#!/usr/bin/env bash #==============================================================# # # AUTHOR: # Bryan Jenks # - www.bryanjenks.xyz # - https://github.com/tallguyjenks/flash.sh # # SOURCE: # This file is based off of the one presented in this YouTube Video by nixcasts: # - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX8jqo70r1I # # PURPOSE: # To have a command line flash card tool with minimal code, plain text input and output # # VISION: # The goal i have for this script is a basic level emulation of ANKI to where i have a way to # keep track of a score for each item in each selected deck so that it can pick from a selection # of the lowest scoring items and shuf them to the user for reenforcement of active recall. # # DEPENDENCIES: # fzf - https://github.com/junegunn/fzf # bat - https://github.com/sharkdp/bat #==============================================================# # USER CUSTOMIZABLE VARIABLES CARD_POOL_SIZE=10 # How large the pool size is for shuf to draw from SEARCH_DEPTH=999 # How many levels to recursively search for .csv's in .local/share/flash PREVIEWER='bat' # What fzf previewer to use when searching through decks # ANSI FOREGROUND ESCAPE COLORS RED='\033[0;31m' LRED='\033[1;31m' YELLOW='\033[1;33m' GREEN='\033[0;32m' LGREEN='\033[1;32m' LBLUE='\033[1;34m' CYAN='\033[0;36m' LCYAN='\033[1;36m' ORANGE='\033[0;33m' LGREY='\033[0;37m' WHITE='\033[1;37m' NC='\033[0m' # No Color # ANSI BACKGROUND ESCAPE COLORS WHITEBG='\033[1;47m' # FONT FORMAT EXCAPE CODES BOLD='\e[1m' # Remember User's Starting Directory PWD="$(pwd)" # Where Decks Are Located for linux & mac # Prefer XDG Configuration before hard coded file paths OS="$(uname)" case "$OS" in "Darwin") DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/Library/Application Support}/flash" && alias shuf=gshuf ;; "Linux") DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/flash" ;; *) DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/flash" ;; esac # Where the example deck will be placed and named EXAMPLE_DECK="$DIR/deck.csv" # Track High score HIGH_SCORE="$DIR/.highscore" # Track number of cards reviewed per session REVIEW_LOG="$DIR/.reviews" # Iterator for Count of cards reveiwed COUNTER=0 # Success message of setup process DIR_MADE_MSG=" Your ${LRED}$DIR${NC} directory has been made and your ${ORANGE}deck.csv${NC} file is ready for you to enter your flashcard data If you want to see information about ${ORANGE}fla.sh${NC} then use the option ${YELLOW}flash -i${NC}. " # User has .local/share directory but no decks inside NO_DECKS=" No decks were found, please make a new deck using ${ORANGE}:${NC} as a delimiter in a ${ORANGE}.csv${NC} file in the ${LRED}$DIR${NC} directory. An example of a card: ${GREEN}Math:What is the square root of 4?:2:0${NC} " # The example flashcard deck to be made DECK_TEMPLATE="History:When was the declaration of independence signed?:1776:0 Math:What is the square root of 4?:2:4 Science:What is the charge on a proton?:Positive 1:2 Philosophy:What was Socrates known as?:The Gadfly of Athens:0 Programming:What is the typical starting index of an array?:0:5 History:What did Abraham Lincoln typically keep in his hat?:Mail:0 Math:What is the value of PI to 2 decimal places?:3.14:4 Science:What is the charge on an electron?:Negative 1:3 Programming:What does OOP stand for?:Object Oriented Programming:2 History:What did Socrates drink to commit suicide?:Hemlock Tea:2 Math:What is the general equation for the slope of a line?:y=mx+b:4 Science:What is the charge on a neutron?:Neutral:1 Programming:What is Vim?:God's Text Editor:999 History:What were the British known by during the American Revolution?:The Redcoats:1 Math:What is the value of this equation - log10(100)?:2:0 Science:What are protons and neutrons made of?:quarks:5 Programming:What does RAM stand for?:Random Access Memory:1 History:What was the year 2000 also known as?:Y2K:0 Math:What is the formula for the mean?:Sum/count:4 Science:What is cold?:The absense of heat:3 Programming:What languages are the worst?:Proprietary:999 History:When did man land on the moon?:1969:4 Math:10^3=?:1000:1 Science:The _____ ______ Project mapped all of man's genes.:Human Genome:3 Programming:What is the best computer