createArticle

#!/usr/bin/env node

var fs = require('fs'),
    path = require('path'),
    POSTS_PATH = path.join(process.cwd(), '_posts');


/* Get the article name */
var title = process.argv[2];
if (!title || title.match(/[- \w]+/) === null) {
    process.stdout.write("\033[31;40mError: Invalid article's title.\033[m\n");
    process.exit(1);
}

/* Get date info */
var date,
    dateStamp,
    hourStamp;

if (process.argv[3]) {
    date = new Date(process.argv[3])
} else {
    date = new Date()
}

(function (dateStr) {
    dateStamp = dateStr[0];
    hourStamp = dateStr[1].match(/(.+)\./)[1];
})(date.toJSON().split('T'));

/* Ensure that the article doesn't exist */
var filename = path.join(POSTS_PATH, dateStamp + "-" + title.replace(/ /g, "_").toLowerCase() + ".markdown");
fs.readdir(POSTS_PATH, function (err, files) {
    if (err) { process.stdout.write(err); process.exit(1); }

    if (files.filter(function(f) { return f === path.basename(filename); }).length > 0) {
        process.stdout.write("\033[31;40mError: article already exists.\033[m\n");
        process.exit(1);
    }

    /* Copy the template */
    fs.readFile('.articleTemplate', function (err, data) {
        if (err) { process.stdout.write(err); process.exit(1); }
        var content = data.toString().replace('@title@', title).replace('@date@', dateStamp + " " + hourStamp);
        fs.writeFile(filename, content, function (err) {
            if (err) { process.stdout.write(err); process.exit(1); }

            process.stdout.write("\033[32;40mArticle successfully created.\033[m\nTo continue, edit "+
              "\033[1;37;40m'" + path.basename(filename) + "'\033[m in the folder "+
              "\033[1;37;40m'_posts'\033[m.\n");
        });
    });
});