emacs/org/config-org-capture.el

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; inspiration for conditional capture template : https://storax.github.io/blog/2016/05/02/org-capture-tricks/

; helper functions
(defvar my-capture-prmt-history nil
  "History of prompt answers for org capture.")
(defun my/prmt (prompt variable)
  "PROMPT for string, save it to VARIABLE and insert it."
  (make-local-variable variable)
  (set variable (read-string (concat prompt ": ") nil my-capture-prmt-history)))
(defun my/inc (what text &rest fmtvars)
  "Ask user to include WHAT.  If user agrees return TEXT."
  (when (y-or-n-p (concat "Include " what "?"))
    (apply 'format text fmtvars)))
(defun my/inc_date (what prefix)
  "Ask user to include a date.  If user agrees prompt for date."
  (when (y-or-n-p (concat "Include " what "?"))
    (concat prefix (org-time-stamp nil))))

; orgmode capture templates
(setq org-capture-templates '(
    ("b" "Book to buy / process" entry
        (file "~/org/orgzly/_slipbox.org")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_book.org")
        :prepend t
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
    )
    ("d" "TODO (Main)" entry
        (file "~/org/orgzly/_todo.org")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_todo.org")
        :prepend t
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
    )
    ("s" "TODO (Slipbox)" entry
        (file "~/org/orgzly/_slipbox.org")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_slipbox.org")
        :prepend t
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
    )
    ("b" "Blog Post" entry
        (file+headline "~/org/blog/_blog.org" "Drafts")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_blog.org")
    )
    ("g" "Gaming")
    ("gd" "Destiny")
    ("gdc" "To Do - Crafted Gun"
        entry (id "65a28e9e-e484-4722-8a25-4fbf0a8dea2c")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_game_destiny_gun.org")
        :prepend t
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
        :unnarrowed "t"
    )
    ("gw" "Warframe")
    ("gwd" "Daily Reset"
        entry (file+headline "~/org/games/games_warframe.org" "Daily / Weekly Reset")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_game_warframe_daily_reset.org")
        :prepend t
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
        :unnarrowed "t"
    )
    ("gww" "Weekly Reset"
        entry (file+headline "~/org/games/games_warframe.org" "Daily / Weekly Reset")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_game_warframe_weekly_reset.org")
        :prepend t
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
        :unnarrowed "t"
    )
    ("gwt" "To Do"
        entry (file+headline "~/org/games/games_warframe.org" "To Do")
        "** TODO %^{Heading}\n:LOGBOOK:\n- Created: %U\n:END:%?"
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
        :unnarrowed "t"
        :prepend "t"
    )
    ("h" "Health")
    ("hc" "Couples")
    ("hcd" "Appointment noteworthy developments / [time] in review"
        entry (file "~/org/orgzly/_slipbox.org")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_couples_apt_developments.org")
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
        :unnarrowed "t"
        :prepend "t"
    )
    ("hm" "Mike")
    ("hmd" "Appointment noteworthy developments / [time] in review"
        entry (file "~/org/orgzly/_slipbox.org")
        "* READY [#A] %^{Heading} :health:appointment:%^g\nDEADLINE: %^t\n:LOGBOOK:\n- Created: %U\n:END:%?"
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
        :unnarrowed "t"
        :prepend "t"
    )
    ("m" "Music import (beets)" entry
        (file "~/org/orgzly/_slipbox.org")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_beets.org")
        :prepend t
        :immediate-finish "f"
        :jump-to-captured "t"
    )
    ("r" "Recipe")
    ("rs" "Standard" plain
        (file "~/org/culinary/_recipes.org")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_culinary_recipe.org")
        :empty-lines-before 1
    )
    ("rb" "Budget Bytes" plain
        (file "~/org/culinary/_recipes.org")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_culinary_budget_bytes.org")
        :empty-lines-before 1
    )
    ("t" "Trip" entry
        (file+headline "~/org/trips.org" "Planned")
        (file "~/org/_org-capture-templates/template_trip.org")
        :empty-lines-before 1
    )
))