improve notes experience in helix

platforms/home-manager/modules/nmasur/presets/programs/helix.nix

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ in
     # Set Neovim as the default app for text editing and manual pages
     home.sessionVariables = {
       EDITOR = lib.mkForce "${lib.getExe pkgs.helix}";
+      MANPAGER = lib.mkForce "${lib.getExe pkgs.helix}";
     };
 
     # Create quick aliases for launching Helix
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ in
           }
           {
             name = "markdown";
-            auto-format = true;
+            auto-format = false;
             language-servers = [ "marksman" ];
             formatter = {
               command = lib.getExe pkgs.mdformat;
@@ -124,6 +125,15 @@ in
           # Enable and disable inlay hints
           space.H = ":toggle lsp.display-inlay-hints";
 
+          # Toggle floating pane
+          space.t = ":sh zellij action toggle-floating-panes";
+
+          # Today's note
+          space.n = [
+            ":sh fish -c 'generate-today'"
+            ":vsplit %sh{generate-today}"
+          ];
+
           # Open lazygit
           # Unfortunately, this breaks mouse input and the terminal after quitting Helix
           space.l = [
@@ -133,6 +143,8 @@ in
             ":buffer-close!"
             ":redraw"
             ":reload-all"
+            ":set mouse false"
+            ":set mouse true"
           ];
 
           # Open yazi

platforms/home-manager/modules/nmasur/presets/programs/notes/default.nix

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ in
     programs.fish.functions = {
       syncnotes = {
         description = "Full git commit on notes";
-        body = builtins.readFile lib.getExe (
+        body = lib.getExe (
           pkgs.writers.writeFishBin "syncnotes" {
             makeWrapperArgs = [
               "--prefix"
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ in
               ":"
               "${lib.makeBinPath [ pkgs.git ]}"
             ];
-          } builtins.readFile ./syncnotes.fish
+          } (builtins.readFile ./syncnotes.fish)
         );
       };
       note = {
         description = "Edit or create a note";
         argumentNames = "filename";
-        body = builtins.readFile lib.getExe (
+        body = lib.getExe (
           pkgs.writers.writeFishBin "note" {
             makeWrapperArgs = [
               "--prefix"
@@ -69,7 +69,44 @@ in
                 pkgs.fzf
               ]}"
             ];
-          } builtins.readFile ./note.fish
+          } (builtins.readFile ./note.fish)
+        );
+      };
+      generate-today = {
+        description = "Create today's note";
+        body = # fish
+          ''
+            set filename $(date +%Y-%m-%d_%a)
+            set filepath "${cfg.path}/content/journal/$filename.md"
+            if ! test -e "$filepath"
+              echo -e  "---\ntitle: $(date +"%A, %B %e %Y") - $(curl "https://wttr.in/New+York+City?u&format=1")\ntags: [ journal ]\n---\n\n" > "$filepath"
+            end
+            echo "$filepath"
+          '';
+      };
+      today = {
+        description = "Edit or create today's note";
+        body = lib.getExe (
+          pkgs.writers.writeFishBin "today"
+            {
+              makeWrapperArgs = [
+                "--prefix"
+                "PATH"
+                ":"
+                "${lib.makeBinPath [
+                  pkgs.curl
+                  pkgs.helix
+                ]}"
+              ];
+            } # fish
+            ''
+              set filename $(date +%Y-%m-%d_%a)
+              set filepath "${cfg.path}/content/journal/$filename.md"
+              if ! test -e "$filepath"
+                echo -e  "---\ntitle: $(date +"%A, %B %e %Y") - $(curl "https://wttr.in/New+York+City?u&format=1")\ntags: [ journal ]\n---\n\n" > "$filepath"
+              end
+              hx "$filepath"
+            ''
         );
       };
     };

platforms/home-manager/modules/nmasur/profiles/power-user.nix

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ in
       neovim.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
       nix-index.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
       nixpkgs.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      notes.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
       prettyping.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
       ripgrep.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
       weather.enable = lib.mkDefault true;