Separated script into multiple files for easier management. Added Makefile
authordanix <danix@danix.xyz>
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:19:55 +0000 (11:19 +0200)
committerdanix <danix@danix.xyz>
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:19:55 +0000 (11:19 +0200)
Makefile [new file with mode: 0644]
SOURCE/CORE/core-add.sh [new file with mode: 0644]
SOURCE/CORE/core-edit.sh [new file with mode: 0644]
SOURCE/CORE/core-list.sh [new file with mode: 0644]
SOURCE/CORE/core-remove.sh [new file with mode: 0644]
SOURCE/CORE/core-show.sh [new file with mode: 0644]
SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh [new file with mode: 0644]
SOURCE/head.sh [new file with mode: 0644]
SOURCE/main.sh [new file with mode: 0644]
notes.sh

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+all: notes.sh
+
+notes.sh: SOURCE/head.sh SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh SOURCE/CORE/core-* SOURCE/main.sh
+       cat $^ > "$@" || (rm -f "$@"; exit 1)
+       chmod 755 "$@"
diff --git a/SOURCE/CORE/core-add.sh b/SOURCE/CORE/core-add.sh
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+function addnote() {
+       # remove eventually existing temp DB file
+       if [[ -f $TMPDB ]]; then
+               rm $TMPDB
+       fi
+
+       NOTETITLE="$1"
+       echo "adding new note - \"$NOTETITLE\""
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+       LASTID=$($JQ '.notes[-1].id // 0 | tonumber' $DB)
+       # [ "" == $LASTID ] && LASTID=0
+       NOTEID=$(( LASTID + 1 ))
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+       touch ${NOTESDIR}/${NOW}
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+       $JQ --arg i "$NOTEID" --arg t "$NOTETITLE" --arg f "$NOW" '.notes += [{"id": $i, "title": $t, "file": $f}]' "$DB" > $TMPDB
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+       mv $TMPDB $DB
+       # example for alacritty:
+       # alacritty --class notes --title notes -e /usr/bin/vim ...
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2091
+       $(${TERMINAL} ${TERM_OPTS} ${EDITOR} ${NOTESDIR}/${NOW})
+}
diff --git a/SOURCE/CORE/core-edit.sh b/SOURCE/CORE/core-edit.sh
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+function editnote() {
+       NOTE=$1
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+       local OK=$(check_noteID "$NOTE")
+       if [ ! "$OK" ]; then
+               echo "invalid note \"$NOTE\""
+               echo "Use the note ID that you can fetch after listing your notes"
+               exit 1
+       fi
+
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+       TITLE=$($JQ --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .title' $DB)
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+       FILE=$($JQ -r --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .file' $DB)
+       if [ "$TITLE" ]; then
+               echo "editing note $TITLE"
+               # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2091
+               $(${TERMINAL} ${TERM_OPTS} ${EDITOR} ${NOTESDIR}/${FILE})
+       else
+                echo "note not found"
+                exit 1
+       fi
+}
diff --git a/SOURCE/CORE/core-list.sh b/SOURCE/CORE/core-list.sh
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--- /dev/null
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+function listnotes() {
+       # [ $PLAIN == true ] && echo "output is plain text" || echo "output is colored"
+       if [[ $(ls -A "$NOTESDIR") ]]; then
+               if [ $PLAIN == false ]; then
+                       echo "listing all notes"
+                       echo ""
+               fi
+               [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[ID]       [TITLE]         [CREATED]"
+               for i in "${NOTESDIR}"/*; do
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+                       local fname=$(basename $i)
+                       DATE=$(date -d @${fname} +"%d/%m/%Y %R %z%Z")
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+                       TITLE=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .title' $DB)
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+                       ID=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .id' $DB)
+                       [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[${ID}]    ${TITLE}        ${DATE}" || echo "${ID} - ${TITLE} - ${DATE}"
+               done
+       else
+               echo "no notes yet. You can add your first one with: ${BASENAME} -a \"your note title\""
+       fi
+}
diff --git a/SOURCE/CORE/core-remove.sh b/SOURCE/CORE/core-remove.sh
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+function rmnote() {
+       # remove eventually existing temp DB file
+       if [[ -f $TMPDB ]]; then
+               rm $TMPDB
+       fi
+
+       NOTE=$1
+       if [ "all" == "$NOTE" ]; then
+               echo "You're going to delete all notes."
