main.go

package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"io/fs"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"regexp"
	"strings"
)

type note struct {
	id       string
	title    string
	fileName string
	tags     []string
	links    []string
}

func main() {
	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	dir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/denote/", home)
	notes, err := parse(dir)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}

	filter := flag.String("f", ".*", "regex filter")
	inclLinked := flag.Bool("l", false, "include linked notes")
	flag.Parse()

	re, err := regexp.Compile(*filter)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(graph(notes, re, *inclLinked))
}

func parse(dir string) (map[string]*note, error) {
	notes := make(map[string]*note)
	idRe := regexp.MustCompile(`\d+T\d+`)
	titleRe := regexp.MustCompile(`--[\pL-]+`)
	tagsRe := regexp.MustCompile(`_[\pL]+`)
	linkRe := regexp.MustCompile(`denote:\d+T\d+`)

	err := filepath.WalkDir(dir, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error accessing path %q: %v", path, err)
		}

		if d.Name() == ".git" {
			return filepath.SkipDir
		}

		id := idRe.FindString(d.Name())
		if id == "" {
			return nil
		}

		title := titleRe.FindString(d.Name())
		title = strings.TrimPrefix(title, "--")

		tags := tagsRe.FindAllString(d.Name(), -1)
		for i := 0; i < len(tags); i++ {
			tags[i] = strings.TrimPrefix(tags[i], "_")
		}

		f, err := os.Open(dir + d.Name())
		if err != nil {
			fmt.Printf("error reading file %q: %v", d.Name(), err)
			return nil
		}
		defer f.Close()

		var links []string
		s := bufio.NewScanner(f)
		for s.Scan() {
			matches := linkRe.FindAllString(s.Text(), -1)
			for i := 0; i < len(matches); i++ {
				matches[i] = strings.TrimPrefix(matches[i], "denote:")
			}
			links = append(links, matches...)
		}
		if err := s.Err(); err != nil {
			fmt.Printf("error reading file %q: %v", d.Name(), err)
			return nil
		}

		notes[id] = &note{id, title, d.Name(), tags, links}
		return nil
	})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error walking the path: %v", err)
	}
	return notes, nil
}

func graph(notes map[string]*note, re *regexp.Regexp, inclLinked bool) string {
	matches := make(map[string]bool)
	for id, n := range notes {
		if re.MatchString(n.fileName) {
			matches[id] = true
		}
	}
	var b strings.Builder
	b.WriteString("digraph denote {\n")
	for id, n := range notes {
		if matches[id] {
			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s" [label="%s"]`, n.id, n.title))
			b.WriteString("\n")
			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s" -> {`, n.id))
			for _, l := range n.links {
				if matches[l] || inclLinked {
					b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`"%s" [label="%s"] `, notes[l].id, notes[l].title))
				}
			}
			b.WriteString("}\n")
		}
	}
	b.WriteString("}")
	return b.String()
}