Add filename_space_subst config option (#198)

* add filename_space_subst configuration option

* add docs for new filename_space_subst

* fix template refactor bug

README.md

@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ require('telekasten').setup({
     -- UUID separator
     uuid_sep = "-",
 
+    -- if not nil, this string replaces spaces in the title when generating filenames
+    filename_space_subst = nil,
+
     -- following a link to a non-existing note will create it
     follow_creates_nonexisting = true,
     dailies_create_nonexisting = true,

doc/telekasten.txt

@@ -255,6 +255,19 @@ telekasten.setup({opts})
 
         Default: '-'
 
+                                *telekasten.settings.filename_space_subst*
+    filename_space_subst: ~
+        When the note title is used within the filename, i.e.
+        |new_note_filename| contains 'title', spaces in the title will be
+        substituted for |filename_space_subst|.
+
+        e.g. if set to '_', '20230103-my new note title.md' would instead
+        become '20230103-my_new_note_title.md'
+
+        If set to `nil`, no substitution will occur.
+
+        Default: `nil`
+
                                         *telekasten.settings.image_subdir*
     image_subdir: ~
         Path to the directory where pasted images should go to. Accepts

lua/telekasten.lua

@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ local function defaultConfig(home)
         -- UUID separator
         uuid_sep = "-",
 
+        -- if not nil, replaces any spaces in the title when it is used in filename generation
+        filename_space_subst = nil,
+
         -- following a link to a non-existing note will create it
         follow_creates_nonexisting = true,
         dailies_create_nonexisting = true,
@@ -224,6 +227,10 @@ local function get_uuid(opts)
 end
 
 local function generate_note_filename(uuid, title)
+    if M.Cfg.filename_space_subst ~= nil then
+        title = escape(title):gsub(" ", M.Cfg.filename_space_subst)
+    end
+
     local pp = Path:new(title)
     local p_splits = pp:_split()
     local filename = p_splits[#p_splits]
@@ -649,9 +656,9 @@ local function linesubst(line, title, dates, uuid)
     end
 
     local substs = vim.tbl_extend("error", dates, {
-        shorttitle,
+        shorttitle = shorttitle,
-        uuid,
+        uuid = uuid,
-        title,
+        title = title,
     })
 
     for k, v in pairs(substs) do