bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Reuben Thomas]

I prefer to store my ideas in individual files rather than one big file;
a simplified version of remember-store-in-mailbox achieves this:

;; Remember support for storing remember data in individual files.
(defcustom remember-directory "~/remember"
  "The directory in which to store remember data as files."
  :type 'file
  :group 'remember)

(defcustom remember-directory-file-name-format "%Y-%m-%d_%T-%z"
  "The file in which to store unprocessed data."
  :type 'file
  :group 'remember)

(defcustom remember-handler-functions '(remember-append-to-file)
  "Functions run to process remember data.
Each function is called with the current buffer narrowed to what the
user wants remembered.
If any function returns non-nil, the data is assumed to have been
recorded somewhere by that function. "
  :type 'hook
  :options '(remember-store-in-mailbox
             remember-append-to-file
             remember-store-in-files
             remember-diary-extract-entries
             org-remember-handler)
  :group 'remember)

(defun remember-store-in-files ()
  "Store remember data in a file in the directory `remember-directory',
in a file named by `remember-directory-file-name-format' fed through
`format-time-string'."
  (let ((moment (format-time-string remember-directory-file-name-format (current-time)))
        (text (buffer-string)))
    (with-temp-buffer
      (insert text)
      (write-file (convert-standard-filename
                   (format "%s/%s" remember-directory moment))))))

If you can use this code, I've already signed an Emacs copyright waiver.


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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Reuben Thomas]

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Ping? If there's no interest in this I could release it as an extension.
I'd rather it went into remember itself, however, and I do have an Emacs
copyright assignment on file!

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bug#13567: Fwd: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Reuben Thomas]

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Ping? If there's no interest in this I could release it as an extension.
I'd rather it went into remember itself, however, and I do have an Emacs
copyright assignment on file!

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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Bastien]

Hi,

Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> writes:

> I prefer to store my ideas in individual files rather than one big file;
> a simplified version of remember-store-in-mailbox achieves this:
>
> ;; Remember support for storing remember data in individual files.
> (defcustom remember-directory "~/remember"
>   "The directory in which to store remember data as files."
>   :type 'file
>   :group 'remember)

Better use remember-data-directory since there is remember-data-file?

> (defcustom remember-directory-file-name-format "%Y-%m-%d_%T-%z"
>   "The file in which to store unprocessed data."
>   :type 'file
>   :group 'remember)

The docstring needs an update.

> (defcustom remember-handler-functions '(remember-append-to-file)
>   "Functions run to process remember data.
> Each function is called with the current buffer narrowed to what the
> user wants remembered.
> If any function returns non-nil, the data is assumed to have been
> recorded somewhere by that function. "
>   :type 'hook
>   :options '(remember-store-in-mailbox
>              remember-append-to-file
>              remember-store-in-files
>              remember-diary-extract-entries
>              org-remember-handler)
>   :group 'remember)
>
> (defun remember-store-in-files ()
>   "Store remember data in a file in the directory `remember-directory',
> in a file named by `remember-directory-file-name-format' fed through
> `format-time-string'."

The first line of the docstring should be a sentence.
You can use M-x checkdoc RET to catch those docstring errors.

>   (let ((moment (format-time-string remember-directory-file-name-format (current-time)))
>         (text (buffer-string)))
>     (with-temp-buffer
>       (insert text)
>       (write-file (convert-standard-filename
>                    (format "%s/%s" remember-directory moment))))))
>
> If you can use this code, I've already signed an Emacs copyright
> waiver.

Looks okay to me -- can you provide the change as a patch against
current remember.el?

