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note

Note objects.

Note

A Markdown note.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
path Path

path to the note.
metadata NoteMetadata

NoteMetadata object.
content str

The note's textual content (including all types of metadata).
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class Note:
    """A Markdown note.

    Attributes:
        path:
            path to the note.
        metadata:
            NoteMetadata object.
        content:
            The note's textual content (including all types of metadata).
    """

    def __init__(self, path: Union[Path, str]):
        """Initializes a Note object.

        Args:
            path: path to the markdown note.
        """
        self.path: Path = Path(path)
        try:
            with open(self.path, "r") as f:
                self.content: str = f.read()
        except Exception as e:
            raise NoteCreationError(path=path, exception=e) from e

        try:
            self.metadata: NoteMetadata = NoteMetadata(self.content)
        except Exception as e:
            raise ParsingNoteMetadataError(path=path, exception=e) from e

    def __repr__(self) -> str:
        return f'Note (path: "{self.path}")\n'

    def append(self, str_append: str, allow_repeat: bool = False):
        """Appends text to the note content.

        Args:
            str_append: string to append to the note content.
            allow_repeat: Add the string if it is already present in the note content.
        """
        if allow_repeat:
            self.content += f"\n{str_append}"
        else:
            if len(re.findall(re.escape(str_append), self.content)) == 0:
                self.content += f"\n{str_append}"

    def print(self):
        """Prints the note content to the screen."""
        print(self.content)

    def sub(self, pattern: str, replace: str, is_regex: bool = False):
        """Substitutes text within the note.

        Args:
            pattern:
                the pattern to replace (plain text or regular expression)
            replace:
                what to replace the pattern with
            is_regex:
                Whether the pattern is a regex pattern or plain text.
        """
        if not is_regex:
            pattern = re.escape(pattern)
        self.content = re.sub(pattern, replace, self.content)

    def update_content(
        self,
        inline_position: str = "bottom",
        inline_inplace: bool = True,
        inline_tml: Union[str, Callable] = "standard",  # type: ignore
        write: bool = False,
    ):
        """Updates the note's content.

        Args:
            inline_position:
                if "bottom" / "top", inline metadata is grouped at the bottom/top of the note.
                This is always the case for new inline metadata (that didn't exist in the
                previous note content).
            inline_inplace:
                By default it is True, which means the inline metadata position in the note
                is not modified. If False, the metadata is grouped according to `inline_how`
            inline_tml:
                Which template to use to update inline metadata content.
                Current possible values: ["standard", "callout"]
                Defaults to "standard": each metadata field is written on a newline.
                "callout": metadata fields are regrouped inside a callout:
                    > [!info]- metadata
                    > key1 :: values1
                    > key2 :: values2
                    ...
                NOTE: In later updates it will be possible to pass a function specifying how
                to display the metadata, for greater customization.
            write:
                Write changes to the file on disk after updating the content.
                If write = False, the user needs to call Note.write() subsequently to write
                changes to disk, otherwise only the self.content attribute is modified
                (in memory, but not on disk).
        """

        try:
            self.content = self.metadata._update_content(
                self.content,
                inline_position=inline_position,
                inline_inplace=inline_inplace,
                inline_tml=inline_tml,
            )
        except Exception as e:
            raise UpdateContentError(path=self.path, exception=e)
        if write:
            self.write()

    def write(self, path: Union[Path, None] = None):
        """Writes the note's content to disk.

        Args:
            path:
                path to the note. If None, overwrites the current note content.
        """
        p = self.path if path is None else path
        with open(p, "w") as f:
            f.write(self.content)

    @staticmethod
    def _is_md_file(path: Path):
        exist = path.exists()
        is_md = path.suffix == ".md"
        return exist and is_md

__init__(path)

Initializes a Note object.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
path Union[Path, str]

path to the markdown note.

 required
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def __init__(self, path: Union[Path, str]):
    """Initializes a Note object.

    Args:
        path: path to the markdown note.
    """
    self.path: Path = Path(path)
    try:
        with open(self.path, "r") as f:
            self.content: str = f.read()
    except Exception as e:
        raise NoteCreationError(path=path, exception=e) from e

    try:
        self.metadata: NoteMetadata = NoteMetadata(self.content)
    except Exception as e:
        raise ParsingNoteMetadataError(path=path, exception=e) from e

append(str_append, allow_repeat=False)

Appends text to the note content.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
str_append str

string to append to the note content.

 required
allow_repeat bool

Add the string if it is already present in the note content.

