obsidian-journal-cleaner

README.md

@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ Here you can find a collection of my scripts. They are not perfect, but they wor
 - [`logseq_task_importer`][2] -- Import Slack saved items to Logseq.
 - [`lightroom_corrupted_file_fixer`][3] -- Restore backup versions of corrupted photos in Lightroom.
 - [`remove_jpeg_duplicates`][4] -- Remove JPEG duplicates stored alongside RAWs.
+- [`obsidian-journal-cleaner][5] -- Script that organizes Obsidian daily journal files by date, adds YAML frontmatter, and moves them into a structured directory hierarchy.
 
 [1]: https://github.com/lubieniebieski/markdown-tools
 [2]: /logseq_task_importer/
 [3]: /lightroom_corrupted_file_fixer.rb
 [4]: /remove_jpeg_duplicates.sh
+[5]: /obsidian-journal-cleaner/

obsidian-journal-cleaner/Gemfile

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+source "https://rubygems.org"
+ruby "3.3.5"
+gem 'optparse'

obsidian-journal-cleaner/Gemfile.lock

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+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    optparse (0.3.1)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  arm64-darwin-23
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  optparse
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.5.10

obsidian-journal-cleaner/obsidian-journal-cleaner.rb

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+require 'fileutils'
+require 'optparse'
+require 'date'
+require 'yaml'
+
+# Parse command-line options
+options = {}
+OptionParser.new do |opts|
+  opts.banner = "Usage: obsidian-journal-cleaner.rb [options]"
+
+  opts.on("-d", "--dry-run", "Perform a dry run without moving files") do |d|
+    options[:dry_run] = d
+  end
+
+  opts.on("-r", "--remove-original", "Remove original files after moving") do |r|
+    options[:remove_original] = r
+  end
+end.parse!
+
+# Define source and destination directories
+source_dir = 'EG.ObsidianVault/Journals'
+destination_dir = 'EG.ObsidianVault/Journals/01 Daily'
+
+# Iterate through all the files in the source directory
+Dir.glob("#{source_dir}/[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]/**/*.md").each do |file|
+  # Extract the date from the file path
+  date_match = file.match(%r{(\d{4})/(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2})\.md})
+  next unless date_match
+
+  year = date_match[1]
+  date_str = date_match[2]
+
+  # Parse the date
+  date = Date.parse(date_str)
+  created_at = date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')
+  weekly = date.strftime('%Y-W%U')
+  monthly = date.strftime('%Y-%m-M')
+  yearly = date.strftime('%Y-Y')
+  date_short = date.strftime('%A %d. %B')
+  aliases = "#{date_short} #{year}"
+  journal_start_date = date_str
+  journal_end_date = date_str
+  month = date.strftime('%m')
+
+  # Define the properties to add
+  properties = {
+    'date' => date_str,
+    'createdAt' => created_at,
+    'weekly' => weekly,
+    'monthly' => [monthly],
+    'yearly' => yearly,
+    'dateShort' => date_short,
+    'aliases' => [aliases],
+    'journal' => 'personal',
+    'journal-start-date' => journal_start_date,
+    'journal-end-date' => journal_end_date,
+    'journal-section' => 'day'
+  }
+
+  # Convert properties to YAML front matter
+  yaml_front_matter = properties.to_yaml
+  yaml_front_matter = "#{yaml_front_matter}---\n"
+
+  # Construct the new path with month subdirectory
+  new_path = "#{destination_dir}/#{year}/#{month}/#{date_str}.md"
+
+  if options[:dry_run]
+    # Print the source and destination paths
+    puts "Would move: #{file} -> #{new_path}"
+  else
+    # Create the destination directory if it doesn't exist
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.dirname(new_path))
+
+    # Read the content of the file
+    content = File.read(file)
+
+    # Prepend the YAML front matter
+    updated_content = "#{yaml_front_matter}\n## Summary\n#{content}"
+
+    # Write the updated content to the new path
+    File.write(new_path, updated_content)
+
+    # Remove the original file if the option is set
+    if options[:remove_original]
+      FileUtils.rm(file)
+    end
+
+    puts "Moved and updated: #{file} -> #{new_path}"
+  end
+end