Thanks,

-- 
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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Reuben Thomas]

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On 14 April 2013 08:06, Bastien <bzg@altern.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> writes:
>
> > I prefer to store my ideas in individual files rather than one big file;
> > a simplified version of remember-store-in-mailbox achieves this:
> >
> > ;; Remember support for storing remember data in individual files.
> > (defcustom remember-directory "~/remember"
> >   "The directory in which to store remember data as files."
> >   :type 'file
> >   :group 'remember)
>
> Better use remember-data-directory since there is remember-data-file?
>
> > (defcustom remember-directory-file-name-format "%Y-%m-%d_%T-%z"
> >   "The file in which to store unprocessed data."
> >   :type 'file
> >   :group 'remember)
>
> The docstring needs an update.
>
> > (defcustom remember-handler-functions '(remember-append-to-file)
> >   "Functions run to process remember data.
> > Each function is called with the current buffer narrowed to what the
> > user wants remembered.
> > If any function returns non-nil, the data is assumed to have been
> > recorded somewhere by that function. "
> >   :type 'hook
> >   :options '(remember-store-in-mailbox
> >              remember-append-to-file
> >              remember-store-in-files
> >              remember-diary-extract-entries
> >              org-remember-handler)
> >   :group 'remember)
> >
> > (defun remember-store-in-files ()
> >   "Store remember data in a file in the directory `remember-directory',
> > in a file named by `remember-directory-file-name-format' fed through
> > `format-time-string'."
>
> The first line of the docstring should be a sentence.
> You can use M-x checkdoc RET to catch those docstring errors.
>
> >   (let ((moment (format-time-string remember-directory-file-name-format
> (current-time)))
> >         (text (buffer-string)))
> >     (with-temp-buffer
> >       (insert text)
> >       (write-file (convert-standard-filename
> >                    (format "%s/%s" remember-directory moment))))))
> >
> > If you can use this code, I've already signed an Emacs copyright
> > waiver.
>
> Looks okay to me -- can you provide the change as a patch against
> current remember.el?
>

I guess it's lucky I failed to push my commit earlier! Thanks very much for
the review, modified patch below against bzr master tip.

=== modified file 'lisp/textmodes/remember.el'
--- lisp/textmodes/remember.el    2013-03-12 02:08:21 +0000
+++ lisp/textmodes/remember.el    2013-04-14 20:07:22 +0000
@@ -216,10 +216,11 @@
 Each function is called with the current buffer narrowed to what the
 user wants remembered.
 If any function returns non-nil, the data is assumed to have been
-recorded somewhere by that function. "
+recorded somewhere by that function."
   :type 'hook
   :options '(remember-store-in-mailbox
              remember-append-to-file
+             remember-store-in-files
              remember-diary-extract-entries
              org-remember-handler)
   :group 'remember)
@@ -429,6 +430,30 @@
         (run-hook-with-args-until-success 'remember-handler-functions))
       (remember-destroy))))

+;; Remembering to individual files
+
+(defcustom remember-data-directory "~/remember"
+  "The directory in which to store remember data as files."
+  :type 'file
+  :group 'remember)
+
+(defcustom remember-directory-file-name-format "%Y-%m-%d_%T-%z"
+  "A `format-time-string' format for the file name in which to store
+unprocessed data."
+  :type 'file
+  :group 'remember)
+
+(defun remember-store-in-files ()
+  "Store remember data in a file in `remember-data-directory'.
+The file is named by `remember-directory-file-name-format' fed through
+`format-time-string'."
+  (let ((moment (format-time-string remember-directory-file-name-format
(current-time)))
+        (text (buffer-string)))
+    (with-temp-buffer
+      (insert text)
+      (write-file (convert-standard-filename
+                   (format "%s/%s" remember-data-directory moment))))))
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun remember-clipboard ()
   "Remember the contents of the current clipboard.


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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Bastien]

Hi,

Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> writes:

> I guess it's lucky I failed to push my commit earlier! Thanks very
> much for the review, modified patch below against bzr master tip.

Applied under your name, with some minor stylistic modifications.

Thanks!

-- 
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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Glenn Morris]

This is missing a NEWS entry, if you want people to know it exists, and
:version tags for the new defcustoms. Also, the custom :types seem
wrong. There is 'directory for directories, and
remember-directory-file-name-format should presumably be 'string rather
than 'file.

