added key o for other files

README.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ a straightforward and handy file-naming scheme for all kinds of files. This,
 e.g., allows altering the title of a note without breaking the web of links.
 
 The present vim package reproduces some of the denote features for vim. The
-implementation is not complete, and more features are expected. Note that this
-is not the first attempt to handle denote notes within vim.
+implementation is yet incomplete; more features are expected. Note that this is
+not the first attempt to handle denote notes within vim.
 [Conan](https://zansh.in/) developed a [bash
 script](https://github.com/shuckster/denote-md) for denote and an accompanying
 [vim plugin](https://github.com/shuckster/vim-denote-md). Also
@@ -14,92 +14,107 @@ script](https://github.com/shuckster/denote-md) for denote and an accompanying
 ### Why?
 The present package aims at handling denote notes the _vim way._ For instance,
 both plugins do not bind the default key combination
-[|gf|](https://vimhelp.org/editing.txt.html#gf) to follow links.
+[`gf`](https://vimhelp.org/editing.txt.html#gf) to follow links.
 The vim option
-[|'includeexpr'|](https://vimhelp.org/options.txt.html#%27includeexpr%27),
+[`'includeexpr'`](https://vimhelp.org/options.txt.html#%27includeexpr%27),
 however, exists precisely for solving the problem at hand: following custom-made links.
 
-Also, the present package aims at remaining flexible.
-Again, both plugins require the denote note identifiers to follow the rigid
-format `YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS`. Per denote manual, the identify may be [any
+Also, the present package aims at remaining flexible. Again, both
+above-mentioned plugins require the denote note identifiers to follow the rigid
+format `YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS`. Per denote manual, however, the identify may be [any
 string](https://protesilaos.com/emacs/denote#h:3048f558-7d84-45d6-9ef2-53055483e801)
-(free of field delimiters, of course).
+(free of field delimiters, of course). This package offers great flexibility in
+configuration (see `:help denote-settings`).
 
 ### Installation
-You may use any of your favorite plugin managers, or, place a copy of this
-package in `~/.vim/pack/tools/start`. Then, run `:helptags ALL` to regenerate
-the help files. This will allow you to get more help using `:help denote` or
+You may use any of your favorite plugin managers, or, manually place a copy of
+this package in, e.g., `~/.vim/pack/tools/start`. For such a manual
+installation, you may want to run `:helptags
+~/.vim/pack/tools/start/vim-denote/doc` to regenerate the help files. This
+allows you to display the package documentation using `:help vim-denote` and
 similar commands.
 
 ### Usage
-For _following links,_ simply move your cursor to the denote link, and press
-`gf`.
+vim needs to know where your denote entries are stored. To do so, run the
+command `:DenoteDirectory! <path>` where `<path>` points to your denote
+directory. You may also define the `g:denote_directories`[^1] variable in your
+[vimrc](https://vimhelp.org/starting.txt.html#vimrc) as a list of paths to
+denote directories. The benefit of doing so is that the `:DenoteDirectory`
+command _(without bang)_ auto completes the paths to these directories.
 
-This package also provides denote _link completion_ using the
-[|'omnifunc'|](https://vimhelp.org/options.txt.html#%27omnifunc%27) option. So,
-the link is completed after pressing `<C-X><C-O>` while typing any prefix of a
-denote link `denote:<identifier>`. Even more so, if this completion is invoked
-after typing `denote:<str>`, then the link is completed for denote entries
-that have `<str>` as part of the title.
+After specifying the denote directory, the following functionalities are
+available.
 
-_Browsing_ and _searching notes_ is implemented using the [location
-list](https://vimhelp.org/quickfix.txt.html#location-list).
-This means that you may navigate your notes using, e.g., `:lopen` to open the
-list, `:lnext` and `:lprev`, to move to the next or previous entry (the list
-does not need to be opened for that), and `:lclose` for closing the location
-list.
+_Following links:_ Simply place your cursor on a denote link and press `gf` or
+similar keys.
 
-#### Commands
-This package defines the following user commands:
+_Link completion:_ When editing a note, write any prefix of a denote link
+(`denote:<identifier>`) and invoke [Omni
+completion](https://vimhelp.org/insert.txt.html#compl-omni) by pressing
+`<C-X><C-O>`. Even more so, if this completion is invoked after typing
+`denote:<str>`, then the link is completed for denote entries that have `<str>`
+as part of the title.