+               read -r -p "Do you wish to continue? (y/N) " ANSWER
+               case $ANSWER in
+                       y|Y )
+                               # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+                               $JQ 'del(.notes[])' $DB > $TMPDB
+                               # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+                               mv $TMPDB $DB
+                               # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+                               rm $NOTESDIR/*
+                               echo "Deleted all notes"
+                               ;;
+                       * )
+                               echo "Aborting, no notes were deleted."
+                               exit 1
+                               ;;
+               esac
+       else
+               # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+               local OK=$(check_noteID "$NOTE")
+               if [ ! "$OK" ]; then
+                       echo "invalid note \"$NOTE\""
+                       echo "Use the note ID that you can fetch after listing your notes"
+                       exit 1
+               fi
+
+               # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+               TITLE=$($JQ --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .title' $DB)
+               # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+               FILE=$($JQ -r --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .file' $DB)
+               if [ "$TITLE" ]; then
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+                       $JQ -r --arg i $OK 'del(.notes[] | select(.id == $i))' $DB > $TMPDB
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+                       mv $TMPDB $DB
+                       rm $NOTESDIR/$FILE
+                       echo "Deleted note $TITLE"
+               else
+                        echo "note not found"
+                        exit 1
+               fi
+       fi
+}
diff --git a/SOURCE/CORE/core-show.sh b/SOURCE/CORE/core-show.sh
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--- /dev/null
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+function shownote() {
+       NOTE=$1
+
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+       local OK=$(check_noteID "$NOTE")
+       if [ ! "$OK" ]; then
+               echo "invalid note \"$NOTE\""
+               echo "Use the note ID that you can fetch after listing your notes"
+               exit 1
+       fi
+
+       FILE=$($JQ -r --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .file' $DB)
+
+       if [ "$FILE" ]; then
+               $PAGER ${NOTESDIR}/${FILE}
+       fi
+}
diff --git a/SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh b/SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh
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--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# check if input is a number, returns false or the number itself
+function check_noteID() {
+       IN=$1
+       case $IN in
+               ''|*[!0-9]*)
+                       return 1
+                       ;;
+               *)
+                       echo "$IN"
+                       ;;
+       esac
+}
+
+function helptext() {
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "  $0 [PARAMS] ..."
+    echo ""
+       cat << __NOWCONF__ 
+${BASENAME} configuration is:
+
+base directory:                ${BASEDIR}/
+notes archive:         ${NOTESDIR}/
+notes database:                ${DB}
+rc file:               $RCFILE
+debug file:            /tmp/debug_bash-note.log
+
+text editor:           ${EDITOR}
+terminal:              ${TERMINAL}
+jq executable:         ${JQ}
+__NOWCONF__
+
+       echo ""
+    echo "${BASENAME} parameters are:"
+    echo "  -h | --help                        : This help text"
+    echo "  -p | --plain                       : Output is in plain text"
+    echo "                               (without this option the output is formatted)"
+    echo "                               (this option must precede all others)"
+    echo "  -l | --list                        : List existing notes"
+    echo "  -a | --add [\"<title>\"]   : Add new note"
+    echo "  -e | --edit [<note>]               : Edit note"
+    echo "  -d | --delete [<note> | all]       : Delete single note or all notes at once"
+    echo "     -s | --show [<note>]            : Display note using your favourite PAGER"
+    echo "  -v | --version             : Print version"
+    echo "  --userconf                 : Export User config file"
+    echo ""
+}
diff --git a/SOURCE/head.sh b/SOURCE/head.sh
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--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# bash-notes © 2023 by danix is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. 
+# To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
+
+# to debug the script run it like:
+# DEBUG=true notes.sh ...
+# and check /tmp/debug_bash-notes.log
+if [[ $DEBUG == true ]]; then
+       exec 5> /tmp/debug_bash-notes.log
+       BASH_XTRACEFD="5"
+       PS4='$LINENO: '
+       set -x
+fi
+
+PID=$$
+BASENAME=$( basename "$0" )
+NOW=$(date +%s)
+
+VERSION="0.3"
+DBVERSION=${VERSION}_${NOW}
+
+set_defaults() {
+# Binaries to use
+JQ=${JQ:-/usr/bin/jq}
+EDITOR=${EDITOR:-/usr/bin/vim}
+TERMINAL=${TERMINAL:-/usr/bin/alacritty}
+# add options for your terminal. Remember to add the last option to execute
+# your editor program, otherwise the script will fail.
