notes.nim

@@ -1,78 +1,68 @@
 import base
-import std/[os,strutils,sequtils,times]
+import std/[os,strutils,sequtils]
 
-const note_dir = getHomeDir() & "Nextcloud/.notes.dmenu/" # Putting it in Nextcloud so it can sync :-)
+
+const note_file = getHomeDir() & "Nextcloud/.notes.dmenu" # Putting it in Nextcloud so it can sync :-)
 const default_bg = white
 const default_fg = black
 
-type
-  Note =  object
-    id:   string
-    text: string
-
 proc startNotes()
-
 proc displayOptionMenu(option: string)
 
-var notes: seq[Note] = @[]
+proc readNotes(): seq[string] =
-
-proc readNotes(): seq[Note] =
-  if len(notes) == 0:
-    if existsOrCreateDir(note_dir):
-      for note_file in walkDir(note_dir):
-        try:
-          var note = Note()
-          note.id = note_file[1]
-          note.text = readFile(note_file[1])
-          notes.add(note)
-        except:
-          echo "Unable to read note : ", note_file, " : ", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
-  return notes
-
-proc removeNote(note: Note) =
   try:
-    removeFile(note.id)
+    var notes: seq[string] = @[]
-    for idx, a_note in notes:
+    for line in note_file.lines:
-      if note.id == a_note.id:
+      notes.add(line)
-        notes.delete(idx)
+    return notes
   except:
-    echo "Unable to delete file : ", note.id, " : ", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+    echo "read_notes, Can't open notes file :", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+    return @["<empty>"]
 
-proc getNoteStrings(): seq[string] =
+proc writeNotes(notes: seq[string]) =
-  var note_list: seq[string] = @[]
+  try:
-  if len(notes) == 0:
+    let f = open(note_file, fmWrite)
-    discard readNotes()
+    defer: f.close()
-  for note in notes:
+    for note in notes:
-    note_list.add(note.text)
+      f.writeLine(note)
-  return note_list
+  except:
+    echo "write_notes, Cannot write notes to file : ", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
 
-proc writeNote(note: Note, is_new: bool = false) =
+proc removeNote(note: string) =
-  if note.text == "":
+  let notes = readNotes()
+  var new_notes: seq[string] = @[]
+  for a_note in notes:
+    if note != a_note:
+      new_notes.add(a_note)
+  writeNotes(new_notes)
+
+proc writeNote(note: string) =
+  if note == "":
     return
   try:
-    writeFile(note.id, note.text)
+    let f = open(note_file, fmAppend)
-    if is_new:
+    defer: f.close()
-      notes.add(note)
+    f.writeLine(strip(note))
-    else:
-      for idx, a_note in notes:
-        if a_note.id == note.id:
-          notes[idx].text = note.text
   except:
-    echo "write_note, Unable to write note : ", note.id, " : ", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+    echo "write_note, Unable to write note :", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+
+proc replaceNote(new_note: string, old_note: string) =
+  let notes = readNotes()
+  var new_notes: seq[string] = @[]
+  for a_note in notes:
+    if old_note == a_note:
+      new_notes.add(new_note)
+    else:
+      new_notes.add(a_note)
+  writeNotes(new_notes)
 
 proc getNotes(): (Info, seq[string]) =
   var info = newInfo("Notes")
   info.selected_bg = default_bg
   info.selected_fg = default_fg
-  let notes = getNoteStrings()
+  let notes = readNotes()
   return (info,notes)
 
-proc getNote(text: string): Note =
-  for note in notes:
-    if note.text == text:
-      return note
-  return Note()
-
 proc displayDeleteConfirmationMenu(note: string) =
   var yes_no = newInfo("Confirm Delete note : " & note)
   yes_no.selected_bg = default_bg
@@ -81,22 +71,10 @@ proc displayDeleteConfirmationMenu(note: string) =
   let choice = outputData(yes_no, args)
   case choice:
     of "yes":
-      let rm_note = getNote(note)
+      removeNote(note)
-      if rm_note.text == note:
-        removeNote(rm_note)
     of "no":
       displayOptionMenu(note)
 
-proc replaceNote(new_text: string, old_text: string) =
-  for idx, note in notes:
-    if note.text == old_text:
-      var new_note = note
-      new_note.text = new_text
-      notes[idx] = new_note
-      writeNote(new_note)
-      return
-
-
 proc displayOptionMenu(option: string) =
   var select = newInfo("Note")
   select.selected_bg = default_bg
@@ -117,30 +95,23 @@ proc displayOptionMenu(option: string) =
   else:
     displayOptionMenu(option)
 
-proc newNote(text: string) =
-  var new_note = Note()
-  let note_id = times.now().format("yyyyMMddHHmmssffffff")
-  new_note.id = note_dir & note_id
-  new_note.text = text
-  writeNote(new_note, is_new = true)
-
 proc startNotes() =
-  let (info,all_notes) = getNotes()
+  let (info,notes) = getNotes()
   let all_choices = @["exit"]
-  let args = concat(all_notes, all_choices)
+  let args = concat(notes, all_choices)
   let option = outputData(info, args)
   if option in all_choices:
     case option:
       of "exit":
         return
-  if option in all_notes:
+  if option in notes:
     displayOptionMenu(option)
   elif option != "":
-    newNote(option)
+    writeNote(option)
     startNotes()
   
 proc main() =
-  echo "Note dir : ", note_dir
+  echo "Note file : ", note_file
   if not dmenu and not rofi:
     echo "Can only be run in dmenu or rofi mode. Exiting..."
     return