The script should be able to do the following:
- Greet the user and show a menu:
- a.
greeting()-> [done] - b.
main()-> Function with a case with 4 options; create, retireve, edit and exit. -> [done]
- a.
- Create a new record ->
new_record()The function should create the following variables:- a.
$title[done] - b.
$content[done] - c.
$date[done] - d.
$time[done] - e.
$id[done] - f.
check_path()-> Check if a directory called "cli-diary" exists in the home directory and if not create it. [done]
- a.
- Retrieve a record ->
get_record()[in-progress] This function should be able to search the file in which the entries are saved, and fetch a list of entry titles, date, time and the first 2 lines of the entry.- a.
$title - b.
$preview - c.
$id - d.
$date - e.
$time - f. Code to read from the database.[todo]
- a.
- Edit a record ->
edit_record()This function should be able to edit an entry as well as create some variables to save the history of the changes made to an entry, a sort of mini git inspired system to keep track of the history.
Note: You're more than welcome to fork this and create your own version of it if you want. If you have any advice and pointers on what I could do to make it better please get in touch!