adding notes feature : WORK IN PROGRESS

README.MD

@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ it can also be run without any arguments to receive a i3bar compatible json stri
 
 Personally, I have these bound to key combinations in i3. In fact, I have a seperate `bindsym` mode in which all these tools are accessible i.e. `$mod+i` to get to "info" mode then `p` to show pingclock.  
   
-You can also set the volume and brightness levels by typing a numeric figure into the dmenu/rofi input box  
+## You can also set the volume and brightness levels by typing a numeric figure into the dmenu/rofi input box  
+
+https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31094984/166156793-2089cc10-2649-4079-b82d-bba272253dd6.mp4
+
 
 There's also an i3bar_tools_threaded folder with tools for use with i3bar/i3blocks which continously update. Currently these are not working as I recently switched from this as primary, to a secondary choice.  
 

base.nim

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ const secondary* = red
 const alert* = "#bd2c40"
 var loop* = true
 var stoploop* = false
-var dmenu = false
-var rofi = false
+var dmenu* = false
+var rofi* = false
 
 proc newInfo*(): Info =
   return Info(
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ proc getArguments*(): seq[string] =
 
 proc runDMenu*(data: Info, opts: varargs[string], rofi: bool = false): string =
   discard execCmd("i3-msg mode \"default\"")
-  var cmd = "echo -e \"" & $data.full_text & "\n"
+  var cmd = "echo -e \""
+  if $data.full_text != "":
+    cmd &= $data.full_text & "\n"
   for opt in opts:
     cmd = cmd & opt & "\n"
   cmd.removeSuffix("\n")

notes.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import base
+import std/[os,strutils,sequtils]
+
+proc start_notes()
+
+const all_choices = @["exit"]
+const note_choices = @["rm","back"]
+const note_file = getHomeDir() & ".notes.dmenu"
+
+proc read_notes(): seq[string] =
+  try:
+    var notes: seq[string] = @[]
+    for line in note_file.lines:
+      notes.add(line)
+    return notes
+  except:
+    echo "read_notes, Can't open notes file :", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+    return @["<empty>"]
+
+proc write_notes(notes: seq[string]) =
+  try:
+    let f = open(note_file, fmWrite)
+    for note in notes:
+      f.writeLine(note)
+  except:
+    echo "write_notes, Cannot write notes to file : ", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+
+proc remove_note(note: string) =
+  let notes = read_notes()
+  var new_notes: seq[string] = @[]
+  for a_note in notes:
+    if note != a_note:
+      new_notes.add(a_note)
+  write_notes(new_notes)
+
+proc write_note(note: string) =
+  if note == "":
+    return
+  try:
+    let f = open(note_file, fmAppend)
+    defer: f.close()
+    f.writeLine(strip(note))
+  except:
+    echo "write_note, Unable to write note :", getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+
+proc get_notes(): (Info, seq[string]) =
+  var info = newInfo()
+  info.title = "Notes :"
+  let notes = read_notes()
+  return (info,notes)
+
+proc display_option_menu(option: string) =
+  var select = newInfo()
+  select.title = "Note :"
+  let args = concat(@["option"],note_choices)
+  let chosen = outputJSON(select,args)
+  if chosen in note_choices:
+    case chosen:
+      of "rm":
+        remove_note(option)
+        start_notes()
+      of "back":
+        start_notes()
+  else:
+    write_note(option)
+    display_option_menu(chosen)
+
+proc start_notes() =
+  let (info,notes) = get_notes()
+  let args = concat(notes, all_choices)
+  let option = outputJSON(info, args)
+  if option in all_choices:
+    case option:
+      of "exit":
+        return
+  if option in notes:
+    display_option_menu(option)
+  else:
+    write_note(option)
+    start_notes()
+  
+proc main() =
+  echo "Note file : ", note_file
+  if not dmenu and not rofi:
+    echo "Can only be run in dmenu or rofi mode. Exiting..."
+    return
+  start_notes()
+
+if isMainModule:
+  main()