tylerlmz1 · June 4, 2019 09:15 · Jun 4, 2019
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+#snoit.ps1
+#snoit stands for 'search n open in typora'
+
+#### For Linux
+# $typora_path = 'typora'
+
+
+#### For Windows
+$typora_path = 'C:\Program Files\Typora\typora.exe'
+
+function welcome_message{
+    Write-Host "[Open folder in Typora]"
+    Write-Host " "
+}
+function search_return_open {
+    #prompt for search string
+    Write-Host "(-2 to Clear-Host)" -ForegroundColor Gray
+    [string]$search_string = Read-Host -Prompt "Search folder"
+    Write-Host " "
+
+    #Check user input for $search_string
+    if($search_string.Length -eq 0){
+        Write-Host "Nothing was inputted" -ForegroundColor Red
+        Write-Host " "
+        return
+    }elseif($search_string -eq -2){
+        Clear-Host
+        welcome_message
+        return
+
+    }
+
+    #get results' full paths into an array
+    $folder_result=@()
+    $folder_result+=Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Directory |
+                    Where-Object -Property Name -Like "*$search_string*" |
+                    Select-Object -expandproperty FullName
+
+    #Check $folder_result
+    if ($folder_result.count -eq 0){
+        Write-Host "No results" -ForegroundColor Red
+        Write-Host " "    
+        return
+    }
+
+    ### print search result along their index numbers ###
+    $script_current_folder = Get-Location | Split-Path -Leaf
+    $current_dir_name_length = $script_current_folder.Length
+
+    for ($i = 0; $i -le ($folder_result.length - 1); $i++) {
+        $path_string = $folder_result[$i]
+        $leaf_path = Split-Path $path_string -Leaf
+        $truncated_path_to_print = $path_string.Substring($path_string.IndexOf($script_current_folder)+$current_dir_name_length)
+
+        Write-Host $i : $leaf_path -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        Write-Host ".${truncated_path_to_print}"
+        Write-Host " "
+    }
+
+    #prompt for folder to open
+    Write-Host "(-1 to search again)" -ForegroundColor Gray
+    Write-Host "(-2 to Clear-Host)" -ForegroundColor Gray
+    $index_number =Read-Host -Prompt "index number N "
+    Write-Host " "
+    $folder_to_open_path = $folder_result[$index_number]
+
+    ### Handling user input of $index_number ###
+
+    #reject if string is inputted
+    try{
+        [int]$index_number = $index_number
+    } 
+    catch{
+        Write-Host "String not allowed`n" -ForegroundColor Red
+        return
+    }
+
+    #sentinel quit/launch folder/invalid index number
+    if($index_number -eq -2){
+        Clear-Host
+        welcome_message
+    }elseif($index_number -eq -1){
+        Write-Host "going back to search" -ForegroundColor Red
+        Write-Host " "
+    } elseif ($index_number -lt $folder_result.length){ 
+        & $typora_path $folder_to_open_path | out-null #launch target folder in typora
+        Clear-Host
+        welcome_message
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Invalid index number" -ForegroundColor Red
+        Write-Host " "
+    }
+
+}
+
+welcome_message
+while (1) {
+    search_return_open
+}
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