Make denote and denote--rename-file issue an error if the new file already exists

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Jean-Philippe Gagné Guay 2024-05-16 20:54:37 -04:00
parent d14a421036
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@ -1920,6 +1920,8 @@ TEMPLATE, and SIGNATURE should be valid for note creation."
title (denote--date date file-type) keywords
id
file-type)))
(when (file-regular-p buffer)
(user-error "A file named `%s' already exists" buffer))
(with-current-buffer buffer
(insert header)
(insert template))
@ -2730,6 +2732,8 @@ Respect `denote-rename-confirmations' and `denote-save-buffers'."
(denote-create-unique-file-identifier file date)))
(new-name (denote-format-file-name directory id keywords title extension signature))
(max-mini-window-height denote-rename-max-mini-window-height))
(when (file-regular-p new-name)
(user-error "The destination file `%s' already exists" new-name))
(when (denote-rename-file-prompt file new-name)
;; Modify file name, buffer name, or both
(denote-rename-file-and-buffer file new-name)
@ -4537,6 +4541,8 @@ Consult the manual for template samples."
(denote-get-identifier) 'org)))
(setq denote-last-path
(denote-format-file-name directory id keywords title ".org" signature))
(when (file-regular-p denote-last-path)
(user-error "A file named `%s' already exists" denote-last-path))
(denote--keywords-add-to-history keywords)
(concat front-matter template denote-org-capture-specifiers))))