry in j['entries']:
        make_entry(entry)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

merge.py

from os import path
from glob import glob
from shutil import copyfile

TARGET_DIR='/Users/sean/Vaults/Main/Daily/2022'
SOURCE_DIR='/Users/sean/Vaults/Day One'

files = glob(f'{SOURCE_DIR}/2022*')
for file in files:
    source_fn = file[27:]
    target_fn = f'{TARGET_DIR}/{source_fn}'
    if path.isfile(target_fn):
        print(f'Appending to => {target_fn}')
        f = open(file)
        next(f)
        text = f.readlines()
        tf = open(target_fn, 'a')
        tf.writelines(text)
    else:
        print(f'Copying to => {target_fn}')
        copyfile(file, target_fn)