#!/bin/bash

# Search ~/Notes/journal for a term and return as a markdown list sorted by date.

# Automatic cleanup
trap 'rm -f "$tmpfile"' EXIT
tmpfile=$(mktemp) || exit 1

# very bad way to check the params passed in...
[[ -z "$2" ]] && [[ -n "$1" ]] && searchterm="$1"
[[ -n "$2" ]] && [[ -n "$1" ]] && searchterm="$1" && flag="$2"

# some confirmatory echoing
echo "Search term: $searchterm"
[[ -v flag ]] && echo "Flag: $flag"

if [[ $flag != "-i" ]]; then
    flag=""
fi

# do the business, starting with using grep to get the pertinent lines
echo -e "$(grep -R $flag "$searchterm" /home/"$USER"/Notes/journal/)" > "$tmpfile"

# more confirmatory text
echo "Command: 'grep -R $flag $searchterm /home/"$USER"/Notes/journal/'"
echo ""

# subsitute to get the right format using sed
sed -r -i 's/\/home\/lemon\/Notes\/journal\/([[:digit:]]*-[[:digit:]]*-[[:digit:]]*)\.md:-[[:blank:]](.*)/\1 \2/' "$tmpfile"

# output
cat "$tmpfile" | sort