PS please try to use --author when committing changes by others.

bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Bastien]

Hi Glenn,

Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> writes:

> This is missing a NEWS entry, if you want people to know it exists, and
> :version tags for the new defcustoms. Also, the custom :types seem
> wrong. There is 'directory for directories, and
> remember-directory-file-name-format should presumably be 'string rather
> than 'file.

I just fixed the issues above.  Thanks!

> PS please try to use --author when committing changes by others.

Yes, I will pay more attention.

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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Glenn Morris]

Bastien wrote:

> I just fixed the issues above.  Thanks!

No, thank you. (Note that rrt has commit rights IIUC, so should be able
to fix these things himself.)

Continuing the petty griping:

Shouldn't remember-data-directory default to
(locate-user-emacs-file "remember")?

It isn't documented that remember-directory-file-name-format is passed
through format-time-string.

bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Bastien]

Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> writes:

> Continuing the petty griping:
>
> Shouldn't remember-data-directory default to
> (locate-user-emacs-file "remember")?

I guess so.

> It isn't documented that remember-directory-file-name-format is passed
> through format-time-string.

I over-simplified the docstring that Reuben provided first.

Reuben, please let us know if you can make these changes yourself.

Thanks,

-- 
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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Reuben Thomas]

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On Apr 26, 2013 8:01 AM, "Bastien" <bzg@altern.org> wrote:
>
> Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > Continuing the petty griping:
> >
> > Shouldn't remember-data-directory default to
> > (locate-user-emacs-file "remember")?
>
> I guess so.
>
> > It isn't documented that remember-directory-file-name-format is passed
> > through format-time-string.
>
> I over-simplified the docstring that Reuben provided first.
>
> Reuben, please let us know if you can make these changes yourself.

Sure.

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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Bastien]

Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> writes:

> Sure.

Okay, thanks in advance,

-- 
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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Reuben Thomas]

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On 26 April 2013 01:51, Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> wrote:

> Bastien wrote:
>
> > I just fixed the issues above.  Thanks!
>
> No, thank you. (Note that rrt has commit rights IIUC, so should be able
> to fix these things himself.)
>
> Continuing the petty griping:
>
> Shouldn't remember-data-directory default to
> (locate-user-emacs-file "remember")?
>

No: these are ordinary text files, not Emacs configuration files, and
shouldn't be hidden away in a configuration directory.

It isn't documented that remember-directory-file-name-format is passed
> through format-time-string.
>

I've fixed this.

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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Josh]

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On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> wrote:

> On 26 April 2013 01:51, Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> wrote:
>
>> Shouldn't remember-data-directory default to
>> (locate-user-emacs-file "remember")?
>>
>
> No: these are ordinary text files, not Emacs configuration files, and
> shouldn't be hidden away in a configuration directory.
>

The form Glenn suggested would place remember-data-directory under
user-emacs-directory, which is documented to contain "additional per-user
Emacs-specific files", not merely configuration files.  It's better to make
this the default location instead of cluttering up users' home directories,
especially with non-hidden files, without their permission.  See also bug
13870 for a recent precedent.

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bug#13567: 24.1; New remember back-end for storing data in multiple files

[Reuben Thomas]

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On 27 April 2013 16:38, Josh <josh@foxtail.org> wrote:

>
> The form Glenn suggested would place remember-data-directory under
> user-emacs-directory, which is documented to contain "additional per-user
> Emacs-specific files", not merely configuration files.
>

These are not Emacs-specific files.

 It's better to make this the default location instead of cluttering up
> users' home directories, especially with non-hidden files, without their
> permission.
>

It's data they've specifically entered, and a remember back-end they've
specifically configured.


>  See also bug 13870 for a recent precedent.
>

The wrong solution, I think, though since the previous value was a
dot-file, the new one may as well be considered Emacs-specific (although by
comparison with .tagline or .project, perhaps not).

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