alexander-bauer · December 20, 2015 16:18 · Aug 5, 2013 · Aug 5, 2013 · Aug 5, 2013
diff --git a/blog b/blog
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ generate_template() {
 Title:
 Description:
 Author: $AUTHOR
-Date: $(date '+%Y-%M-%d %Hh')
+Date: $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')
 Lang: $LANG
 ---
 " > "$1"

diff --git a/blog b/blog
@@ -40,10 +40,14 @@ TEMPFILE="$(tempfile -p blog-)"
 # FUNCTIONS #
 #############
 
+# Check flags parses the the argument list for flags, and if it finds
+# any, ceases normal execution.
 check_flags() {
-	if [ "$1" == "-r" ]; then
+	CURFLAG="$1"
+	if [ "$CURFLAG" == "-r" ]; then
+		echo "Regenerating..."
 		regenerate
-		exit
+		exit 0
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ exit_unfinished() {
 # exit.
 trap exit_unfinished INT
 
-check_flags
+check_flags $*
 
 generate_template "$TEMPFILE"
 compose

diff --git a/blog b/blog
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+## blog
+#
+# This script creates a temporary file with [trofaf][] header data and
+# opens it with an editor. When this is saved and closed, the file is
+# moved to a particular directory with a title given either as the
+# first argument, or read on the command line after completion.
+#
+# Once the file has been successfully renamed to markdown, if REGENDIR
+# is set, the static site is regenerated with 'trofaf -g'.
+#
+#   [trofaf]: https://github.com/PuerkitoBio/trofaf
+#
+
+#############
+# VARIABLES #
+#############
+
+AUTHOR="Your Name"
+LANG="en"
+EDITOR="emacs -nw -f markdown-mode"
+OUTDIR="$HOME/yourblog/posts"
+
+REGENDIR="$HOME/yourblog"
+REGENOPTIONS='-n "Your Blog Name" -t "Tagline" -b http://blog.you.com'
+
+##################
+# SANE DEFAUALTS #
+##################
+
+REGENERATE="trofaf -g"
+
+SUFFIX="md"
+FILENAME="$1"
+
+TEMPFILE="$(tempfile -p blog-)"
+
+#############
+# FUNCTIONS #
+#############
+
+check_flags() {
+	if [ "$1" == "-r" ]; then
+		regenerate
+		exit
+	fi
+}
+
+regenerate() {
+	cd "$REGENDIR"
+	$REGENERATE $REGENOPTIONS
+}
+
+generate_template() {
+	echo "---
+Title:
+Description:
+Author: $AUTHOR
+Date: $(date '+%Y-%M-%d %Hh')
+Lang: $LANG
+---
+" > "$1"
+}
+
+compose() {
+	# While $FILENAME is length 0, edit the tempfile, ask for a
+	# filename, and read it into $FILENAME.
+	while [ -z "$FILENAME" ]; do
+		$EDITOR "$TEMPFILE"
+
+		echo -n "Enter post filename: "
+		read FILENAME
+	done
+}
+
+add_post() {
+	mv "$1" "$OUTDIR/$2.$SUFFIX"
+	if [ ! -z "$REGENDIR" ]; then
+		echo "Regenerating..."
+		regenerate
+	fi
+}
+
+exit_unfinished() {
+	echo "\nAbandoning blogpost $TEMPFILE"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+########
+# MAIN #
+########
+
+# If the routine is interrupted, show the path of the tempfile and
+# exit.
+trap exit_unfinished INT
+
+check_flags
+
+generate_template "$TEMPFILE"
+compose
+add_post "$TEMPFILE" "$FILENAME"