Update instructions in README

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Lucien Cartier-Tilet 2022-08-24 02:51:08 +02:00
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* Table of Contents :TOC_2_gh:
- [[#introduction][Introduction]]
- [[#installation][Installation]]
- [[#usage][Usage]]
- [[#contributing][Contributing]]
- [[#license][License]]
@ -20,44 +21,73 @@ This package can be installed like any other simple package. Your
first option is to download ~org-unique-id~ or clone this package in
your ~load-path~ and add the following to your configuration:
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(require 'org-unique-id)
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(add-hook 'before-save-hook
(lambda ()
(when (and (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
(eq buffer-read-only nil))
(org-unique-id))))))
(require 'org-unique-id)
(add-hook 'before-save-hook #'org-unique-id-maybe)
#+end_src
You can also use a package manager such as Quelpa or Straight in order
to load automatically your package. In my case, I prefer the latter
with its ~use-package~ integration:
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(use-package org-unique-id
(use-package org-unique-id
:require t
:after org
:straight (org-unique-id :type git
:host github
:repo "Phundrak/org-unique-id")
:init
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(add-hook 'before-save-hook
(lambda ()
(when (and (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
(eq buffer-read-only nil))
(org-unique-id)))))))
:init (add-hook 'before-save-hook #'org-unique-id-maybe))
#+end_src
I also add ~:build t~ to my straight recipe to ensure my package is compiled.
I personally add ~:build t~ to my straight recipe to ensure my package is compiled.
If you know how to handle this with a pure Straight recipe, or with a
Quelpa recipe, dont hesitate to submit a PR to add it to this README!
Also, DAMN thats one hell of a hook, if you know anything simpler
than this, please submit it!
* Usage
While ~org-unique-id~ may be installed on your Emacs instance, it is not
active by default. This is because it can take some time to generate
all the required IDs in your org file which may hang your Emacs
instance for a bit. Therefore, automatic IDs are enabled on a per-file
basis with the option ~auto-id~.
Here is an example of an org buffer with ~org-unique-id~ enabled:
#+begin_src org
,#+title: Test file
,#+options: auto-id:t
,* Test level 1
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: Test-level-1-zmb40t305kj0
:END:
,** Test level 2
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: Test-level-1-Test-level-2-spn40t305kj0
:END:
,* Test level 1
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: Test-level-1-1nx40t305kj0
:END:
#+end_src
The ~CUSTOM_ID~ properties are generated on save and only once. Once the
~CUSTOM_ID~ of a heading is set, the package will not modify it even if
the name of the heading itself is modified. To regenerate it, delete
the ~CUSTOM_ID~ and let ~org-unique-id~ regenerate it. If you dont like
the ~CUSTOM_ID~ generated by ~org-unique-id~, you can overwrite it
yourself and ~org-unique-id~ will not modify it.
Note that ~auto-id:t~ is absolutely required in order to get these
~CUSTOM_ID~. Here is the same buffer after save without this option:
#+begin_src org
,#+title: Test file
,* Test level 1
,** Test level 2
,* Test level 1
#+end_src
It is also possible to manually call ~org-unique-id~ (interactively or
not) on the current buffer. This will not check the value of the
~auto-id~ option.
* Contributing
See [[file:CONTRIBUTING.org]].