+# see example in the addnote function
+TERM_OPTS="--class notes --title notes -e "
+# Setting PAGER here overrides whatever is set in your default shell
+# comment this option to use your default pager if set in your shell.
+PAGER=${PAGER:-/usr/bin/more}
+
+# set this to true to have output in plain text
+# or use the -p option on the command line before every other option
+PLAIN=false
+# base directory for program files
+BASEDIR=${BASEDIR:-~/.local/share/bash-notes}
+# notes database in json format
+DB=${BASEDIR}/db.json
+# directory containing the actual notes
+NOTESDIR=${BASEDIR}/notes
+
+} # end set_defaults, do not change this line.
+
+set_defaults
+
+# Do not edit below this point
+RCFILE=${RCFILE:-~/.config/bash-notes.rc}
+TMPDB=/tmp/db.json
+
+if [ ! -x "$JQ" ]; then
+       echo "jq not found in your PATH"
+       echo "install jq to continue"
+       exit 1
+fi
+
+# IMPORT USER DEFINED OPTIONS IF ANY
+if [[ -f $RCFILE ]]; then
+       # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+       source "$RCFILE"
+fi
+
+# We prevent the program from running more than one instance:
+PIDFILE=/var/tmp/$(basename "$0" .sh).pid
+
+# Make sure the PID file is removed when we kill the process
+trap 'rm -f $PIDFILE; exit 1' TERM INT
+
+if [[ -r $PIDFILE ]]; then
+       # PIDFILE exists, so I guess there's already an instance running
+       # let's kill it and run again
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2046,SC2086
+       kill -s 15 $(cat $PIDFILE) > /dev/null 2>&1
+       # should already be deleted by trap, but just to be sure
+       rm "$PIDFILE"
+fi
+
+# create PIDFILE
+echo $PID > "$PIDFILE"
+
+# Export config to file
+function export_config() {
+       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
+               echo "Backing up current '${RCFILE}'...."
+               mv -f ${RCFILE} ${RCFILE}.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
+       fi
+       echo "Writing '${RCFILE}'...."
+       sed  -n '/^set_defaults() {/,/^} # end set_defaults, do not change this line./p' $0 \
+       | grep -v set_defaults \
+       | sed -e 's/^\([^=]*\)=\${\1:-\([^}]*\)}/\1=\2/' \
+       > ${RCFILE}
+       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
+               echo "Taking no further action."
+               exit 0
+       else
+               echo "Could not write '${RCFILE}'...!"
+               exit 1
+       fi
+}
+
+# we should expand on this function to add a sample note and explain a little bit
+# how the program works.
+function firstrun() {
+       [ -f $RCFILE ] && RC=$RCFILE || RC="none"
+
+       clear
+       echo "${BASENAME} configuration:
+
+base directory:                ${BASEDIR}/
+notes archive:         ${NOTESDIR}/
+notes database:                ${DB}
+rc file:               $RC
+text editor:           ${EDITOR}
+terminal:              ${TERMINAL}
+jq executable:         ${JQ}
+"
+
+       read -r -p "Do you wish to continue? (y/N) " ANSWER
+       case $ANSWER in
+               y|Y )
+                       mkdir -p $NOTESDIR
+                       cat << __EOL__ > ${DB}
+{
+       "params": {
+               "version": "${VERSION}",
+               "dbversion": "${DBVERSION}"
+       },
+       "notes": []
+}
+__EOL__
+                       echo; echo "All done, you can now write your first note."
+                       ;;
+               * )
+                       echo "No changes made. Exiting"
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+       esac
+}
+
+# check for notes dir existance and create it in case it doesn't exists
+if [[ ! -d $NOTESDIR ]]; then
+       # we don't have a directory. FIRST RUN?
+       firstrun
+fi
diff --git a/SOURCE/main.sh b/SOURCE/main.sh
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..da3130a
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# shellcheck disable=SC2006
+GOPT=$(getopt -o hvpla::e::d::s:: --long help,version,list,plain,userconf,backup::,add::,edit::,delete::,show:: -n 'bash-notes' -- "$@")
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2181
+if [ $? != 0 ] ; then helptext >&2 ; exit 1 ; fi
+
+# Note the quotes around `$GOPT': they are essential!