 
-- `:Denote [{keyword ..}]`:
-This command places all denote entries in the location list.
-You may supply any number of arguments to filter the notes by the given
-keywords.
+_Browsing and searching notes:_ Browsing and searching is done using vim's
+[location list](https://vimhelp.org/quickfix.txt.html#location-list). The
+benefit of doing so is that commands like `:lnext`, `:lprev` etc. become
+available.
+- The command `:Denote [{keyword ..}]` lists all denote entries. The optional
+	argument filters these entries by the appearance of the keyword in the file
+	name.
+- The command `:DenoteByTag {tag}` lists all denote entries of a given tag.
+	This command come with auto completion.
+- On an open note, the command `DenoteBackReferences` lists all
+references to that note.
+- Finally, the command `:DenoteGrep /{pattern}/[g][j][f]` searches within the
+	denote entries for the given
+	[pattern](https://vimhelp.org/quickfix.txt.html#%3Avimgrep).
 
-- `:DenoteTag {tag}`:
-With this, all notes of a given tag are listed.
-The `{tag}` may be autocompleted by hitting the tab key.
+_Adding notes:_ Run `:DenoteNew {title}` to add a new note with the given
+title. You may also copy a file (any file) to your denote directory. To do so,
+run `:DenoteCopy {file}`.
 
-- `:DenoteGrep /{pattern}/[g][j][f]`:
-This command builds around
-[:vimgrep](https://vimhelp.org/quickfix.txt.html#%3Avimgrep) and can be used to
-search for patterns within your notes.
+_Managing entries:_ You can change the title of denote entries using
+`:DenoteSetTitle {newtitle}`. Also, you can add and remove tags using
+`:DenoteTagAdd {tag}` and `:DenoteTagRm {tag}`, respectively. These latter two
+commands offer auto completion for the tags. Also, they accept line ranges that
+may be given via, e.g., visual selection. Finally, denote entries are deleted
+using `:DenoteDelete`. This command again accepts line ranges.
 
-- `:DenoteBackReferences`:
-With this, you may populate the location list with all links to the currently
-opened note.
+[^1]: Run `:help g:denote_directories` for more information.
 
-- `:DenoteNew {title}`:
-With this, a new note entry is generated with the supplied title.
+### Basic keys
+The denote location-list window comes with a set of keys:
+- `q`: close the list
+- `r`: reload the list
+- `C`: rename the selected entry
+- `+`: add a tag to the entry (also in visual mode)
+- `-`: remove a tag from the entry (also in visual mode)
+- `dd`: delete the selected entry (also in visual mode, using a single `d`)
 
-#### Key mappings
-This package also defines the following interface for key mappings, which
-automatically open the location window:
-
-- `<Plug>DenoteList` to list all denote notes, and
-- `<Plug>DenoteBackReferences` to list all back references.
-
-So, you may want to configure your keys like this:
-```
-nnoremap <silent> <Leader>d <Plug>DenoteList;
-nnoremap <silent> <Leader>D <Plug>DenoteBackReferences;
-```
-
-You may also find the following keys favorable for navigation:
-```
+### Example setup
+You get a possibly useful setup with a single default denote directory at
+`~/Documents/notes/` by placing these lines in your vimrc file:
+```vim
+au VimEnter * DenoteDirectory ~/Documents/notes/
+nnoremap <silent> <Leader>d :Denote<CR>
+nnoremap <silent> <Leader>D :DenoteBackReferences<CR>
 nnoremap ]l :lnext<CR>
 nnoremap [l :lprevious<CR>
 ```
 
+After starting vim (in any directory), you can display all denote entries by
+using the `<Leader>d` key, move forwards and backwards in the list using the
+`]l` and `[l` keys, and list all back references to an opened note with the
+`<Leader>D` key (again, you can jump around the references using `[l` and
+`]l`).
+
 ### Customization
-You can customize the behavior of this package using several global variables.
-Customization is explained in the [help file](doc/denote.txt), also accessible
-through `:help denote-settings`.
+You can customize the behavior of this package using several
+global variables. Customization is explained in the [help
+file](doc/denote.txt), also accessible through `:help denote-settings`.
 
 ### Future features
-These features are planned:
-- Tag manipulation
-- Title manipulation
 - Signature handling?
-- Note deletion?
+- Subdirectories
+- Denote query links

after/ftplugin/markdown.vim

@@ -1,19 +1,87 @@
-" Link completion {{{1
-set omnifunc=denote#completion#get
+" Run this plugin only if the denote package has been setup
+if !exists('g:denote_directory')
+	finish
+endif
 
-" Go to file command |gf| adjustments {{{1
-" This resolves denote links. The function has access to the variable v:fname,
-" which corresponds to the filename under the cursor.
-function s:DenoteGotoFile()
-	return v:fname !~ "^denote:"
-				\ ? v:fname
-				\ : denote#meta#fileFromNoteId(v:fname[7:]) ?? v:fname
+" ... and if this filetype is specified as denote-note file
+if index(g:denote_note_file_extensions, expand('%:e')) == -1
+	finish
+endif
+
+" ... and if the file is in the denote directory
+if g:denote_directory != expand('%:p:h')
+	finish
+endif
+
+" Load only once per buffer
+if exists('b:loaded_denote_ftplugin_notes')
+	finish
+endif
+let b:loaded_denote_ftplugin_notes = 1
+
+" Link completion
+" This works by using the functions s:column(), s:suggestions(),
+" s:complete_link(), and by setting 'omnifunc'.
+
+" Find the column where the completion starts. This must be between 1 and
+" col('.'). Denote links are of this form: `denote:<identifier>`.
+function DenoteNoteCompleteLinkColumn()
+	" Get the substring from the start of the line until col('.')
+	let l:x = max([1, col('.')-2])
+	let l:l = getline('.')[:l:x]
+	" Take the shortest prefix of a denote link. This may be any of
+	" \<d$
+	" ..
+	" \<denote:$
+	" \<denote:\f$
+	" \<denote:\f\f$
+	" etc.
+	let l:res = l:l->matchstrpos('\<denote:\f*$')
+	if l:res[1] >= 0
+		return l:res[1]
+	endif
+	let l:res = l:l->matchstrpos('\<d\f*$')
+	if l:res[1] == -1
+		return -3
+	endif
+	return 'denote:' =~ '^' .. l:res[0] ? l:res[1] : -3
 endfunction
 
+" Return completion items given by the base
+function DenoteNoteCompleteLinkSuggestions(base)
+	let l:prefix = a:base->matchstr('^denote:\zs.*$')
+	let l:flist = glob(g:denote_directory .. '/' .. (l:prefix ? '*' .. l:prefix .. '*' : '*'), 0, v:true)
+	let l:res = []
+	for filename in l:flist
+		let l:meta = libdenote#scheme_metadata(filename)
+		if l:meta.id == v:false || (l:meta.id !~ '^' .. l:prefix && l:meta.title !~ l:prefix)
+			continue
+		endif
+		let l:meta.title = l:meta.title ?? '(no title)'
+		call add(l:res, {
+					\ 'word' : 'denote:' .. l:meta.id,
+					\ 'abbr' : l:meta.title,
+					\ 'menu' : l:meta.tags->join(', ')
+					\ })
+	endfor
+	return l:res
+endfunction
+
+" Completion function for denote links
+function DenoteNoteCompleteLink(findstart, base)
+	return a:findstart == 1 ? DenoteNoteCompleteLinkColumn() : DenoteNoteCompleteLinkSuggestions(a:base)
+endfunction
+setlocal omnifunc=DenoteNoteCompleteLink
 " Denote links are of the form 'denote:<note id>'; we require the column.
 setlocal isfname+=:
 " Set the function to resolve the filename under the cursor (see |gf|).
-setlocal includeexpr=s:DenoteGotoFile()
+function DenoteNoteGotoFile()
+	return v:fname !~ '^denote:'
+				\ ? v:fname
+				\ : libdenote#scheme_find(g:denote_directory, v:fname[7:]) ?? v:fname
+endfunction
+setlocal includeexpr=DenoteNoteGotoFile()
 
-" Back references command {{{1
-command! DenoteBackReferences :call denote#loclist#references(denote#meta#noteIdFromFile(expand("%")))
+" Back references command
+let b:meta = libdenote#scheme_metadata(expand('%:t'))
+exe 'command! -buffer DenoteBackReferences DenoteGrep /\<denote:' .. b:meta.id .. '\>/gj'

after/ftplugin/qf.vim

@@ -1,8 +1,60 @@
-" Disable spell checking and set up custom mappings.
-setlocal nospell
-
-if getwininfo(win_getid())[0].loclist == 0
+" Run this plugin only if the denote package has been setup
+if !exists('g:denote_directory')
 	finish
 endif
+
+" Load only once per buffer
+if exists('b:loaded_denote_ftplugin_qf')
+	finish
+endif
+let b:loaded_denote_ftplugin_qf = 1
+
+" This will be called for every location and quickfix, when data is loaded into
+" the list. This does nothing for such lists that are note 'denote' lists.
+
+let b:context = getloclist(0, {'context': 1})['context']
+if type(b:context) != v:t_dict || !has_key(b:context, 'denote')
+	" Clear settings
+	set spell<
+	nmapclear <buffer>
+	finish
+endif
+
+setlocal nospell
 nnoremap <buffer> q :lclose<CR>
-nnoremap <buffer> dd :lremove<CR>
+
+" Reload capability
+if has_key(b:context, 'gfun')
+	function DenoteLocListReload()
+		let curl = line('.')
+		let Gfun = b:context['gfun']
+		call denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+		exe 'lclose'
+		call Gfun()
+		exe 'lwindow'
+		exe curl
+	endfunction
+	nnoremap <buffer> <silent> r :call DenoteLocListReload()<CR>
+endif
+
+" Denote-list specific configuration
+if b:context['denote'] == 'list'
+	function OpenDenoteEntry()
+		let l:item = getloclist(0, {'items': 1})['items'][line('.')-1]
+		let l:bufnr = l:item['bufnr']
+		let l:filename = bufname(l:bufnr)
+		call system('open ' .. shellescape(l:filename))
+	endfunction
+	command! -nargs=1 -range -buffer DenoteSetTitle :call denote#notes#settitle(<line1>, <q-args>) | :normal r
+	command! -nargs=1 -range -buffer -complete=custom,denote#completion#tags DenoteTagAdd :call denote#notes#tagmod(<line1>, <line2>, <q-args>, v:true) | :normal r
+	command! -nargs=1 -range -buffer -complete=custom,denote#completion#tags DenoteTagRm :call denote#notes#tagmod(<line1>, <line2>, <q-args>, v:false) | :normal r
+	command! -range -buffer -bang DenoteDelete :call denote#notes#rm(<line1>, <line2>, <bang>0) | :normal r
+	nnoremap <buffer> C :DenoteSetTitle 
+	nnoremap <buffer> + :DenoteTagAdd 
+	nnoremap <buffer> - :DenoteTagRm 
+	nnoremap <buffer> dd :DenoteDelete<CR>r
+	nnoremap <buffer> o :call OpenDenoteEntry()<CR>
+	xnoremap <buffer> + :DenoteTagAdd 
+	xnoremap <buffer> - :DenoteTagRm 
+	xnoremap <buffer> d :DenoteDelete<CR>
+endif

after/ftplugin/text.vim

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+markdown.vim

autoload/denote/commands.vim

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+" Public commands
+function denote#commands#load()
+	if exists('g:denote_commands_loaded') && g:denote_commands_loaded
+		return
+	endif
+	let g:denote_commands_loaded = 1
+	" Register user commands
+	command -nargs=* Denote call denote#notes#list(<q-args>) | lcl | lopen
+	command -nargs=1 -complete=custom,denote#completion#tags DenoteByTag call denote#notes#bytag(<q-args>) | lcl | lopen
+	command -nargs=+ DenoteGrep call denote#notes#grep(<q-args>) | lcl | lopen
+	command -nargs=1 DenoteNew call denote#notes#new(<q-args>)
+	command -nargs=1 -complete=file DenoteCopy call denote#notes#copy(<q-args>)
+endfunction

autoload/denote/completion.vim

@@ -1,59 +1,9 @@
-" Find the column where the completion starts. This must be between 1 and
-" col('.'). Denote links are of this form: `denote:<identifier>`.
-function s:column()
-	" Get the substring from the start of the line until col('.')
-	let l = getline(".")[:col('.')]
-	" Take the shortest prefix of a denote link. This may be any of
-	" \<d$
-	" ..
-	" \<denote:$
-	" \<denote:\f$
-	" \<denote:\f\f$
-	" etc.
-	let res = l->matchstrpos('\<denote:\f*$')
-	if res[1] >= 0
-		return res[1]
-	endif
-	let res = l->matchstrpos('\<d\f*$')
-	if res[1] == -1
-		return -3
-	endif
-	return 'denote:' =~ '^' .. res[0] ? res[1] : -3
-endfunction
-
-" Return completion items given by the base
-function s:suggestions(base)
-	let prefix = a:base->matchstr('^denote:\zs.*$')
-	let flist = glob(prefix ? "*" .. prefix .. "*" : "*", 0, v:true)
-	let res = []
-	for filename in flist
-		let noteId = denote#meta#noteIdFromFile(filename)
-		let noteTitle = denote#meta#noteTitleFromFile(filename)
-		if noteId == v:false || (noteId !~ '^' .. prefix && noteTitle !~ prefix)
-			continue
-		endif
-		let noteTitle = noteTitle ?? '(no title)'
-		let noteTags = denote#meta#noteTagsFromFile(filename)
-		let res = res->add({
-					\ 'word' : 'denote:' .. noteId,
-					\ 'abbr' : noteTitle,
-					\ 'menu' : noteTags->join(', ')
-					\ })
+" Completion function for denote tags
+function denote#completion#tags(ArgLead, CmdLine, CursorPos)
+	let l:files=glob(g:denote_directory .. '/*', 0, v:true)
+	let l:tags=[]
+	for f in l:files
+		let l:tags=extend(l:tags, libdenote#scheme_metadata(f).tags)
 	endfor
-	return res
-endfunction
-
-function! Myomni(findstart, base)
-	if a:findstart == 1
-		let tmp = s:column()
-		return tmp
-	else
-		let tmp = s:suggestions(a:base)
-		return tmp
-	endif
-endfunction
-
-" Completion function for denote links
-function denote#completion#get(findstart, base)
-	return a:findstart == 1 ? s:column() : s:suggestions(a:base)
+	return uniq(sort(l:tags))->join("\n")
 endfunction

autoload/denote/frontmatter.vim

@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-" Functions to create the front matter {{{1
-" Helper function to put string in double quotes, and remove inside double
-" quotes.
-function s:escapeDQ(s)
-	return '"' .. substitute(a:s, '"', '', 'g') .. '"'
-endfunction
-
-" Create front matter (yaml)
-function s:md_new_yaml(id, title, tags)
-	return [
-				\ '---',
-				\ 'title:      '  .. s:escapeDQ(a:title),
-				\ 'date:       '  .. strftime("%FT%T%z"),
-				\ 'tags:       [' .. map(copy(a:tags), {_, t -> s:escapeDQ(t) })->join(', ') .. ']',
-				\ 'identifier: '  .. s:escapeDQ(a:id),
-				\ '---'
-				\ ]
-endfunction
-	
-" Create front matter (toml)
-function s:md_new_toml(id, title, tags)
-	return [
-				\ '+++',
-				\ 'title      '  .. s:escapeDQ(a:title),
-				\ 'date       '  .. strftime("%FT%T%z"),
-				\ 'tags       [' .. map(copy(a:tags), {_, t -> s:escapeDQ(t) })->join(', ') .. ']',
-				\ 'identifier '  .. s:escapeDQ(a:id),
-				\ '+++'
-				\ ]
-endfunction
-
-" Create front matter (plain)
-function s:plain_new(id, title, tags)
-	return [
-				\ 'title:      ' .. a:title,
-				\ 'date:       ' .. strftime("%F"),
-				\ 'tags:       ' .. a:tags->join(' '),
-				\ 'identifier: ' .. a:id,
-				\ '---------------------------',
-				\ ]
-endfunction
-
-" Create front matter (org)
-function s:org_new(id, title, tags)
-	return [
-				\ '#+title:      ' .. a:title,
-				\ '#+date:       [' .. strftime("%F %a %R") .. ']',
-				\ '#+filetags:   :' .. map(copy(a:tags), {_, t -> substitute(t, ':', '', 'g') })->join(':') .. ':',
-				\ '#+identifier: ' .. a:id,
-				\ ]
-endfunction
-
-" Create front matter
-function denote#frontmatter#new(ft, id, title, tags=[])
-	return a:ft == 'org' ? s:org_new(a:id, a:title, a:tags)
-				\ : a:ft == 'plain' ? s:plain_new(a:id, a:title, a:tags)
-				\ : g:denote_fm_md_type == 'toml' ? s:md_new_toml(a:id, a:title, a:tags)
-				\ : s:md_new_yaml(a:id, a:title, a:tags)
-endfunction

autoload/denote/loclist.vim

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ endfunction
 
 " Local helper function to retrieve and format the title.
