Added type conversion

entry.go

@@ -111,6 +111,43 @@ func (e *Entry) GetKey() string {
 	return e.Key
 }
 
+// Convert changes the type of an entry, parsing all the fields from one
+// type to the other.
+// If the entry does not exits, it defaults to misc entry.
+// TODO: create a ErrFieldNotFound error
+func Convert(e *Entry, entryType string) *Entry {
+	to := NewEntry(entryType)
+	to.Key = e.Key
+	to.Attach(e.File)
+
+	// Check for the new required fields in the required and
+	// optional fields of the old entry
+	for field := range to.Required {
+		if value, ok := e.Required[field]; ok {
+			to.Required[field] = value
+			delete(e.Required, field)
+		} else if value, ok := e.Optional[field]; ok {
+			to.Required[field] = value
+			delete(e.Optional, field)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Dump of remaining required fields of the old entry to
+	// optional fields of the new entry
+	for field, value := range e.Required {
+		if value != "" {
+			to.Optional[field] = value
+		}
+	}
+	for field, value := range e.Optional {
+		if value != "" {
+			to.Optional[field] = value
+		}
+	}
+
+	return to
+}
+
 // Bib returns a string with all the information of the entry
 // in BibLaTex format.
 func (e *Entry) Bib() string {

scholar/cmd/edit.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"github.com/cgxeiji/scholar"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -42,15 +43,22 @@ TODO:
 			attach(entry, addAttach)
 			return
 		}
+		if editType != "" {
+			entry = scholar.Convert(entry, editType)
+			update(entry)
+		}
 		edit(entry)
 		update(entry)
 	},
 }
 
+var editType string
+
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(editCmd)
 
 	editCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&addAttach, "attach", "a", "", "attach a file to the entry")
+	editCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&editType, "type", "t", "", "change the type of the entry")
 
 	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
 

scholar/cmd/general.go

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func guiShowInfo(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	entry := showList[cy]
 
 	maxX, maxY := g.Size()
-	if v, err := g.SetView("info", maxX/10, maxY/10, maxX/10*9, maxY/10*9); err != nil {
+	if v, err := g.SetView("info", maxX/10, maxY/10, maxX*9/10, maxY*9/10); err != nil {
 		if err != gocui.ErrUnknownView {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -429,9 +429,18 @@ func formatEntry(entry *scholar.Entry, width int) string {
 }
 
 func formatEntryInfo(w io.Writer, e *scholar.Entry) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Title:\n  \033[32;1m%s\033[0m\nAuthor(s):\n  \033[31;1m%s\033[0m\nDate:\n  \033[33;1m%s\033[0m\n",
-		e.Required["title"],
-		e.Required["author"],
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "\033[32;7m[%s]\033[0m\n",
+		strings.ToTitle(e.Type))
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Title:\n  \033[32;1m%s\033[0m\n",
+		e.Required["title"])
+	aus := strings.Split(e.Required["author"], " and ")
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Author(s):\n")
+	for _, au := range aus {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "  \033[31;1m%s\033[0m\n",
+			au)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Date:\n  \033[33;1m%s\033[0m\n",
 		e.Required["date"])
 
 	var fields []string