Hello @protesilaos, and many thanks for Denote!
I sometimes find it convenient to paste/yank a Unix timestamp when creating a new note. denote-date-prompt doesn't presently support dates in this format, so I advise the function as follows:
(defun my/denote-date-prompt-advice (f &rest args)
"Apply F to ARGS such that `denote-date-prompt' handles Unix timestamps.
If the value read by the prompt is a Unix timestamp, parse it to the
format expected by Denote. Otherwise, return the value as it was read."
(let ((date (apply f args)))
(if (string-match "[0-9]\\{10\\}" date) ; seconds since epoch
(let ((secs (string-to-number (match-string 0 date))))
(format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" (seconds-to-time secs)))
date)))
(advice-add 'denote-date-prompt :around #'my/denote-date-prompt-advice)Might Unix timestamps make sense to support in Denote's date prompt? I would be happy to contribute a patch if you like.
Hello @protesilaos, and many thanks for Denote!
I sometimes find it convenient to paste/yank a Unix timestamp when creating a new note.
denote-date-promptdoesn't presently support dates in this format, so I advise the function as follows:Might Unix timestamps make sense to support in Denote's date prompt? I would be happy to contribute a patch if you like.