A simple tool to export notes from Scarlet Notes
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scarlet_export/scarlet_export/notable.py

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from time import gmtime, strftime
from pathlib import Path
def exportNotes(notesList, outputDir):
"""
Exports the notes from Scarlet Notes to Notable.
@param notesList: a list of `Note`
@param outputDir: output directory name
"""
for note in notesList:
# color is not available in Notable, so it's not preserved
# the metadata Notable uses is just YAML front matter
if note.folder != '':
outputFolder = outputDir + '/' + note.folder
else:
outputFolder = outputDir
# make up a string containing all of the tags
tags = ''
for tag in note.tags:
tags += tag + ','
tags.rstrip(',')
createdTime = gmtime(note.timestamp / 1000)
modifiedTime = gmtime(note.updateTimestamp / 1000)
created = strftime(
'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ',
createdTime
)
modified = strftime(
'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ',
modifiedTime
)
# use the heading as note file name if there is one
if note.title != '':
outputFileName = outputFolder + '/' + note.title + '.md'
else:
outputFileName = outputFolder + '/' \
+ created.replace(':', '') + '.md'
# check if the folder exists
outputPath = Path(outputFolder)
if not outputPath.is_dir():
outputPath.mkdir()
with open(outputFileName, encoding='utf-8', mode='w') as output:
# print YAML front matter first
output.write('---\n')
if note.title != '':
output.write('title: {0}\n'.format(note.title))
output.write('created: {0}\n'.format(created))
output.write('modified: {0}\n'.format(modified))
output.write('tags: [{0}]\n'.format(tags))
output.write('---\n')
output.write('\n') # an empty string
# dump the note text as well, contained in another
# JSON-formatted string
output.write(note.content)