Git integration about jrnl HOT 5 CLOSED

The idea sounds awesome.
I guess I will be happy to learn Python to work on this idea.

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Hey Aniket, please feel free to get on to that; just fork the Repo and send a pull request and I'll be happy to merge it in. I think though that instead of doing it with python it might be easier to write a shell script wrapper that does a hit pull, calls jrnl passing on all parameters, and stages and commits the latest jrnl entry.

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Starting on the git integration. Will add the git repo name as a part of the config file.

I am modifying the idea as this -

• During install you will asked in the configuration regarding the name of the repo you wish to push to
• If the repo name is configured, it will do a git push for every new entry in the journal

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Hi Aniket, I'm sorry i took so long to comment on this. After considerable thought, I don't think that Git integration is something that should be built in. I think it's very easy to accomplish with a short shell script that wraps around the jrnl command, and our philosophy as a command line tool should be to integrate as good as possible with other tools, while remaining focused on what we do best. Git integration blows up the entire module by a number of dependencies. I'm really thankful for the work you put into this and think most of it will make it into master soon as part of the revamped export functionality.

In stead of built-in git integration, I would favour a "recipe" section in the docs that shows how to integration jrnl in different workflows, i.e. short scripts for automatic commit-and-push after writing an entry. Would you be interested in this?

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@maebert I think I can help you with creating the recipes. It will be a great addition. Let's start working on it once the export functionality is ready.

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