to program on?:Thinkpad:999 History:When was fla.sh created?:April 2020:999 Math:What do you call a number only divisible by itself and 1?:Prime:0 Science:What is the distance between the Earth and Sol called?:An Astronomical Unit (AU):1 Programming:What is the best operating system?:Arch, because BTW i run Arch:999" # Define setup process in a function and create necessary files for user setup(){\ mkdir "$DIR" && \ touch {"$EXAMPLE_DECK","$HIGH_SCORE","$REVIEW_LOG"} && \ echo "$DECK_TEMPLATE" >> "$EXAMPLE_DECK" && \ echo -e "$DIR_MADE_MSG" ;} # Test if .local/share exists and wether to offer setup process if [ ! -d "$DIR" ];then echo -e "No ${LRED}$DIR${NC} directory, make it? ${LGREEN}Y${NC}/${LRED}N${NC}" # shellcheck disable=SC2162 read RESPONSE case "$RESPONSE" in [QqNn]) exit ;; [Yy]) setup && exit ;; *) echo -e "invalid choice, please select either ${LGREEN}y${NC} or ${LRED}n${NC}" && exit ;; esac fi # go to the flashcard decks directory cd "$DIR" || exit # If there are no flashcard decks available return user to starting location # while also displaying explanatory text of issue if [ "$(find . -maxdepth "$SEARCH_DEPTH" -iname "*.csv" | wc -l)" = 0 ]; then echo -e "$NO_DECKS" && cd "$PWD" && exit fi # if highscore file was removed, remake it. if [ ! -e "$HIGH_SCORE" ]; then touch "$HIGH_SCORE" fi # if reviewed file was removed, remake it. if [ ! -e "$REVIEW_LOG" ]; then touch "$REVIEW_LOG" fi print_usage() { echo -e "\n${LCYAN}fla.sh --- Flash card system by Bryan Jenks${NC} ${LBLUE}${NC}\n\n${YELLOW}${BOLD}Usage:${NC}\n\t${GREEN}flash -h:${NC} Print this help text\n\t${GREEN}flash -i:${NC} Print Information about the flashcard system\n\t${GREEN}flash -v:${NC} Print version Number\n\t${GREEN}flash -p [BINARY]:${NC} Change the previewer when selecting decks\n" } print_info() { echo -e "\nThis flash card system works via colon ${YELLOW}:${NC} seperated ${YELLOW}.csv${NC} files\n with entries that look like this: ${LGREY}category:question:answer:0${NC}\n These ${YELLOW}.csv${NC} files should be stored in your \t${YELLOW}\$XDG_DATA_HOME/flash${NC} OR \t${YELLOW}~/.local/share/flash${NC} for Linux \t${YELLOW}~/Library/Application Support/flash${NC} for mac ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ${LCYAN}Exiting:${NC}\n \tYou can exit the application at any time by pressing either ${RED}q${NC} or ${RED}Q${NC} ${LCYAN}Usage:${NC}\n \tYou will first be prompted with a question and will need to press ${RED}[Enter]${NC} \tto reveal the answer. Once the answer is revealed you will need to either \tquit, or give a rating to how difficult the question was. ${LCYAN}The Scoring System:${NC}\n \tThe last field in the ${YELLOW}.csv${NC} files is the current point score of the 'card' \tEvery time you rate a card the point score will either increase, decrease, \tor stay the same. zero is the lowest value, and the upper limit is over \t100 billion. \t${CYAN}Scoring Results:${NC} \t\t[${LRED}Hard${NC}]\t\t-2 points \t\t[${RED}Difficult${NC}]\t-1 point \t\t[${YELLOW}Normal${NC}]\tNo Change \t\t[${GREEN}Mild${NC}]\t\t+1 point \t\t[${LGREEN}Easy${NC}]\t\t+2 points \tThe cards with the lowest scores (you scored them as ${LRED}Hard${NC}/${RED}Difficult${NC}) are \tsorted to the top, a pool of them are picked and from that pool 1 card is \trandomly drawn. As you become more familair with the material and rate it \tas easier, the point values will go up and the cards will appear less \tfrequently making room for those cards that are still difficult and have \tlower point values. It is a good idea to start all cards off at ${YELLOW}0${NC} initially so that they all have an equal chance of being drawn initially. " } while getopts 'hivp:' flag; do case "${flag}" in h) print_usage && exit ;; i) print_info && exit ;; v) echo -e "\n${YELLOW}fla.sh Current Version:${NC} ${RED}1.1${NC}\n" && exit ;; p) [[ $(command -v $OPTARG 2>&1) ]] && PREVIEWER=$OPTARG || { echo "Unable to find previewer $OPTARG. Exiting..." && exit 1 ; } ;; *) print_usage && exit 1 ;; esac done # Set some parameters for preview command used by FZF while [[ -z $PREVIEWER_PARAMTERS ]]; do case $PREVIEWER in bat) PREVIEWER_PARAMTERS="--theme='Solarized (dark)' --style=numbers --color=always" ;; cat) PREVIEWER_PARAMTERS="--number" ;; *) echo -e "$PREVIEWER is not a valid previewer. Use 'bat' or 'cat'. Falling back on default..." && sleep 1 && PREVIEWER='bat' ;; esac done # Show pretty FZF preview of decks using $PREVIEWER. Default: BAT DECK="$(find . -maxdepth "$SEARCH_DEPTH" -iname "*.csv" | fzf --preview="$PREVIEWER $PREVIEWER_PARAMTERS {} | head -500")" # If no deck is selected in fzf menu # return user to start location # and exit quietly if [ -z "$DECK" ]; then cd "$PWD" && exit fi main(){ IFS=$':' # shellcheck disable=SC2162 read -a q <<< "$(sort "$DECK" -n --field-separator=: --key=4 | head -n "$CARD_POOL_SIZE"| shuf -n 1)" clear echo -e "${WHITEBG} Fla.sh - Flash Cards In Your Terminal ${NC} ${ORANGE}${BOLD}Cards Reviewed:${BOLD}${NC}\t$COUNTER \t${ORANGE}${BOLD}High Score:${BOLD}${NC}\t$(cat "$HIGH_SCORE") \t${ORANGE}${BOLD}Avg review:${BOLD}${NC}\t$(awk '{ sum += $7; n++ } END { if (n > 0) print sum / n; }' "$REVIEW_LOG") ${LGREY}Category:${NC}\n\t\t${q[0]} ${LGREY}Question:${NC}\n\t\t${q[1]} ${LGREY}Press [Enter] to continue...${NC}" # shellcheck disable=SC2162 read -sn 1 NEXT while [ ! "$NEXT" = "" ] && [ ! "$NEXT" = q ] && [ ! "$NEXT" = Q ]; do # shellcheck disable=SC2162 read -sn 1 NEXT done clear echo -e "${WHITEBG} Fla.sh - Flash Cards In Your Terminal ${NC} ${ORANGE}${BOLD}Cards Reviewed:${BOLD}${NC}\t$COUNTER \t${ORANGE}${BOLD}High Score:${BOLD}${NC}\t$(cat "$HIGH_SCORE") \t${ORANGE}${BOLD}Avg review:${BOLD}${NC}\t$(awk '{ sum += $7; n++ } END { if (n > 0) print sum / n; }' "$REVIEW_LOG") ${LGREY}Category:${NC}\n\t\t${q[0]} ${LGREY}Question:${NC}\n\t\t${q[1]} " if [ "$NEXT" = q ] || [ "$NEXT" = Q ]; then add_usage_entry && cd "$PWD" && clear && exit fi echo -e "${LGREY}Answer:${NC}\n\t\t${q[2]} ${WHITEBG}${WHITE}===========================================================${NC} ${LGREY}How Difficult Was This Question?${NC} ${LRED}Hard${NC} [1] ${RED}Difficult${NC} [2] ${YELLOW}Normal${NC} [3] ${GREEN}Mild${NC} [4] ${LGREEN}Easy${NC} [5] ${LGREY}Select a number to continue, or${NC} ${LRED}Q${NC} ${LGREY}to quit...${NC}" # shellcheck disable=SC2162 read -sn 1 DIFFICULTY_SCORE while [[ ! "$DIFFICULTY_SCORE" =~ [12345qQ] ]]; do # shellcheck disable=SC2162 read -sn 1 DIFFICULTY_SCORE done if [ "$DIFFICULTY_SCORE" = q ] || [ "$DIFFICULTY_SCORE" = Q ]; then add_usage_entry && cd "$PWD" && clear && exit fi clear COUNTER="$((COUNTER+1))" # Increment count for card review count increment if [ "${q[3]}" = 0 ]; then NEW_ITEM_SCORE=0 case "$DIFFICULTY_SCORE" in [123]) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=0 ;;#HARD DIFFICULTY & NORMAL 4) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=1 ;;#MILD 5) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=2 ;;#EASY *) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=0 ;;#INVALID esac elif [ "${q[3]}" = 1 ]; then case "$DIFFICULTY_SCORE" in 1) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=0 ;;#HARD 2) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=0 ;;#DIFFICULT 3) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=1 ;;#NORMAL 4) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=2 ;;#MILD 5) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=3 ;;#EASY *) NEW_ITEM_SCORE=1 ;;#INVALID esac else case "$DIFFICULTY_SCORE" in 1) NEW_ITEM_SCORE="$((q[3]-2))" ;;#HARD 2) NEW_ITEM_SCORE="$((q[3]-1))" ;;#DIFFICULTY 3) NEW_ITEM_SCORE="${q[3]}" ;;#NORMAL 4) NEW_ITEM_SCORE="$((q[3]+1))" ;;#MILD 5) NEW_ITEM_SCORE="$((q[3]+2))" ;;#EASY *) NEW_ITEM_SCORE="${q[3]}" ;;#INVALID esac fi # Update item score for each flashcard item sed -i "s/${q[0]}:${q[1]}:${q[2]}:${q[3]}/${q[0]}:${q[1]}:${q[2]}:$NEW_ITEM_SCORE/g" "$DECK" # If no highscore currently set, set it. if [ -z "$(cat "$HIGH_SCORE")" ]; then echo "$COUNTER" > "$HIGH_SCORE" fi # If Cards Reviewed > Current High Score, Update if [ "$COUNTER" -gt "$(cat "$HIGH_SCORE")" ]; then echo "$COUNTER" > "$HIGH_SCORE" fi } add_usage_entry(){ if [ ! "$COUNTER" = 0 ]; then # Create a New Entry TIME_STAMP=$(date --rfc-3339=seconds) REVIEWED_DECK="$(echo "$EXAMPLE_DECK" | awk -F/ '{print $7}')" printf -v ENTRY "TimeStamp: %s Deck: %s cardsReviewed: %s" "$TIME_STAMP" "$REVIEWED_DECK" "$COUNTER" echo "$ENTRY" >> "$REVIEW_LOG" fi } while true; do main done