Implemented edit method

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/cmd_manipulate.cc b/src/cmd_manipulate.cc
index fe59ebf..1300008 100644
--- a/src/cmd_manipulate.cc
+++ b/src/cmd_manipulate.cc
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 #include "creature.h"
 #include "item.h"
 #include "spellcasting.h"
+#include "settings.h"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <memory>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iterator>
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
@@ -183,4 +187,21 @@ namespace cmd {
 	}
         return text.str();
     }
+
+    std::string edit(std::vector<std::string> args) {
+	auto p = getTruePath(args[0]);
+        auto e = utils::instantiate<entry::Entry>(p);
+        auto editor = settings::getString("editor");
+        // General workflow: copy notes (text) from e to a temp file, edit it, then copy back.
+        fs::path tmp("/tmp/dmtool.tmp");
+        std::ofstream out(tmp);
+        out << e->Entry::getText();
+        out.close();
+        std::system((editor + " " + tmp.string()).c_str());
+        std::ifstream in(tmp);
+        std::string newText(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>{in}, {});
+        e->setText(newText);
+        utils::saveJson(*e, p);
+        return "";
+    }
 }