removing dependency on utility functions for use outside researchr

convert-scrivener-dokuwiki.rb

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+# encoding: UTF-8
+
+# remember to compile with Transformations...Convert Plain Text to Paragraph Spacing
+# small script to convert my style of writing markdown(ish) in Scrivener to dokuwiki
+# allows you to use - with no indent instead of * indented two spaces for bullet list
+# (can use tabs to increase indent)
+# b. at the beginning of a line wraps line in blockquote
+# uses h1. h2. for headings with DW plugin, can be modified to support classic DW headers
+
+class String
+  def gsubs!(*searches)
+    self.replace(gsubs(*searches))
+  end
+
+  def gsubs(*searches)
+    if searches[0].kind_of?(Hash)
+      args = searches.shift
+      all_replace = try { args[:all_with] }
+    end
+    tmp = self.dup
+    searches.each do |search|
+      if all_replace
+        tmp.gsub!(search, all_replace)
+      else
+        tmp.gsub!(search[0], search[1])
+      end
+    end
+    return tmp
+  end
+end
+
+# a few extra file functions
+class File
+  class << self
+
+    # adds File.write - analogous to File.read, writes text to filename
+    def write(filename, text)
+      File.open(filename,"w") {|f| f << text}
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+a = File.read(ARGV[0])
+
+a.gsubs!(
+  [/([^\n])\n([^\n])/m, '\1' + "\n\n" + '\2'],    # convert to paragraph spacing
+  [/.(h[1-9]\.)/, '\1'],                          # clean up spaces before titles
+  [/\n\n\n+/, "\n\n"],                            # remove extraneous linespacing
+  [/^b.(.+?)$/, '<blockquote>\1</blockquote>']
+  )
+
+# convert bullet lists with - and tabs to * and spaces
+a.gsub!(/^(\t*)- /) { |f| "  " + f.gsubs([/\t/, '  '], ["- ", "* "]) }
+
+# no double-spacing between bullet items
+a.gsub!(/\*(.+?)\n\n[^ ]/m) {|f| f.gsub("\n\n", "\n")[0..-2] + "\n" + f[-1] }
+
+File.write(ARGV[0]+".txt", a)