 False
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def append(self, str_append: str, allow_repeat: bool = False):
    """Appends text to the note content.

    Args:
        str_append: string to append to the note content.
        allow_repeat: Add the string if it is already present in the note content.
    """
    if allow_repeat:
        self.content += f"\n{str_append}"
    else:
        if len(re.findall(re.escape(str_append), self.content)) == 0:
            self.content += f"\n{str_append}"

print()

Prints the note content to the screen.

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def print(self):
    """Prints the note content to the screen."""
    print(self.content)

sub(pattern, replace, is_regex=False)

Substitutes text within the note.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
pattern str

the pattern to replace (plain text or regular expression)

 required
replace str

what to replace the pattern with

 required
is_regex bool

Whether the pattern is a regex pattern or plain text.

 False
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def sub(self, pattern: str, replace: str, is_regex: bool = False):
    """Substitutes text within the note.

    Args:
        pattern:
            the pattern to replace (plain text or regular expression)
        replace:
            what to replace the pattern with
        is_regex:
            Whether the pattern is a regex pattern or plain text.
    """
    if not is_regex:
        pattern = re.escape(pattern)
    self.content = re.sub(pattern, replace, self.content)

update_content(inline_position='bottom', inline_inplace=True, inline_tml='standard', write=False)

Updates the note's content.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
inline_position str

if "bottom" / "top", inline metadata is grouped at the bottom/top of the note. This is always the case for new inline metadata (that didn't exist in the previous note content).

 'bottom'
inline_inplace bool

By default it is True, which means the inline metadata position in the note is not modified. If False, the metadata is grouped according to inline_how

 True
inline_tml Union[str, Callable]

Which template to use to update inline metadata content. Current possible values: ["standard", "callout"] Defaults to "standard": each metadata field is written on a newline. "callout": metadata fields are regrouped inside a callout: > [!info]- metadata > key1 :: values1 > key2 :: values2 ... NOTE: In later updates it will be possible to pass a function specifying how to display the metadata, for greater customization.

 'standard'
write bool

Write changes to the file on disk after updating the content. If write = False, the user needs to call Note.write() subsequently to write changes to disk, otherwise only the self.content attribute is modified (in memory, but not on disk).

 False
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def update_content(
    self,
    inline_position: str = "bottom",
    inline_inplace: bool = True,
    inline_tml: Union[str, Callable] = "standard",  # type: ignore
    write: bool = False,
):
    """Updates the note's content.

    Args:
        inline_position:
            if "bottom" / "top", inline metadata is grouped at the bottom/top of the note.
            This is always the case for new inline metadata (that didn't exist in the
            previous note content).
        inline_inplace:
            By default it is True, which means the inline metadata position in the note
            is not modified. If False, the metadata is grouped according to `inline_how`
        inline_tml:
            Which template to use to update inline metadata content.
            Current possible values: ["standard", "callout"]
            Defaults to "standard": each metadata field is written on a newline.
            "callout": metadata fields are regrouped inside a callout:
                > [!info]- metadata
                > key1 :: values1
                > key2 :: values2
                ...
            NOTE: In later updates it will be possible to pass a function specifying how
            to display the metadata, for greater customization.
        write:
            Write changes to the file on disk after updating the content.
            If write = False, the user needs to call Note.write() subsequently to write
            changes to disk, otherwise only the self.content attribute is modified
            (in memory, but not on disk).
    """

    try:
        self.content = self.metadata._update_content(
            self.content,
            inline_position=inline_position,
            inline_inplace=inline_inplace,
            inline_tml=inline_tml,
        )
    except Exception as e:
        raise UpdateContentError(path=self.path, exception=e)
    if write:
        self.write()

write(path=None)

Writes the note's content to disk.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
path Union[Path, None]

path to the note. If None, overwrites the current note content.

 None
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def write(self, path: Union[Path, None] = None):
    """Writes the note's content to disk.

    Args:
        path:
            path to the note. If None, overwrites the current note content.
    """
    p = self.path if path is None else path
    with open(p, "w") as f:
        f.write(self.content)

Notes

A batch of notes.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
self.notes

list of Note objects
self.metadata

NoteMetadataBatch object
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class Notes:
    """A batch of notes.

