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March 26, 2017 05:36
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In iOS Copied app, merges excerpts from Kindle app in markdown blockquote format
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| // A clipping object is a JavaScript object that contains the following properties. Properties values may be null. | |
| // title - String | |
| // text - String | |
| // url - String | |
| // saveDate - Date | |
| // Merge function receives an array of clipping objects and returns the merged string | |
| function merge(clippings) { | |
| var footnoteString = '\n', footnoteCounter = 1, merged = clippings.reduce(function(string, clipping) { | |
| var stringToAppend; | |
| if ((clipping.text != null) && (clipping.url != null)) { | |
| // regex unique to the way Kindle app sends quotes | |
| // allows internal " | |
| var match = /"(.*?)" from/g.exec(clipping.text); | |
| // strip enclosing " and make md blockquote | |
| clipping.text = '> ' + match[0].replace(/^"{1}/g, '').replace(/" from$/g, ''); | |
| stringToAppend = clipping.text + '[^' + footnoteCounter + ']\n> \n'; | |
| footnoteString += '[^' + footnoteCounter + ']: [Kindle link](' + clipping.url + ')\n'; | |
| footnoteCounter += 1; | |
| } | |
| if (string.length == 0) { | |
| return stringToAppend; | |
| } | |
| return string + stringToAppend; | |
| }, "") | |
| return merged + footnoteString; | |
| } |
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