Fix #2513 — date-based paths in new_post

Available as: nikola new_post -d nikola new_post --date-path NEW_POST_DATE_PATH in conf.py
getnikola · Jan 7, 2017 · 781826e · 781826e
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diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Bugfixes
 Features
 --------
 
+* Add ``nikola new_post -d`` and ``NEW_POST_DATE_PATH`` to allow
+  automatic creation of year/month/day (date-based) directory
+  structures (Issue #2513)
 * Allow enabling pretty URLs with per-post setting (Issue #2613)
 * Add a ``sort_posts`` function (available as Jinja filter in global
   context), which allows general-purpose timeline sorting (Issue

diff --git a/nikola/conf.py.in b/nikola/conf.py.in
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ COMPILERS = ${COMPILERS}
 # Set to False for two-file posts, with separate metadata.
 # ONE_FILE_POSTS = True
 
+# Use date-based path when creating posts?
+# Can be enabled on a per-post basis with `nikola new_post -d`.
+# NEW_POST_DATE_PATH = False
+
+# What format to use when creating posts with date paths?
+# Default is '%Y/%m/%d', other possibilities include '%Y' or '%Y/%m'.
+# NEW_POST_DATE_PATH_FORMAT = '%Y/%m/%d'
+
 # If this is set to True, the DEFAULT_LANG version will be displayed for
 # untranslated posts.
 # If this is set to False, then posts that are not translated to a language

diff --git a/nikola/nikola.py b/nikola/nikola.py
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ def __init__(self, **config):
             'MARKDOWN_EXTENSIONS': ['fenced_code', 'codehilite'],  # FIXME: Add 'extras' in v8
             'MAX_IMAGE_SIZE': 1280,
             'MATHJAX_CONFIG': '',
+            'NEW_POST_DATE_PATH': False,
+            'NEW_POST_DATE_PATH_FORMAT': '%Y/%m/%d',
             'OLD_THEME_SUPPORT': True,
             'OUTPUT_FOLDER': 'output',
             'POSTS': (("posts/*.txt", "posts", "post.tmpl"),),

diff --git a/nikola/plugins/command/new_post.py b/nikola/plugins/command/new_post.py
@@ -204,7 +204,14 @@ class CommandNewPost(Command):
             'default': '',
             'help': 'Import an existing file instead of creating a placeholder'
         },
-
+        {
+            'name': 'date-path',
+            'short': 'd',
+            'long': 'date-path',
+            'type': bool,
+            'default': False,
+            'help': 'Create post with date path (eg. year/month/day, see NEW_POST_DATE_PATH_FORMAT in config)'
+        },
     ]
 
     def _execute(self, options, args):
@@ -234,6 +241,9 @@ def _execute(self, options, args):
         twofile = options['twofile']
         import_file = options['import']
         wants_available = options['available-formats']
+        date_path_opt = options['date-path']
+        date_path_auto = self.site.config['NEW_POST_DATE_PATH']
+        date_path_format = self.site.config['NEW_POST_DATE_PATH_FORMAT'].strip('/')
 
         if wants_available:
             self.print_compilers()
@@ -330,10 +340,14 @@ def _execute(self, options, args):
             pattern = os.path.basename(entry[0])
             suffix = pattern[1:]
             output_path = os.path.dirname(entry[0])
+            if date_path_auto or date_path_opt:
+                output_path += os.sep + datetime.datetime.now(self.site.tzinfo).strftime(date_path_format)
 
             txt_path = os.path.join(output_path, slug + suffix)
             meta_path = os.path.join(output_path, slug + ".meta")
         else:
+            if date_path_opt:
+                LOGGER.warn("A path has been specified, ignoring -d")
             txt_path = os.path.join(self.site.original_cwd, path)
             meta_path = os.path.splitext(txt_path)[0] + ".meta"