Create script to convert markdown posts to Org format

_posts/_md-to-org.py

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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+
+import re
+import sys
+
+import yaml
+
+
+RENAME_REGEX = re.compile(r'\.(markdown|md)')
+FRONT_MATTER_REGEX = re.compile(r'^---\n([\s\S]+?)\n---', re.MULTILINE)
+
+def convert(filename):
+    org_filename = re.sub(RENAME_REGEX, '.org', filename)
+
+    with open(filename) as md_file:
+        markdown = md_file.read()
+
+    filename = re.sub(RENAME_REGEX, '', filename)
+
+    # Get the front matter
+    m = re.match(FRONT_MATTER_REGEX, markdown)
+    if not m:
+        print(f'No front matter found in {filename}')
+
+        return
+
+    front_matter = m.groups()[0]
+    markdown = markdown[len(front_matter) + 10:]
+    front_matter = yaml.load(front_matter)
+
+    markdown = '\n'.join('  ' + line if line else '' for line in markdown.split('\n'))
+
+    tags = ''
+    permalink = ''
+    date = front_matter['date'].isoformat().replace('T', ' ')
+
+    if 'tags' in front_matter:
+        tags = '  :' + ':'.join(front_matter['tags']) + ':'
+
+    if 'permalink' in front_matter:
+        permalink = f'  :PERMALINK: {front_matter["permalink"]}\n'
+
+    markdown = markdown.replace('`', '~')
+
+    org_content = f'''* {front_matter['title']}{tags}
+  CLOSED: [{date}]
+  :PROPERTIES:
+  :EXPORT_FILENAME: {filename}
+{permalink}  :END:
+
+{markdown}'''
+
+    with open(org_filename, 'w') as org_file:
+        org_file.write(org_content)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    for filename in sys.argv[1:]:
+        convert(filename)