> However, I just (strongly) prefer the shorter "ISO-like" ID for many > reasons, as already mentioned (shorter, meaningful, etc.). I just find > that style much, much more elegant.
I guess it does not take much to add this functionality. Patch attached. Best, Ihor
>From 6f2fff0cb7ce294d863ee0527463e5713a790078 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 15:42:53 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Allow customised ID format for `ts' `org-id-method' Introduce new custom variable `org-id-ts-format' defining the ID format for `ts' ID generation method. The default value is the same as old hard-coded ID format string. --- lisp/org-id.el | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lisp/org-id.el b/lisp/org-id.el index f8af52964..512703269 100644 --- a/lisp/org-id.el +++ b/lisp/org-id.el @@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ nil Never use an ID to make a link, instead link using a text search for :group 'org-id :type 'string) +(defcustom org-id-ts-format "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S.%6N" + "Default format for IDs generated using `ts' `org-id-method'. +The format should be suitable to pass as an argument to `format-time-string'.") + (defcustom org-id-method 'uuid "The method that should be used to create new IDs. @@ -380,7 +384,7 @@ So a typical ID could look like \"Org:4nd91V40HI\"." (concat "@" (message-make-fqdn)))))) (setq unique (concat etime postfix)))) ((eq org-id-method 'ts) - (let ((ts (format-time-string "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S.%6N")) + (let ((ts (format-time-string org-id-ts-format)) (postfix (if org-id-include-domain (progn (require 'message) -- 2.26.2
TRS-80 <trs...@isnotmyreal.name> writes: > On 2020-09-10 21:06, Ihor Radchenko wrote: >>> I do appreciate all the replies so far. However as I plan on relying >>> on this to implement some quite critical functionality for a package I >>> am working on (a sort of Zettelkasten / TiddlyWiki in Orgmode if you >>> will) I would feel a lot more comfortable with some additional >>> reassurences that what I am planning is not some crazy or bad idea. >> >> Is there any particular reason why you even need to display :ID: value >> to >> the user? If only id: links are concerned, link description can be made >> short and human-readable. >> >> Best, >> Ihor > > Yes, most of the time I expect I will be using Orgmode double bracket > style > links which will, as you say, hide the id: from the user, allowing to > replace it with whatever desired text in the form of the link > description. > > However, I just (strongly) prefer the shorter "ISO-like" ID for many > reasons, as already mentioned (shorter, meaningful, etc.). I just find > that style much, much more elegant. > > Besides, as an ID, they are plenty "Unique" for my use case, with the > default minute resolution (however even that, is configurable in my > implementation, by way of a time-format variable, should anyone need > more). > > I suppose if we ever get to a world where people start linking to each > others' individual publicly published zettel, I may regret the decision. > However Ted Nelson has already been working on such a thing for some > decades already, and we are still not there yet, so I don't think I will > need to worry about that any time soon. ;) Even if so, it would be a > very > small implementation change anyway. > > Cheers, > TRS-80