import argparse
from datetime import datetime

# Argument Parser
argparser = argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = "Generate a .md file with a pre-filled title, date, etc.")
argparser.add_argument("output", help = "The location to generate the template to")
argparser.add_argument("--title", help = "The title of the article (default: Blog Post)", default = "Blog Post")
argparser.add_argument("--author", help = "The name of the author (default: Blog Author)", default = "Blog Author")
argparser.add_argument("-v", help = "more output", action = "store_true", dest = "verbose")
args = argparser.parse_args()

date = datetime.now().astimezone().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z')
template = "+++\ntitle = '{}'\ndate = {}\nauthor = '{}'\ndraft = True\n+++"
output = template.format(args.title, date, args.author)
if args.verbose: print(template)

# time to write the file :3
with open(args.output, "w+") as file:
    if args.verbose: print("Writing to {}...".format(args.output))
    file.write(output)
    print("Finished writing file to {}".format(args.output))

print("Done.")