1 ;;; org-bookmarks.el --- Manage bookmarks in Org mode -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
2 ;; -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
4 ;; Copyright (C) 2024-2025 stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com>
6 ;; Authors: stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com>
7 ;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "26.1"))
9 ;; Keywords: outline matching hypermedia org
10 ;; URL: https://repo.or.cz/org-bookmarks.git
12 ;; org-bookmarks is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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17 ;; org-bookmarks is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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19 ;; or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
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32 ;; (use-package org-bookmarks
34 ;; :custom ((org-bookmarks-file "~/Org/Bookmarks/Bookmarks.org")
35 ;; (org-bookmarks-add-org-capture-template t))
36 ;; :commands (org-bookmarks)
37 ;; :init (org-bookmarks-add-org-capture-template))
39 ;; 1. Record bookmark information into Org mode file.
41 ;; 2. bookmark entry is recorded with format like bellowing:
44 ;; * bookmark title :bookmark:tag1:tag2:
46 ;; :URL: https://www.example.com
51 ;; 3. execute command `org-bookmarks' to search and select bookmark to open in web browser.
55 (require 'org
) ; for `org-tags-column'
56 (require 'org-element
)
58 (eval-when-compile (require 'org-capture
))
59 (eval-when-compile (require 'nerd-icons nil t
))
60 (declare-function 'nerd-icons-mdicon
"nerd-icons" (icon-name &rest args
))
62 (defgroup org-bookmarks nil
63 "The defcustom group of `org-bookmarks'."
64 :prefix
"org-boomarks-"
67 ;; It would be better to default to the demo file in the repository.
68 ;; That avoids creating a directory on the user's system that may not exist yet.
69 ;; It also allows the user to try the command out without customizing anything first.
70 (defcustom org-bookmarks-file
71 (expand-file-name "bookmarks.org" (file-name-directory (or load-file-name
(buffer-file-name))))
72 "The Org bookmarks filename."
75 :group
'org-bookmarks
)
77 (defcustom org-bookmarks-tag
"bookmark"
78 "The tag to mark Org headline as bookmark entry."
81 :group
'org-bookmarks
)
83 (defcustom org-bookmarks-browse-function
#'browse-url
84 "Function called by `org-bookmarks' with selected URL as its sole argument."
86 :group
'org-bookmarks
)
88 (defcustom org-bookmarks-add-org-capture-template nil
89 "Add `org-capture' template for `org-bookmarks'.
90 WARNING: If you have org-capture template bind to key \"b\" already,
91 when this option is t, it will override your org-capture template.
92 Or you can add org-capture template by yourself."
95 :group
'org-bookmarks
)
98 (defun org-bookmarks--candidate (headline)
99 "Return candidate string from Org HEADLINE."
100 (when-let* ((tags (org-element-property :tags headline
))
101 ( (member org-bookmarks-tag tags
))
102 (url (alist-get "URL" (org-entry-properties headline
'standard
) nil nil
#'equal
))
103 (info (concat "\n" (propertize url
'face
'link
) "\n")) ; multi-line candidate with "\n"
104 (headline-title (org-element-property :raw-value headline
)))
105 ;; The URL and ANNOTATION properties will be used for candidate display and browsing.
106 (let* ((tags-searchable (delete org-bookmarks-tag tags
))
107 ;; TODO: The length counting method not correct on Chinese.
108 (middle-line-length (when-let* ((length (- (- org-tags-column
)
109 (length (string-join tags-searchable
":"))
110 (length headline-title
) 2))
111 ((wholenump length
)))
114 (concat headline-title
116 (make-string (or middle-line-length
0) ?―
)
117 (if (= (length tags-searchable
) 1)
118 (car tags-searchable
)
119 (string-join tags-searchable
":"))))
120 'title headline-title
121 'url url
'annotation info
))))
123 (defun org-bookmarks--candidates (file)
124 "Return a list of candidates from FILE."
125 ;; It's better to use a temp buffer than touch the user's buffer.
126 ;; It also cleans up after itself.
128 (insert-file-contents file
) ; don't need to actually open file.
129 (delay-mode-hooks ; This will prevent user hooks from running during parsing.
131 (goto-char (point-min))
132 (let ((candidates nil
))
133 (org-element-map (org-element-parse-buffer 'headline
) 'headline
135 (when-let ((candidate (org-bookmarks--candidate headline
)))
136 (push candidate candidates
))))
137 (nreverse candidates
)))))
139 (defun org-bookmarks--annotator (candidate)
140 "Annotate bookmark completion CANDIDATE."
141 (concat (propertize " " 'display
'(space :align-to center
))
142 (get-text-property 0 'annotation candidate
)))
144 (defun org-bookmarks--return-candidates (&optional file
)
145 "Return `org-bookmarks' candidates which parsed from FILE."
146 (if-let ((file (or file org-bookmarks-file
)))
147 (org-bookmarks--candidates file
)
148 (user-error "File does not exist: %S" file
)))
150 (defvar org-bookmarks--candidates-cache nil
151 "A cache variable of org-bookmarks--candidates.")