+eval set -- "$GOPT"
+unset GOPT
+
+while true; do
+       case "$1" in
+               -h | --help )
+                       helptext
+               exit
+               ;;
+               -v | --version )
+                       echo $BASENAME v${VERSION}
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+           -p | --plain )
+                       PLAIN=true
+                       shift
+               ;;
+           -l | --list )
+                       listnotes
+                       exit
+               ;;
+           -a | --add )
+                       case "$2" in
+                               '' )
+                                       read -r -p "Title: " TITLE
+                                       ;;
+                               * )
+                                       TITLE=$2
+                                       ;;
+                       esac
+                       shift 2
+                       addnote "$TITLE"
+               ;;
+               -e | --edit )
+                       case "$2" in
+                               '' )
+                                       read -r -p "Note ID: " NOTE
+                                       ;;
+                               * )
+                                       NOTE=$2
+                                       ;;
+                       esac
+                       shift 2
+                       editnote "$NOTE"
+                       ;;
+               -d | --delete )
+                       case "$2" in
+                               '' )
+                                       read -r -p "Note ID: " NOTE
+                                       ;;
+                               * )
+                                       NOTE=$2
+                                       ;;
+                       esac
+                       shift 2
+                       rmnote "$NOTE"
+                       ;;
+               -s | --show )
+                       case "$2" in
+                               '' )
+                                       read -r -p "Note ID: " NOTE
+                                       ;;
+                               * )
+                                       NOTE=$2
+                                       ;;
+                       esac
+                       shift 2
+                       shownote "$NOTE"
+                       ;;
+               --userconf )
+                       export_config
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2317
+                       echo "config exported to \"$RCFILE\""
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2317
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               -- )
+                       shift
+                       break
+                       ;;
+               * )
+                       break
+                       ;;
+       esac
+done
+
+if [ -z $1 ]; then
+       helptext
+fi
index d3e6a53..5d7ae7e 100755 (executable)
--- a/notes.sh
+++ b/notes.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,70 @@ fi
 # create PIDFILE
 echo $PID > "$PIDFILE"
 
+# Export config to file
+function export_config() {
+       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
+               echo "Backing up current '${RCFILE}'...."
+               mv -f ${RCFILE} ${RCFILE}.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
+       fi
+       echo "Writing '${RCFILE}'...."
+       sed  -n '/^set_defaults() {/,/^} # end set_defaults, do not change this line./p' $0 \
+       | grep -v set_defaults \
+       | sed -e 's/^\([^=]*\)=\${\1:-\([^}]*\)}/\1=\2/' \
+       > ${RCFILE}
+       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
+               echo "Taking no further action."
+               exit 0
+       else
+               echo "Could not write '${RCFILE}'...!"
+               exit 1
+       fi
+}
+
+# we should expand on this function to add a sample note and explain a little bit
+# how the program works.
+function firstrun() {
+       [ -f $RCFILE ] && RC=$RCFILE || RC="none"
+
+       clear
+       echo "${BASENAME} configuration:
+
+base directory:                ${BASEDIR}/
+notes archive:         ${NOTESDIR}/
+notes database:                ${DB}
+rc file:               $RC
+text editor:           ${EDITOR}
+terminal:              ${TERMINAL}
+jq executable:         ${JQ}
+"
+
+       read -r -p "Do you wish to continue? (y/N) " ANSWER
+       case $ANSWER in
+               y|Y )
+                       mkdir -p $NOTESDIR
+                       cat << __EOL__ > ${DB}
+{
+       "params": {
+               "version": "${VERSION}",
+               "dbversion": "${DBVERSION}"
+       },
+       "notes": []
+}
+__EOL__
+                       echo; echo "All done, you can now write your first note."
+                       ;;
+               * )
+                       echo "No changes made. Exiting"
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+       esac
+}
+
+# check for notes dir existance and create it in case it doesn't exists
+if [[ ! -d $NOTESDIR ]]; then
+       # we don't have a directory. FIRST RUN?