    Attributes:
        self.notes:
            list of Note objects
        self.metadata:
            NoteMetadataBatch object
    """

    def __init__(self, paths: Union[Path, list[Path]], recursive: bool = True):
        """Initializes a Notes object.

        Add paths to individual notes or to directories containing multiple notes.

        Args:
            paths:
                list of paths pointing to markdown notes or folders
            recursive:
                When given a path to a directory, whether to add notes
                from sub-directories too
        """
        self.notes: list[Note] = []
        self.add(paths=paths, recursive=recursive)
        self.metadata = NoteMetadataBatch(self.notes)

    def __len__(self):
        return len(self.notes)

    def add(self, paths: Union[Path, list[Path]], recursive: bool = True):
        """Adds new notes to the Notes object.

        Args:
            paths:
                list of paths pointing to markdown notes or folders
            recursive:
                When given a path to a directory, whether to add notes
                from sub-directories too
        """
        if isinstance(paths, Path):
            paths = [paths]
        for pth in paths:
            assert pth.exists(), f"file or folder doesn't exist: '{pth}'"
            if pth.is_dir():
                for root, _, fls in os.walk(pth):  # type: ignore
                    for f_name in fls:  # type: ignore
                        pth_f: Path = Path(root) / f_name  # type: ignore
                        if Note._is_md_file(pth_f):
                            self.notes.append(Note(path=pth_f))
                    if not recursive:
                        break
            elif Note._is_md_file(pth):
                self.notes.append(Note(path=pth))

    def append(self, str_append: str, allow_repeat: bool = False):
        """Appends text to the note content.

        See `Note.append` for argument details."""
        for note in self.notes:
            note.append(str_append=str_append, allow_repeat=allow_repeat)

    def filter(
        self,
        starts_with: Optional[str] = None,
        ends_with: Optional[str] = None,
        pattern: Optional[str] = None,
        has_meta: Optional[
            list[tuple[str, Union[list[str], str, None], Optional[MetadataType]]]
        ] = None,
    ):
        """Keep only notes that have certain characteristics.

        Args:
            starts_with:
                Keep notes which file name starts with the string
            ends_with:
                Keep notes which file name ends with the string
            pattern:
                Keep notes which file name matches the regex pattern
            has_meta:
                keep notes which contains the specified metadata.
                has_meta is a list of tuples:
                (key_name, l_values, meta_type)
                that correspond to the arguments of NoteMetadata.has()
        """
        if starts_with is not None:
            self.notes = [
                n for n in self.notes if str(n.path.name).startswith(starts_with)
            ]
        if ends_with is not None:
            self.notes = [n for n in self.notes if str(n.path.name).endswith(ends_with)]
        if pattern is not None:
            self.notes = [n for n in self.notes if re.match(pattern, str(n.path.name))]
        if has_meta is not None:
            include: list[bool] = []
            for note in self.notes:
                inc = True
                for (k, vals, meta_type) in has_meta:
                    if not note.metadata.has(k=k, l=vals, meta_type=meta_type):
                        inc = False
                include.append(inc)
            self.notes = [n for (n, inc) in zip(self.notes, include) if inc]

    def update_content(
        self,
        inline_position: str = "bottom",
        inline_inplace: bool = True,
        inline_tml: Union[str, Callable] = "standard",  # type: ignore
        write: bool = False,
    ):
        """Updates the content of all notes.

        See `Note.update_content` for argument details.
        """
        for note in self.notes:
            note.update_content(
                inline_position=inline_position,
                inline_inplace=inline_inplace,
                inline_tml=inline_tml,
                write=write,
            )

    def write(self):
        """Writes the note's content to disk.

        See `Note.write` for argument details.
        """
        for note in self.notes:
            note.write()

__init__(paths, recursive=True)

Initializes a Notes object.

Add paths to individual notes or to directories containing multiple notes.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
paths Union[Path, list[Path]]

list of paths pointing to markdown notes or folders

 required
recursive bool

When given a path to a directory, whether to add notes from sub-directories too

 True
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def __init__(self, paths: Union[Path, list[Path]], recursive: bool = True):
    """Initializes a Notes object.

    Add paths to individual notes or to directories containing multiple notes.