154 (defun org-bookmarks (&optional file
)
155 "Open bookmark read from FILE or `org-bookmarks-file'."
157 (unless org-bookmarks--candidates-cache
158 (setq org-bookmarks--candidates-cache
(org-bookmarks--return-candidates)))
159 (if-let* ((file (or file org-bookmarks-file
))
160 ( (file-exists-p file
)))
161 (if-let* ((candidates org-bookmarks--candidates-cache
)
162 (minibuffer-allow-text-properties t
)
163 (completion-extra-properties
164 ;; Using the "bookmark" category caused the annotations to not show.
165 ;; I think that may have be do to vertico-mode, but
166 ;; it's probably worth using a unique category so users can exercise finer-grained customization.
167 (list :category
'org-bookmark
168 :annotation-function
#'org-bookmarks--annotator
))
169 (choice (completing-read "org-bookmarks: " candidates nil
'require-match
))
170 (url (get-text-property 0 'url choice
)))
171 (funcall org-bookmarks-browse-function url
)
172 (user-error "No bookmarks found in %S" file
))
173 (user-error "File does not exist: %S" file
)))
176 ;; (org-bookmarks "bookmarks.org")
177 ;; (org-bookmarks (expand-file-name org-bookmarks-file))
179 ;;; Add link type `org-bookmark:'
180 (defun org-bookmarks-link-open (bookmark-title _
)
181 "Open the \"org-bookmark:\" link type with BOOKMARK-TITLE."
182 (if-let* ((file org-bookmarks-file
)
183 (buffer (or (get-buffer (file-name-nondirectory file
))
184 (find-file-noselect file
))))
185 (with-current-buffer buffer
186 (let ((marker (org-find-exact-headline-in-buffer bookmark-title buffer
)))
187 (if (fboundp 'org-goto-marker-or-bmk
)
188 (org-goto-marker-or-bmk marker
)
189 (goto-char (marker-position marker
))))
190 (display-buffer buffer
'(display-buffer-below-selected))
191 (when (or (org-invisible-p) (org-invisible-p2))
192 (org-fold-show-context)))))
194 (defun org-bookmarks-link-store (&optional _interactive?
)
195 "Store \"org-bookmark:\" type link."
196 (when (and (eq major-mode
'org-mode
)
197 (string-equal (buffer-name) (file-name-nondirectory org-bookmarks-file
)))
198 (let ((bookmark-title (substring-no-properties
199 (org-get-heading :no-tags
:no-todo
:no-priority
:no-comment
))))
200 (org-link-store-props :type
"org-bookmark"
201 :link
(format "org-bookmark:%s" bookmark-title
)
204 (defun org-bookmarks-link-complete ()
205 "Create a \"org-bookmark:\" type link using completion."
206 (if-let* ((candidates org-bookmarks--candidates-cache
)
207 (minibuffer-allow-text-properties t
)
208 (completion-extra-properties
209 (list :category
'org-bookmark
210 :annotation-function
#'org-bookmarks--annotator
211 :exit-function
(lambda (string status
)
212 (message "[org-bookmarks] %s completion selected '%s'" status string
))))
213 (bookmark (completing-read "[org-bookmarks] Complete bookmark: "
214 candidates nil
'require-match
))
215 (bookmark-title (get-text-property 0 'title bookmark
)))
216 (concat "org-bookmark:" bookmark-title
)
217 (user-error "The specified bookmark not found")))
219 (org-link-set-parameters "org-bookmark"
220 :follow
#'org-bookmarks-link-open
221 :store
#'org-bookmarks-link-store
222 :complete
#'org-bookmarks-link-complete
)
225 ;;; Add `org-capture' template for adding new bookmark to `org-bookmarks-file'.
226 (defun org-bookmarks-add-org-capture-template ()
227 "Add `org-capture' template for adding new bookmark to `org-bookmarks-file'."
228 (require 'org-capture
)
229 ;; Delete existing key "b" binding in `org-capture-templates'.
230 (if (and (assoc "b" org-capture-templates
)
231 (bound-and-true-p org-bookmarks-add-org-capture-template
))
232 (setq org-capture-templates
233 (delete (assoc "b" org-capture-templates
) org-capture-templates
)))
235 'org-capture-templates
236 `("b" ,(format "%s\tAdd a new bookmark to %s"
237 (when (fboundp 'nerd-icons-mdicon
)
238 (nerd-icons-mdicon "nf-md-bookmark_plus_outline" :face
'nerd-icons-blue
))
239 (file-name-nondirectory org-bookmarks-file
))
240 entry
(file ,(expand-file-name org-bookmarks-file
))
241 ,(concat "* %^{bookmark title}\t\t\t\t" (format ":%s:" org-bookmarks-tag
) "
248 :refile-targets
((,org-bookmarks-file
:maxlevel
4)))
253 (provide 'org-bookmarks
)
255 ;;; org-bookmarks.el ends here