+       firstrun
+fi
 # check if input is a number, returns false or the number itself
 function check_noteID() {
        IN=$1
@@ -127,7 +191,6 @@ __NOWCONF__
     echo "  --userconf                 : Export User config file"
     echo ""
 }
-
 function addnote() {
        # remove eventually existing temp DB file
        if [[ -f $TMPDB ]]; then
@@ -151,30 +214,6 @@ function addnote() {
        # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2091
        $(${TERMINAL} ${TERM_OPTS} ${EDITOR} ${NOTESDIR}/${NOW})
 }
-
-function listnotes() {
-       # [ $PLAIN == true ] && echo "output is plain text" || echo "output is colored"
-       if [[ $(ls -A "$NOTESDIR") ]]; then
-               if [ $PLAIN == false ]; then
-                       echo "listing all notes"
-                       echo ""
-               fi
-               [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[ID]       [TITLE]         [CREATED]"
-               for i in "${NOTESDIR}"/*; do
-                       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
-                       local fname=$(basename $i)
-                       DATE=$(date -d @${fname} +"%d/%m/%Y %R %z%Z")
-                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
-                       TITLE=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .title' $DB)
-                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
-                       ID=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .id' $DB)
-                       [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[${ID}]    ${TITLE}        ${DATE}" || echo "${ID} - ${TITLE} - ${DATE}"
-               done
-       else
-               echo "no notes yet. You can add your first one with: ${BASENAME} -a \"your note title\""
-       fi
-}
-
 function editnote() {
        NOTE=$1
        # shellcheck disable=SC2155
@@ -198,7 +237,28 @@ function editnote() {
                 exit 1
        fi
 }
-
+function listnotes() {
+       # [ $PLAIN == true ] && echo "output is plain text" || echo "output is colored"
+       if [[ $(ls -A "$NOTESDIR") ]]; then
+               if [ $PLAIN == false ]; then
+                       echo "listing all notes"
+                       echo ""
+               fi
+               [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[ID]       [TITLE]         [CREATED]"
+               for i in "${NOTESDIR}"/*; do
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+                       local fname=$(basename $i)
+                       DATE=$(date -d @${fname} +"%d/%m/%Y %R %z%Z")
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+                       TITLE=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .title' $DB)
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+                       ID=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .id' $DB)
+                       [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[${ID}]    ${TITLE}        ${DATE}" || echo "${ID} - ${TITLE} - ${DATE}"
+               done
+       else
+               echo "no notes yet. You can add your first one with: ${BASENAME} -a \"your note title\""
+       fi
+}
 function rmnote() {
        # remove eventually existing temp DB file
        if [[ -f $TMPDB ]]; then
@@ -250,7 +310,6 @@ function rmnote() {
                fi
        fi
 }
-
 function shownote() {
        NOTE=$1
 
@@ -268,71 +327,6 @@ function shownote() {
                $PAGER ${NOTESDIR}/${FILE}
        fi
 }
-
-function export_config() {
-       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
-               echo "Backing up current '${RCFILE}'...."
-               mv -f ${RCFILE} ${RCFILE}.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
-       fi
-       echo "Writing '${RCFILE}'...."
-       sed  -n '/^set_defaults() {/,/^} # end set_defaults, do not change this line./p' $0 \
-       | grep -v set_defaults \
-       | sed -e 's/^\([^=]*\)=\${\1:-\([^}]*\)}/\1=\2/' \
-       > ${RCFILE}
-       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
-               echo "Taking no further action."
-               exit 0
-       else
-               echo "Could not write '${RCFILE}'...!"
-               exit 1
-       fi
-}
-
-# we should expand on this function to add a sample note and explain a little bit
-# how the program works.
-function firstrun() {
-       [ -f $RCFILE ] && RC=$RCFILE || RC="none"
-
-       clear
-       echo "${BASENAME} configuration:
-
-base directory:                ${BASEDIR}/
-notes archive:         ${NOTESDIR}/
-notes database:                ${DB}
-rc file:               $RC
-text editor:           ${EDITOR}
-terminal:              ${TERMINAL}
-jq executable:         ${JQ}
-"
-
-       read -r -p "Do you wish to continue? (y/N) " ANSWER
-       case $ANSWER in
-               y|Y )
-                       mkdir -p $NOTESDIR
-                       cat << __EOL__ > ${DB}
-{
-       "params": {
-               "version": "${VERSION}",
-               "dbversion": "${DBVERSION}"
-       },
-       "notes": []
-}
-__EOL__
-                       echo; echo "All done, you can now write your first note."
-                       ;;
-               * )
-                       echo "No changes made. Exiting"
-                       exit
-                       ;;
-       esac
-}
-
-# check for notes dir existance and create it in case it doesn't exists
-if [[ ! -d $NOTESDIR ]]; then
-       # we don't have a directory. FIRST RUN?
-       firstrun
-fi
-
 # shellcheck disable=SC2006
 GOPT=$(getopt -o hvpla::e::d::s:: --long help,version,list,plain,userconf,backup::,add::,edit::,delete::,show:: -n 'bash-notes' -- "$@")