    Args:
        paths:
            list of paths pointing to markdown notes or folders
        recursive:
            When given a path to a directory, whether to add notes
            from sub-directories too
    """
    self.notes: list[Note] = []
    self.add(paths=paths, recursive=recursive)
    self.metadata = NoteMetadataBatch(self.notes)

add(paths, recursive=True)

Adds new notes to the Notes object.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
paths Union[Path, list[Path]]

list of paths pointing to markdown notes or folders

 required
recursive bool

When given a path to a directory, whether to add notes from sub-directories too

 True
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def add(self, paths: Union[Path, list[Path]], recursive: bool = True):
    """Adds new notes to the Notes object.

    Args:
        paths:
            list of paths pointing to markdown notes or folders
        recursive:
            When given a path to a directory, whether to add notes
            from sub-directories too
    """
    if isinstance(paths, Path):
        paths = [paths]
    for pth in paths:
        assert pth.exists(), f"file or folder doesn't exist: '{pth}'"
        if pth.is_dir():
            for root, _, fls in os.walk(pth):  # type: ignore
                for f_name in fls:  # type: ignore
                    pth_f: Path = Path(root) / f_name  # type: ignore
                    if Note._is_md_file(pth_f):
                        self.notes.append(Note(path=pth_f))
                if not recursive:
                    break
        elif Note._is_md_file(pth):
            self.notes.append(Note(path=pth))

append(str_append, allow_repeat=False)

Appends text to the note content.

See Note.append for argument details.

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def append(self, str_append: str, allow_repeat: bool = False):
    """Appends text to the note content.

    See `Note.append` for argument details."""
    for note in self.notes:
        note.append(str_append=str_append, allow_repeat=allow_repeat)

filter(starts_with=None, ends_with=None, pattern=None, has_meta=None)

Keep only notes that have certain characteristics.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
starts_with Optional[str]

Keep notes which file name starts with the string

 None
ends_with Optional[str]

Keep notes which file name ends with the string

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pattern Optional[str]

Keep notes which file name matches the regex pattern

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has_meta Optional[list[tuple[str, Union[list[str], str, None], Optional[MetadataType]]]]

keep notes which contains the specified metadata. has_meta is a list of tuples: (key_name, l_values, meta_type) that correspond to the arguments of NoteMetadata.has()

 None
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def filter(
    self,
    starts_with: Optional[str] = None,
    ends_with: Optional[str] = None,
    pattern: Optional[str] = None,
    has_meta: Optional[
        list[tuple[str, Union[list[str], str, None], Optional[MetadataType]]]
    ] = None,
):
    """Keep only notes that have certain characteristics.

    Args:
        starts_with:
            Keep notes which file name starts with the string
        ends_with:
            Keep notes which file name ends with the string
        pattern:
            Keep notes which file name matches the regex pattern
        has_meta:
            keep notes which contains the specified metadata.
            has_meta is a list of tuples:
            (key_name, l_values, meta_type)
            that correspond to the arguments of NoteMetadata.has()
    """
    if starts_with is not None:
        self.notes = [
            n for n in self.notes if str(n.path.name).startswith(starts_with)
        ]
    if ends_with is not None:
        self.notes = [n for n in self.notes if str(n.path.name).endswith(ends_with)]
    if pattern is not None:
        self.notes = [n for n in self.notes if re.match(pattern, str(n.path.name))]
    if has_meta is not None:
        include: list[bool] = []
        for note in self.notes:
            inc = True
            for (k, vals, meta_type) in has_meta:
                if not note.metadata.has(k=k, l=vals, meta_type=meta_type):
                    inc = False
            include.append(inc)
        self.notes = [n for (n, inc) in zip(self.notes, include) if inc]

update_content(inline_position='bottom', inline_inplace=True, inline_tml='standard', write=False)

Updates the content of all notes.

See Note.update_content for argument details.

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def update_content(
    self,
    inline_position: str = "bottom",
    inline_inplace: bool = True,
    inline_tml: Union[str, Callable] = "standard",  # type: ignore
    write: bool = False,
):
    """Updates the content of all notes.

    See `Note.update_content` for argument details.
    """
    for note in self.notes:
        note.update_content(
            inline_position=inline_position,
            inline_inplace=inline_inplace,
            inline_tml=inline_tml,
            write=write,
        )

write()

Writes the note's content to disk.

See Note.write for argument details.

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def write(self):
    """Writes the note's content to disk.

    See `Note.write` for argument details.
    """
    for note in self.notes:
        note.write()