;;; -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
;;;
;;; this file:
;;;   http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573/emacs-init/time-my-insert.el
;;;   https://dataswamp.org/~incal/emacs-init/time-my-insert.el

(require 'subr-x)

(defun insert-shell-command (cmd)
  (interactive "s Command: ")
  (let ((pos (point))
        (end (point-max)) )
    (shell-command cmd 1)
    (goto-char (+ pos (- (point-max) end 1))) )
  (delete-char 1) )

(defun get-date ()
  (format-time-string "%F") )

(defun insert-date ()
  (interactive)
  (insert (get-date)) )

(defun today-unique ()
  (interactive)
  (let ((today-str (get-date))
        (pt (point)) )
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (if (re-search-forward today-str (point-max) t)
        (goto-char pt)
      (goto-char pt)
      (insert today-str) )))

(defun insert-time ()
  (interactive)
  (insert-shell-command "date +\"%H:%M\"") )

(defun updated ()
  (unless (looking-at "$") (kill-line))
  (insert "  ")
  (insert-date)
  (save-buffer) )

;; example file:
;;
;;               list of things to study
;;  ---------------------------------------------
;;
;;    the Emacs manual
;;
;;    Kate Moss's autobiography
;;
;;    more X-Men and Alita comics
;;
;;    big book on computer architecture (maybe)
;;
;;    my hygrometer
;;
;;  ---------------------------------------------
;;                (updated)  2020-05-10
;;                         ^eval me!

(provide 'time-my-insert)