It would be nice if elfeed-org would read Org properties on entries using org-entry-get-with-inheritance and assign selected properties to feeds' meta slot. I'm using this with some custom code to set face properties for feeds, which I then draw with some custom code. For example, I have an entry like this in the Org file:
Then after reading that Org file with my code, those feeds' meta slots have :background and :foreground properties. Then I draw the feed items, applying the colors to the feed title, which looks something like this:
I wanted to add this feature to elfeed-org myself, but I got a bit lost in the code while looking for the right way to add it, so I ended up writing a function to read the Org file myself (without duplicating all of elfeed-org's features). But it would be preferable to have this implemented in elfeed-org itself. :)
In case anyone else finds the code useful, here it is:
(require 'org)
(require 'dash)
(require 'kv)
(require 'elfeed-db)
(cl-defstruct org-link
protocol path description)
(defun org-match-link (&optional s)
"Return an `org-link' struct if an Org link is matched in string S or at point.
Matches with `org-bracket-link-analytic-regexp'."
;; NOTE: HTTP paths will start with two slashes.
(cond (s (when (string-match org-bracket-link-analytic-regexp s)
(make-org-link :protocol (match-string-no-properties 2 s)
:path (match-string-no-properties 3 s)
:description (match-string-no-properties 5 s))))
(t (when (looking-at org-bracket-link-analytic-regexp)
(make-org-link :protocol (match-string-no-properties 2)
:path (match-string-no-properties 3)
:description (match-string-no-properties 5))))))
(defun ap/elfeed-org--feeds-in (buffer)
"Return list of feeds in Org BUFFER."
(with-current-buffer buffer
(org-with-wide-buffer
(let ((org-use-tag-inheritance t)
(org-use-property-inheritance t))
(goto-char (point-min))
(when (org-before-first-heading-p)
(outline-next-heading))
(cl-loop while (re-search-forward org-complex-heading-regexp nil t)
collect (save-excursion
(goto-char (match-beginning 0))
(let* ((heading (substring-no-properties (org-get-heading t t)))
url title tags meta)
(when (cond ((string-match (rx bos "http" (optional "s") "://") heading)
(setq url heading))
((when-let* ((link (org-match-link heading)))
(setq url (concat (org-link-protocol link) ":"
(org-link-path link))
title (org-link-description link)))))
(setq tags (->> (org-get-tags-at)
(--map (->> it substring-no-properties intern))
(delq 'elfeed))
meta (ap/elfeed-org--entry-properties))
(let ((feed (elfeed-db-get-feed url)))
(setf (elfeed-feed-meta feed)
(kvplist-merge (elfeed-feed-meta feed) meta))
(setf (elfeed-meta feed :title) title)
(setf (elfeed-meta feed :tags) tags)
feed)))))))))
(defcustom ap/elfeed-org-properties '("background" "foreground" "face")
"List of properties to read from entries, which will be applied to the feed's metadata."
:type '(repeat string))
(defun ap/elfeed-org--entry-properties ()
"Return plist of selected properties in current entry."
(cl-loop for property in ap/elfeed-org-properties
for value = (org-entry-get-with-inheritance property)
for keyword = (intern (concat ":" property))
append (list keyword value)))
jackmac92
commented
2 years ago
Hi,
It would be nice if
elfeed-orgwould read Org properties on entries usingorg-entry-get-with-inheritanceand assign selected properties to feeds'metaslot. I'm using this with some custom code to set face properties for feeds, which I then draw with some custom code. For example, I have an entry like this in the Org file:Then after reading that Org file with my code, those feeds' meta slots have
:backgroundand:foregroundproperties. Then I draw the feed items, applying the colors to the feed title, which looks something like this:I wanted to add this feature to
elfeed-orgmyself, but I got a bit lost in the code while looking for the right way to add it, so I ended up writing a function to read the Org file myself (without duplicating all ofelfeed-org's features). But it would be preferable to have this implemented inelfeed-orgitself. :)In case anyone else finds the code useful, here it is:
The Org file is read like this: