Merge pull request #106 from gamosoft/features/additional-placeholders

as suggested by @brouberol in #100
adds new template placeholders:

year
month
day

backend/utils.py

@@ -773,12 +773,15 @@ def apply_template_placeholders(content: str, note_path: str) -> str:
     Replace template placeholders with actual values.
     
     Supported placeholders:
-        {{date}}      - Current date (YYYY-MM-DD)
+        {{date}}       - Current date (YYYY-MM-DD)
-        {{time}}      - Current time (HH:MM:SS)
+        {{time}}       - Current time (HH:MM:SS)
-        {{datetime}}  - Current datetime (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
+        {{datetime}}   - Current datetime (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS)
-        {{timestamp}} - Unix timestamp
+        {{timestamp}}  - Unix timestamp
-        {{title}}     - Note name without extension
+        {{year}}       - Current year (YYYY)
-        {{folder}}    - Parent folder name
+        {{month}}      - Current month (MM)
+        {{day}}        - Current day (DD)
+        {{title}}      - Note name without extension
+        {{folder}}     - Parent folder name
     
     Args:
         content: Template content with placeholders
@@ -795,6 +798,9 @@ def apply_template_placeholders(content: str, note_path: str) -> str:
         '{{time}}': now.strftime('%H:%M:%S'),
         '{{datetime}}': now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
         '{{timestamp}}': str(int(now.timestamp())),
+        '{{year}}': now.strftime('%Y'),
+        '{{month}}': now.strftime('%m'),
+        '{{day}}': now.strftime('%d'),
         '{{title}}': note.stem,
         '{{folder}}': note.parent.name if str(note.parent) != '.' else 'Root',
     }

documentation/API.md

@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ Creates a new note from a template with placeholder replacement.
 - `{{time}}` - Current time (HH:MM:SS)
 - `{{datetime}}` - Current datetime
 - `{{timestamp}}` - Unix timestamp
+- `{{year}}` - Current year (YYYY)
+- `{{month}}` - Current month (MM)
+- `{{day}}` - Current day (DD)
 - `{{title}}` - Note name without extension
 - `{{folder}}` - Parent folder name
 

documentation/FEATURES.md

@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ Create notes from reusable templates with dynamic placeholder replacement.
 - `{{time}}` - Current time (HH:MM:SS)
 - `{{datetime}}` - Current date and time
 - `{{timestamp}}` - Unix timestamp
+- `{{year}}` - Current year (YYYY)
+- `{{month}}` - Current month (MM)
+- `{{day}}` - Current day (DD)
 - `{{title}}` - Note name (without extension)
 - `{{folder}}` - Parent folder name
 

documentation/TEMPLATES.md

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Templates support dynamic placeholders that are replaced when you create a note:
 | `{{time}}` | Current time | `14:30:45` |
 | `{{datetime}}` | Current date and time | `2025-11-26 14:30:45` |
 | `{{timestamp}}` | Unix timestamp | `1732632645` |
+| `{{year}}` | Current year | `2025` |
+| `{{month}}` | Current month | `11` |
+| `{{day}}` | Current day | `26` |
 | `{{title}}` | Note name (without .md) | `Weekly Meeting` |
 | `{{folder}}` | Parent folder name | `Projects` |
 

frontend/index.html

@@ -2547,6 +2547,9 @@
                 <code style="font-family: monospace;">{{date}}</code>, 
                 <code style="font-family: monospace;">{{time}}</code>, 
                 <code style="font-family: monospace;">{{datetime}}</code>, 
+                <code style="font-family: monospace;">{{year}}</code>, 
+                <code style="font-family: monospace;">{{month}}</code>, 
+                <code style="font-family: monospace;">{{day}}</code>, 
                 <code style="font-family: monospace;">{{title}}</code>, 
                 <code style="font-family: monospace;">{{folder}}</code>
             </div>