org-capture

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Takes contents of the clipboard and sends it to emacs via org-capture protocol
#
# Requirements:
# 1. `xsel` https://github.com/kfish/xsel
# 2. `emacsclient` in the path
#
# Testes on Ubuntu with `i3wm`
# Recommended template:
# (setq org-capture-templates `(
#     ("L" "Protocol Link" entry (file+headline ,(concat org-directory "notes.org") "Inbox")
#      "* %? [[%:link][%(transform-square-brackets-to-round-ones \"%:description\")]]\n")
#     ("p" "Protocol" entry (file+headline ,(concat org-directory "notes.org") "Inbox")
#      "* %^{Title}\nSource: [[%:link][%(transform-square-brackets-to-round-ones \"%:description\")]]\n#+BEGIN_QUOTE\n%i\n#+END_QUOTE\n\n\n%?")
#     ("t" "Protocol" entry (file+headline ,(concat org-directory "notes.org") "Inbox")
#      "* %:description\n#+BEGIN_QUOTE\n%i\n#+END_QUOTE\n\n\n%?")
#     ))

import subprocess
import urllib.parse

TEMPLATE = 't'
TITLE    = "clipboard"

if __name__ == '__main__':
    result = subprocess.run(['xsel', '-b'], capture_output=True, text=True)
    if result.returncode != 0:
        print("Error accessing clipboard")
        exit(1)
    if result.stdout is None:
        print("The clipboard is None")
        exit(2)
    t = str(result.stdout)
    if len(t) == 0:
        print("The clipboard is empty")
        exit(2)


    u = "org-protocol://capture?template=%s&title=%s&body=%s" % (TEMPLATE, TITLE, urllib.parse.quote(t))
    print(u)
    result = subprocess.run(['emacsclient', '-n', u])
    if result.returncode != 0:
        print("Error invoking emacsclient")
        exit(1)
        
    exit(0)