Nicer file chooser

[dotfiles.git] / bin / clerk

diff --git a/bin/clerk b/bin/clerk
index 4a15f321063f29f3452be51c3b48c31ff16b99e9..e39e41703ecc22c2953da497e1ac2ed97f48df7f 100755 (executable)
--- a/bin/clerk
+++ b/bin/clerk
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import csv
 from datetime import datetime as dt
 import os
 
-DATA_DIR=os.path.expanduser('~/Journal/2026/data')
+DATA_DIR=os.path.expanduser('~/Journal/2026/Data')
 
 data_files = {}
-os.path.expanduser('~/Journal/2026/data')
 for root, _, files in os.walk(DATA_DIR):
     for file in files:
         name, ext = os.path.splitext(file)
@@ -15,18 +14,26 @@ for root, _, files in os.walk(DATA_DIR):
             data_files[name] = os.path.join(root, file)
 
 print(data_files.keys())
-choice = input()
+for idx, file in enumerate(data_files.keys()):
+    print(f"{idx} - {file}")
 
-file = data_files[choice]
+user_input = input(f"Select a file:\n").strip() or default
+key = list(data_files.keys())[int(user_input)]
+
+file = data_files[key]
 
 print(file)
 
 with open(file, 'r') as f:
     reader = csv.reader(f, delimiter=',', quotechar='"')
     fields = next(reader)  # require header row
-    example = next(reader)
+    first_example = next(reader)
+    for line in reader:
+        last_example = next(reader)
 
-print(example)
+print(first_example)
+print("...")
+print(last_example)
     
 
 DATE_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%d'
@@ -39,7 +46,12 @@ for key in fields:
     default = ''
     if key == 'date':
         default = today()
-    values[key] = input(f"{key} [{default}]\n").strip() or default
+    user_input = input(f"{key} [{default}]\n").strip() or default
+    if user_input == '?':
+        print(f"Example: {first_example[fields.index(key)]} ... {last_example[fields.index(key)]}")
+        user_input = input(f"{key} [{default}]\n").strip() or default
+
+    values[key] = user_input
 
 print("Break with Ctrl+C if incorrect:")
 print(values)