 function s:titleFromBuf(buf)
-		let name=denote#meta#noteTitleFromFile(bufname(a:buf))
-		return strchars(name, 1) <= g:denote_loc_title_columns
-					\ ? printf('%' .. g:denote_loc_title_columns .. 's', name)
-					\ : printf('%.' .. (g:denote_loc_title_columns - 1)  .. 's', name) .. '…'
+	let l:name = libdenote#scheme_metadata(bufname(a:buf)).title
+	return strchars(l:name, 1) <= g:denote_loc_title_columns
+				\ ? printf('%' .. g:denote_loc_title_columns .. 's', l:name)
+				\ : printf('%.' .. (g:denote_loc_title_columns - 1)  .. 's', l:name) .. '…'
 endfunction
 
 " Local helper function to truncate text with match at the given column as a
@@ -20,43 +20,85 @@ function s:formatText(text, col, width)
 endfunction
 
 " This modifies the location list for pretty display.
-function denote#loclist#textReferences(info)
-	let items=getloclist(a:info.winid)
-	let l=[]
-	let width=winwidth(0) - g:denote_loc_title_columns - 19
+function s:textReferences(info)
+	let l:items=getloclist(a:info.winid)
+	let l:l=[]
+	let l:width=winwidth(0) - g:denote_loc_title_columns - 19
 	for idx in range(a:info.start_idx - 1, a:info.end_idx - 1)
-		let e=items[idx]
-		let name=s:titleFromBuf(e.bufnr)
-		let lnum=printf('%5d', e.lnum)
-		let col=printf('%3d', e.col)
-		call add(l, name ..
-					\ ' | ' .. lnum .. ' col ' .. col ..
-					\ ' | ' .. s:formatText(items[idx].text, col, width))
+		let l:e=l:items[idx]
+		let l:name=s:titleFromBuf(l:e.bufnr)
+		let l:lnum=printf('%5d', l:e.lnum)
+		let l:col=printf('%3d', l:e.col)
+		call add(l:l, l:name ..
+					\ ' | ' .. l:lnum .. ' l:col ' .. l:col ..
+					\ ' | ' .. s:formatText(l:items[idx].text, l:col, l:width))
 	endfor
-	return l
+	return l:l
 endfunction
 
 " This modifies the location list for pretty display.
-function denote#loclist#textNoteList(info)
-	let items=getloclist(a:info.winid)
-	let l=[]
+function s:textNoteList(info)
+	let l:items=getloclist(a:info.winid)
+	let l:l=[]
 	for idx in range(a:info.start_idx - 1, a:info.end_idx - 1)
-		let e=items[idx]
-		let name=s:titleFromBuf(e.bufnr)
-		let ntags=denote#meta#noteTagsFromFile(bufname(e.bufnr))->join()
-		call add(l, name .. ' | ' .. ntags)
+		let l:e=l:items[idx]
+		let l:name=s:titleFromBuf(l:e.bufnr)
+		let l:ntags = libdenote#scheme_metadata(bufname(l:e.bufnr)).tags->join()
+		call add(l:l, l:name .. ' | ' .. l:ntags)
 	endfor
-	return l
+	return l:l
 endfunction
 
-" Load all references to the given note into the location list.
