Implement new-topic command

2 files changed, 33 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/jt b/jt
index 02a9bb8..72fcedb 100755
--- a/jt
+++ b/jt
@@ -235,6 +235,33 @@ class FinishCommand(Command):
             cwd=self._app.settings['source'])
 
 
+class NewTopicCommand(Command):
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        if len(args) != 2:
+            raise cliapp.AppException(
+                'Must be given two args (page path, title) (%r)' % args)
+
+        pathname = self._topic_pathname(args[0])
+        self._create_topic_page(pathname, args[1])
+
+    def _topic_pathname(self, page_path):
+        return os.path.join(self._app.settings['source'], page_path + '.mdwn')
+
+    def _create_topic_page(self, pathname, title):
+        dirname = os.path.dirname(pathname)
+        if not os.path.exists(dirname):
+            os.makedirs(dirname)
+
+        with open(pathname, 'w') as f:
+            f.write('''\
+[[!meta title="%(title)s"]]
+[[!inline pages="link(.)" archive=yes reverse=yes trail=yes]]
+''' % {
+                    'title': title,
+})
+
+
 class NewPersonCommand(Command):
 
     def run(self, args):
@@ -329,6 +356,10 @@ class JournalTool(cliapp.Application):
         '''Publish a draft journal entry.'''
         FinishCommand(self).run(args)
 
+    def cmd_new_topic(self, args):
+        '''Create a new topic page.'''
+        NewTopicCommand(self).run(args)
+
     def cmd_new_person(self, args):
         '''Create a page to list all notes referring to a person.
 
diff --git a/yarns/030-topics.yarn b/yarns/030-topics.yarn
index 86f9d9b..4595604 100644
--- a/yarns/030-topics.yarn
+++ b/yarns/030-topics.yarn
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ First we create a topic page:
 
     SCENARIO create topic page
     GIVEN an empty journal in SRC
-    WHEN I run jt new-topic research/2014/dishwasher "Buy a dishwasher"
-    THEN file SRC/research/2014/dishwasher.mdwn matches title="Buy a dishwasher"
+    WHEN I run jt new-topic research/2014/dishwasher Dishwasher
+    THEN file SRC/research/2014/dishwasher.mdwn matches title="Dishwasher"