run a function during capture

run a function during capture

[Alan Schmitt]

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Hello,

It is possible to run a function at the end of capture? I would like to
call org-board-archive (that downloads a web page according to some
properties) before finishing the capture?

Thanks,

Alan

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Re: run a function during capture

[Nick Dokos]

Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org> writes:

> Hello,
>
> It is possible to run a function at the end of capture? I would like to
> call org-board-archive (that downloads a web page according to some
> properties) before finishing the capture?
>

There are three hooks that are run from org-capture-finalize:

- org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook
- org-capture-before-finalize-hook
- org-capture-after-finalize-hook

Check their documentation for when they are run and what the context is.
One of them should be good enough for what you want to do.
-- 
Nick

Re: run a function during capture

[Alan Schmitt]

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On 2017-01-19 12:11, Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org> writes:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> It is possible to run a function at the end of capture? I would like to
>> call org-board-archive (that downloads a web page according to some
>> properties) before finishing the capture?
>>
>
> There are three hooks that are run from org-capture-finalize:
>
> - org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook
> - org-capture-before-finalize-hook
> - org-capture-after-finalize-hook
>
> Check their documentation for when they are run and what the context is.
> One of them should be good enough for what you want to do.

Thanks, this was most helpful. org-capture-prepare-finalize-hook worked
great.

Alan

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Re: run a function during capture

[Xebar Saram]

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Alan: once you have your org-board and capture setting finalized , i would
be very interested to get more details on your setup and work flow, this
looks really interesting!

thx

Z

On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Alan Schmitt <
alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> It is possible to run a function at the end of capture? I would like to
> call org-board-archive (that downloads a web page according to some
> properties) before finishing the capture?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan
>
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> Monthly Athmospheric CO₂, Mauna Loa Obs. 2016-12: 404.48, 2015-12: 401.85
>

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Re: run a function during capture

[Alan Schmitt]

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On 2017-01-20 15:25, Xebar Saram <zeltakc@gmail.com> writes:

> Alan: once you have your org-board and capture setting finalized , i
> would be very interested to get more details on your setup and work
> flow, this looks really interesting!

Here is how I did it:
- on Firefox side, I installed Org-capture for Firefox
  http://chadok.info/firefox-org-capture/. Alternatively, you can do it
  manually by following http://weblog.zamazal.org/org-mode-firefox/ (in
  the “The advanced way” section)
- I "(require 'org-protocol)" and have installed the "org-board"
  package.
- I setup a capture template like this:
  #+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (setq as/org-board-capture-file "my-org-board.org")

  (setq org-capture-templates
        `(...
          ("c" "capture through org protocol" entry
            (file+headline ,as/org-board-capture-file "Unsorted")
            "* %?%:description\n:PROPERTIES:\n:URL: %:link\n:END:\n\n Added %U")
          ...))
  #+end_src
- I added a hook to org-capture-after-finalize-hook
  #+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (defun as/do-org-board-dl-hook ()
    (when (equal (buffer-name) (concat "CAPTURE-" as/org-board-capture-file))
      (org-board-archive)))

  (add-hook 'org-capture-before-finalize-hook 'as/do-org-board-dl-hook)
  #+end_src

(Note: I mistakenly said that the "prepare" hook worked, but that would
download the file even when cancelling, which was wrong)

I think this is it.

Best,

Alan

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Re: run a function during capture

[Nick Dokos]

Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org> writes:

> ...
> - I added a hook to org-capture-after-finalize-hook
                                  ^^^^^
>   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>   (defun as/do-org-board-dl-hook ()
>     (when (equal (buffer-name) (concat "CAPTURE-" as/org-board-capture-file))
>       (org-board-archive)))
>
>   (add-hook 'org-capture-before-finalize-hook 'as/do-org-board-dl-hook)
                           ^^^^^^
>   #+end_src
>
> (Note: I mistakenly said that the "prepare" hook worked, but that would
                                     ^^^^^^^
> download the file even when cancelling, which was wrong)
>

Make up your mind, will you? :-)

-- 
Nick

Re: run a function during capture

[Alan Schmitt]

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On 2017-01-23 13:56, Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org> writes:
>
>> ...
>> - I added a hook to org-capture-after-finalize-hook
>                                   ^^^^^
>>   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>>   (defun as/do-org-board-dl-hook ()
>>     (when (equal (buffer-name) (concat "CAPTURE-" as/org-board-capture-file))
>>       (org-board-archive)))
>>
>>   (add-hook 'org-capture-before-finalize-hook 'as/do-org-board-dl-hook)
>                            ^^^^^^
>>   #+end_src
>>
>> (Note: I mistakenly said that the "prepare" hook worked, but that would
>                                      ^^^^^^^
>> download the file even when cancelling, which was wrong)
>
> Make up your mind, will you? :-)

As you can guess, I was testing as I was editing the message. As always,
the code is the truth™.

For the record, here is what I discovered:
- the prepare hook is run even when cancelling
- the before hook is run with the buffer widened, but the point is still
in the same position as when confirming pointer
- when the after hook is run, I did not get access to the captured data
(I may have done it wrong, but since the before hook worked, I did not
look further)

Best,

Alan

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