Error: Wrong number of arguments with either zetteldeft-new-file or zetteldeft-new-file-and-link

[sjsrey]

I'm seeing the following error:

let: Wrong number of arguments: (lambda nil "Generate an ID in the format of `zetteldeft-id-format'." (format-time-string zetteldeft-id-format)), 1

and this is on a fresh install of spacemacs (master) and zetteldeft (master).

[EFLS]

Can you share some more details on your setup? Do you have any configuration in your init.el?

[sjsrey]

;; zettledeft
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/packages/zetteldeft/")
(require 'zetteldeft)
(spacemacs/declare-prefix "d" "deft")

(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dd" 'deft)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dR" 'deft-refresh)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dD" 'zetteldeft-deft-new-search)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "ds" 'zetteldeft-search-at-point)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dc" 'zetteldeft-search-current-id)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "df" 'zetteldeft-follow-link)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dF" 'zetteldeft-avy-file-search-ace-window)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dl" 'zetteldeft-avy-link-search)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dt" 'zetteldeft-avy-tag-search)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dT" 'zetteldeft-tag-buffer)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "di" 'zetteldeft-find-file-id-insert)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dI" 'zetteldeft-find-file-full-title-insert)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "do" 'zetteldeft-find-file)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dn" 'zetteldeft-new-file)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dN" 'zetteldeft-new-file-and-link)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dr" 'zetteldeft-file-rename)
(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "dx" 'zetteldeft-count-words)

(setq deft-directory "~/Dropbox/org/notes/zetteldeft")
(setq deft-recursive t)

(defcustom zetteldeft-id-format "%Y-%m-%d-%H%M"
  "Format used when generating zetteldeft IDs.

Be warned: the regexp to find IDs is set separately.
If you change this value, set `zetteldeft-id-regex' so that
the IDs can be found.

Check the documentation of the `format-time-string'
function to see which placeholders can be used."
  :type 'string
  :group 'zetteldeft)

(setq deft-new-file-format zetteldeft-id-format)

(defun zetteldeft-generate-id ()
  "Generate an ID in the format of `zetteldeft-id-format'."
  (format-time-string zetteldeft-id-format))

[EFLS]

Everything below the line with deft-recursive is not needed for your setup.

The issue is caused by the defun zetteldeft-generate-id. The way you define it, it doesn't do anything different from the default, so you can just drop it.

Moreover, the way you define it is the cause of the issue: it should take two arguments, the second of which is optional. But for your setup, you could just drop it altogether. And I'd drop the defcustom too.

[sjsrey]

Thanks - that was the issue!