-function denote#loclist#references(noteId)
-	" Populate location list
-	execute "lvimgrep /\\<denote:" .. a:noteId .. "\\>/gj *"
-	" Adjust location list: set title and specify display function
-	let file=denote#meta#fileFromNoteId(a:noteId)
-	let noteTitle=denote#meta#noteTitleFromFile(file)
+" Re-populate location list with denote entries
+function denote#loclist#fill(title, files, Gfun)
+	" Clear first
+	call setloclist(0, [], ' ')
+	" Set properties
 	call setloclist(0, [], 'r',
-				\ {'title': 'References to ' .. noteTitle .. ' (' .. a:noteId .. ')',
-				\ 'quickfixtextfunc' : 'denote#loclist#textReferences'})
+				\ {'title': a:title,
+				\ 'quickfixtextfunc' : 's:textNoteList',
+				\ 'context' : {'denote': 'list', 'gfun': a:Gfun}})
+	" Populate
+	let l:notes=[]
+	for f in a:files
+		call add(l:notes, {
+					\ 'filename' : f,
+					\ 'lnum' : 1
+					\ })
+	endfor
+	call setloclist(0, l:notes, 'a')
+endfunction
+
+" Specify location list as denote-grep list
+function denote#loclist#setgrep(title, Gfun)
+	call setloclist(0, [], 'r',
+				\ {'title': a:title,
+				\ 'quickfixtextfunc' : 's:textReferences',
+				\ 'context' : {'denote': 'grep', 'gfun': a:Gfun}})
+endfunction
+
+" Reload location list
+function denote#loclist#reload()
+	let l:context = getloclist(0, {'context': 1})['context']
+	if has_key(l:context, 'denote') && has_key(l:context, 'gfun')
+		call denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+		exe 'lclose'
+		call l:context['gfun']()
+		exe 'lwindow'
+	endif
+endfunction
+
+" Jump to window this location list belongs to
+function denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+	let l:locprop = getloclist(0, {'filewinid': 0})
+	if type(l:locprop) != v:t_dict || !has_key(l:locprop, 'filewinid')
+		return
+	endif
+	let l:winid = l:locprop['filewinid']
+	if l:winid == 0
+		exe 'new'
+		exe 'wincmd K'
+	else
+		call win_gotoid(l:winid)
+	endif
 endfunction

autoload/denote/meta.vim

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-" Return the filename of the note with id `noteId`. If the file is note found,
-" then v:false is returned.
-function denote#meta#fileFromNoteId(noteId)
-	" According to the file-naming scheme, the note id is prefixed with '@@'. If
-	" the note id appears at the beginning of the filename, then this prefix is
-	" optional. There may exist another field (such as the signature, title, or
-	" keywords field) after the note id. These are prefixed with '==', '--', or
-	" '__'. If the note id is the last field, then the id is followed by the file
-	" extension, e.g., '.md'.
-	" (A) First, we get all files that contain the note id as substring.
-	" (B) Then we ensure that the note id is followed by another field or by the
-	"     file extension.
-	let files = glob("*" .. a:noteId .. "*", 0, v:true)
-				\ ->filter('v:val =~ "' .. a:noteId .. '\\(==\\|--\\|__\\|\\.\\)"')
-				\ ->filter('v:val =~ "^' .. a:noteId .. '\\|@@' .. a:noteId .. '"')
-	return empty(files) ? v:false : files[0]
-endfunction
-
-" Return the note id from the filename. On failure, v:false is returned.
-function denote#meta#noteIdFromFile(filename)
-	return a:filename->matchstr("@@\\zs.\\{-\\}\\ze\\(==\\|--\\|__\\|\\..\\)")
-				\ ?? a:filename->matchstr("^.\\{-\\}\\ze\\(==\\|--\\|__\\|\\..\\)")
-				\ ?? v:false
-endfunction
-
-" Return the note title from the filename.
-function denote#meta#noteTitleFromFile(filename)
-	return a:filename->matchstr("--\\zs.\\{-\\}\\ze\\(==\\|@@\\|__\\|\\..\\)")->substitute("-", " ", "g")
-endfunction
-
-" Return the note tags from the filename as a list.
-function denote#meta#noteTagsFromFile(filename)
-	return a:filename->matchstr("__\\zs.\\{-\\}\\ze\\(==\\|@@\\|--\\|\\..\\)")->split("_")
-endfunction
-
-" Identifier creation
-function denote#meta#identifier_generate()
-	if g:denote_identifier_fun
-				return execute "call " .. g:denote_identifier_fun .. "()"
-	endif
-	return exists("*strftime")
-				\ ? strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%S")
-				\ : rand()
-endfunction

autoload/denote/notes.vim

@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+" Script-local function that retrieves the front-matter of a file.
+function s:getfrontmatter(filename)
+	let l:ext = fnamemodify(a:filename, ':e')
+	if index(g:denote_note_file_extensions, l:ext) == -1
+		return []
+	endif
+	" The following code aims to be as robust as possible. This is achieved by
+	" parsing each file-type (extension) separately. A common signature of the
+	" front matter is the empty line that separates the front matter from the
+	" rest of the text. As fail safe, we assume that the front matter is shorter
+	" than l:max lines.
+	" Markdown:
+	" - The first line is either '---' or '+++'.
+	" - The last line is the same as the first line.
+	" - All entries (apart first and last lines) are of the form '^\w\+:\?'.
+	" - Contains the entry '^identifier'.
