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40 lines
1.5 KiB
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# next-jd
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Get the next available ID number for your [Johnny Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/) system and add your new item to the Index at the same time
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## Wishlist
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That which has not yet come to be.
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### Scripting Languages
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Because choices are good
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* A shell script
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* A Python script
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### Functionalities
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#### What do we want it to do?
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1. Ask the user to select the Area and Category.
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1.1 Offer the user a list of current Areas/Categories to select by number
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1.2. If a selected slot is labeled `[unused]`, ask the user to supply a name and update the Index
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2. Ask the user to name the new ID
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3. Give the user their new ID complete with name for easy copy/paste
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4. Update the relevant files
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5. If the user is using a previously unused slot, move the directory to match (ask first?)
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6. Read in an `options.yaml` file to allow the user to set their own defaults for things (never, always, ask each time)
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#### How do we want to store the data?
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* Store the data in JSON; Generate a new Index each time, or don't, and let the user manually update the Index; offer the option
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* This option would allow a local JS-flavored web view of the Index
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* Store the data in the text Index; update the Index whenever a new ID is generated; can break the script if the Index format gets screwed up
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* Store the data in a database; this is most likely overkill
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## "Done" List
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That which has been completed
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There is nothing here right now. You may contribute if you wish. Merge requests are welcomed. |