From 42954d8a2d03dab5e04be5b26eb0259b2f8764f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: phixxy <phixxy@tilde.green>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 23:09:49 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] init

---
 skratch.py | 111 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 111 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 skratch.py

diff --git a/skratch.py b/skratch.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2c436b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skratch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import sys
+import os
+import random
+import string
+import argparse
+	
+def make_dir(d):
+	if not os.path.exists(d):
+		os.mkdir(d)
+		
+def delete_all(d):
+	if not os.path.exists(d):
+		print("Nothing to delete")
+	else:
+		for file in os.listdir(d):
+			os.remove(d+file)
+			print(f"removing: {d+file}")
+		print("Done")
+		
+def list_all(d):
+	if not os.path.exists(d):
+		print("Nothing to list")
+	else:
+		for file in os.listdir(d):
+			print(file)
+	
+def get_editor(use_v):
+	v = os.getenv("VISUAL")
+	e = os.getenv("EDITOR")
+	if (not v and not e):
+		e = "nano"
+	if use_v and v:
+		return v
+	return e
+
+def mkstemp(fp):
+	if fp[-6:] == "XXXXXX":
+		for x in range(0,1000):
+			r = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters, k=6))
+			fp = fp[:-6] + r
+			if not os.path.exists(fp):
+				return fp
+		print("Error: Could not create new file, try running skratch -c and try again")
+		return None
+	else:
+		print(f'Error: mkstemp got filepath: {fp}')
+		return None
+		
+def run(editor, sk_path, filename=None):
+	if not filename:
+		filename = "skratch-XXXXXX"
+		fp = sk_path + filename
+		fp = mkstemp(fp)
+	else:
+		fp = sk_path + filename
+	if fp != None:
+		os.execvp(editor, [editor,fp])
+	
+def main():
+	home_path = os.getenv("HOME")
+	sk_path = home_path + "/.skratch/"
+	make_dir(sk_path)
+	
+	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+		prog='skratch', 
+		description='Creates a temp file and opens it in an editor', 
+		epilog='Text at the bottom of help')
+	group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+	group.add_argument(
+		"-c", 
+		help="delete all files", 
+		action="store_true")	
+	
+	group.add_argument(
+		"-l", 
+		help="list files", 
+		action="store_true")
+	
+	group.add_argument(
+		"-n",
+		help="new file", 
+		action="store_const")
+	
+	group.add_argument(
+		"-o", 
+		help="open file", 
+		action="store")
+	
+	parser.add_argument(
+		"-v", 
+		help="visual editor", 
+		action="store_true")
+		
+	args = parser.parse_args()
+	
+	filename = "skratch-XXXXXX"
+	home_path = os.getenv("HOME")
+	sk_path = home_path + "/.skratch/"
+	
+	editor = get_editor(args.v)
+	if args.n: run(editor,sk_path,args.n)
+	elif args.o: run(editor,sk_path,args.o)
+	elif args.c: delete_all(sk_path)
+	elif args.l: list_all(sk_path)
+	else:
+		run(editor,sk_path)
+
+main()
+