smart_notes_cli 0.1.0

fun note management cli tool
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use std::fs::File;
use std::io::Read;
use std::process::Command;
use tempfile::NamedTempFile;

pub fn edit_with_vim() -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    // Create a temporary file.
    let file = NamedTempFile::new()?;
    // writeln!(file, "Type your text here...")?;

    // Get the path of the temporary file.
    let file_path = file.path().to_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string();

    // Launch Vim on the file.
    Command::new("vim").arg(&file_path).status()?;
    // Read the contents of the file back into a String.
    let mut contents = String::new();
    let mut file = File::open(file_path)?;
    file.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;

    Ok(contents)
}