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 fzf-vjour
+demo/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ These entries are stored as [iCalendar](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rf
 For instance, you could use this application as a terminal-based counterpart of [jtx Board](https://jtx.techbee.at/) in a setup
 with a CalDav server, such as [Radicale](https://radicale.org/), and a synchronization tool like [vdirsyncer](http://vdirsyncer.pimutils.org/).
 
+Demo
+----
+Run the script `./scripts/generate_demo.sh` to generate a demo.
+
+![Demo screenshot](./demo/screenshot.png)
+
 Installation
 ------------
 
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+BOLD="\033[1m"
+GREEN="\033[0;32m"
+OFF="\033[m"
+DEMO="demo"
+FVJ="./fzf-vjour"
+ROOT="$DEMO/journal/"
+COLLECTION_LABELS="745ae7a0-d723-4cd8-80c4-75f52f5b7d90=shared 👫🏼;12cacb18-d3e1-4ad4-a1d0-e5b209012e85=work   💼;"
+
+export CONFIGFILE="$DEMO/config"
+rm -rf "$ROOT"
+collection1="$(printf "%s" "$COLLECTION_LABELS" | cut -d ";" -f 1 | cut -d "=" -f 1)"
+collection2="$(printf "%s" "$COLLECTION_LABELS" | cut -d ";" -f 2 | cut -d "=" -f 1)"
+mkdir -p "$ROOT/$collection1"
+mkdir -p "$ROOT/$collection2"
+cat <<EOF >"$CONFIGFILE"
+ROOT="$ROOT"
+COLLECTION_LABELS="$COLLECTION_LABELS"
+EOF
+echo "⚙️ ${BOLD}${GREEN}Building demo$OFF"
+## Fill in data
+cal 2028 | $FVJ --add-note "2028 will be a leap year"
+$FVJ --add-task "Finish proof of admissibility theorem" "tomorrow" --collection 2
+cat <<EOF | $FVJ --add-task "Respond to referee report" "yesterday" --collection 2
+- [x] Report 1: Answer prepared
+- [ ] Report 2: Write response, revise manuscript
+EOF
+echo "Chinese" | $FVJ --add-task "Reserve dinner table" "next Sunday"
+cat <<EOF | $FVJ --add-jour "Demo Coding"
+### Demo code
+Our demo now contains a script that self-generets the demo.
+It's located in \`./scripts/\`
+There are some upcoming steps:
+
+1. Generate screenshot
+2. Demonstrate attachment window
+3. Extend code to handle timezones and alarms
+EOF
+cat <<EOF | $FVJ --add-note "Shopping list"
+- [ ] Banana
+- [ ] Bread
+- [ ] Yoghurt
+EOF
+cat <<EOF | $FVJ --add-jour "Today's code" --collection 2
+# Source code of current program
+
+$(cat "$0")
+EOF
+$FVJ --add-task "Look for typos in readme" --collection 2 <"README.md"
+## End of data
+echo "🚀 ${BOLD}${GREEN}DONE.$OFF"
+echo ""
+echo "${GREEN}Run '${OFF}CONFIGFILE=$CONFIGFILE $FVJ$GREEN' to start demo$OFF"