Allow custom extensions when editing (for easier syntax highlighting)

features/data/configs/editor_markdown_extension.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+default_hour: 9
+default_minute: 0
+editor: ""
+encrypt: false
+highlight: true
+editor: "vim"
+journals:
+  default: features/journals/editor_markdown_extension.journal
+linewrap: 80
+tagsymbols: "@"
+template: features/templates/extension.md
+timeformat: "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
+indent_character: "|"
+colors:
+  date: none
+  title: none
+  body: none
+  tags: none

features/file_storage.feature

@@ -44,3 +44,13 @@ Feature: Journals iteracting with the file system in a way that users can see
         And we change directory to "features"
         And we run "jrnl -n 1"
         Then the output should contain "hello world"
+
+    Scenario: the temporary filename suffix should default to ".jrnl"
+        Given we use the config "editor.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl --edit"
+        Then the temporary filename suffix should be ".jrnl"
+
+    Scenario: the temporary filename suffix should be "-{template_filename}"
+        Given we use the config "editor_markdown_extension.yaml"
+        When we run "jrnl --edit"
+        Then the temporary filename suffix should be "-extension.md"

features/steps/core.py

@@ -248,6 +248,14 @@ def contains_editor_file(context, method, text=""):
         assert False, f"Method '{method}' not supported"
 
 
+@then('the temporary filename suffix should be "{suffix}"')
+def extension_editor_file(context, suffix):
+    filename = Path(context.editor_file["name"]).name
+    delimiter = "-" if "-" in filename else "."
+    filename_suffix = delimiter + filename.split(delimiter)[-1]
+    assert filename_suffix == suffix
+
+
 def _mock_getpass(inputs):
     def prompt_return(prompt=""):
         if type(inputs) == str:

jrnl/editor.py

@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import textwrap
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from .color import ERROR_COLOR
 from .color import RESET_COLOR
 from .os_compat import on_windows
 
 
 def get_text_from_editor(config, template=""):
-    filehandle, tmpfile = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="jrnl", text=True, suffix=".txt")
+    suffix = ".jrnl"
+    if config["template"]:
+        template_filename = Path(config["template"]).name
+        suffix = "-" + template_filename
+    filehandle, tmpfile = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="jrnl", text=True, suffix=suffix)
     os.close(filehandle)
 
     with open(tmpfile, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f: