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#!/usr/bin/env bash

# This script replaces the _tj as the main functionality of the tj fish function, as wash. We don't need
# the fish function any more - this does the job.


# Here we are allowed to pass the -m flag to send the output to a different journal - one for work.
DEFAULT_JOURNAL=~/Documents/Notes/journal/home/$(date +\%Y-\%m-\%d).md
USE_CUSTOM_JOURNAL=false

while getopts "m" opt; do
  case $opt in
    m)
      USE_CUSTOM_JOURNAL=true
      ;;
    \?)
      echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
      exit 1
      ;;
  esac
done

shift $((OPTIND-1))

# Set TODAY_JOURNAL to the default value or the custom value depending on the flag
if [ "$USE_CUSTOM_JOURNAL" = true ]; then
  TODAY_JOURNAL=~/Documents/Notes/MOD/work_journal/$(date +\%Y-\%m-\%d).md
else
  TODAY_JOURNAL="$DEFAULT_JOURNAL"
fi



# Test whether it already exisits or not
if [[ -a $TODAY_JOURNAL ]]
then
        JLINE="- $(date +'%H:%M'): $1"
        echo "$JLINE" >> "$TODAY_JOURNAL"
else
    touch "$TODAY_JOURNAL"
    header_date="$(date +'%A %d %b %Y')"
    {   echo -e "# $header_date\n"
    } >> "$TODAY_JOURNAL"
        JLINE="- $(date +'%H:%M'): $1"
        echo "$JLINE" >> "$TODAY_JOURNAL"
fi