+	" Org:
+	" - All lines start with '^#+\w\+:\s*'.
+	" - Contains the entry '^#identifier:
+	" Text:
+	" - The last line is '^-\+$.
+	" - All lines start with '^\w\+:\s*.
+	" - Contains the entry '^identifier:'
+	"
+	" Note: getbufline() returns an empty list if no more lines are available.
+	let l:max = 50
+	call bufload(a:filename)
+	let l:fmt = []
+	let l:lnr = 1
+	let l:identifier_seen = v:false
+	if l:ext == 'md'
+		let l:separator = getbufline(a:filename, l:lnr)[0]
+		if index(['---', '+++'], l:separator) == -1
+			return []
+		endif
+		call add(l:fmt, l:separator)
+		let l:lnr += 1
+		while l:lnr < l:max
+			let l:line = getbufline(a:filename, l:lnr)[0]
+			if l:line == l:separator
+				call add(l:fmt, l:line)
+				return l:identifier_seen && getbufline(a:filename, l:lnr + 1)[0] == '' ? l:fmt : []
+			endif
+			if l:line !~ '^\w\+:\?'
+				return []
+			endif
+			call add(l:fmt, l:line)
+			if l:line =~ '^identifier'
+				let l:identifier_seen = v:true
+			endif
+			let l:lnr += 1
+		endwhile
+	elseif l:ext == 'org'
+		while l:lnr < l:max
+			let l:line = getbufline(a:filename, l:lnr)[0]
+			if l:line == ''
+				return l:identifier_seen ? l:fmt : []
+			endif
+			if l:line !~ '^#+\w\+:'
+				return []
+			endif
+			call add(l:fmt, l:line)
+			if l:line =~ '^#+identifier:'
+				let l:identifier_seen = v:true
+			endif
+			let l:lnr += 1
+		endwhile
+	elseif l:ext == 'txt'
+		while l:lnr < l:max
+			let l:line = getbufline(a:filename, l:lnr)[0]
+			if l:line =~ '^-\+$'
+				call add(l:fmt, l:line)
+				return l:identifier_seen && getbufline(a:filename, l:lnr + 1)[0] == '' ? l:fmt : []
+			endif
+			if l:line !~ '^\w\+:'
+				return []
+			endif
+			call add(l:fmt, l:line)
+			if l:line =~ '^identifier:'
+				let l:identifier_seen = v:true
+			endif
+			let l:lnr += 1
+		endwhile
+	endif
+	return []
+endfunction
+
+" Put all notes of the given tag to the location list. The search argument may be
+" empty. For improving search, white spaces are replaced by the * |wildcard|.
+function denote#notes#list(search)
+	let l:s = substitute(' ' .. a:search .. ' ', ' ', '*', 'g')
+	let l:files = glob(g:denote_directory .. '/' .. l:s, 0, v:true)
+	let l:title = 'Denote notes search:' .. a:search
+	let l:Gfun = function('denote#notes#list', [a:search])
+	call denote#loclist#fill(l:title, l:files, l:Gfun)
+endfunction
+
+" Put all notes of the given tag to the location list. The tag argument is
+" mandatory.
+function denote#notes#bytag(tag)
+	let l:files = glob(g:denote_directory .. '/*_' .. a:tag .. '*', 0, v:true)->filter('v:val->split("/")[-1] =~ "_' .. a:tag .. '\\(==\\|@@\\|__\\|_\\|\\.\\)"')
+	let l:title = 'Denote notes: ' .. a:tag
+	let l:Gfun = function('denote#notes#bytag', [a:tag])
+	call denote#loclist#fill(l:title, l:files, l:Gfun)
+endfunction
+
+" Search in denote notes
+function denote#notes#grep(re)
+	let l:title = 'Grep results for: ' .. a:re
+	let l:fpat=map(copy(g:denote_note_file_extensions), {_, e -> g:denote_directory .. '/*.' .. e})->join()
+	exe 'silent! lvimgrep ' .. a:re .. ' ' .. l:fpat
+	let l:Gfun = function('denote#notes#grep', [a:re])
+	call denote#loclist#setgrep(l:title, l:Gfun)
+endfunction
+
+" This creates a new denote entry with the given title and of the given
+" extension. The title may be empty.
+function denote#notes#new(title, ext=g:denote_new_ext)
+	let l:identifier = g:Denote_identifier_fun()
+	let l:fn = g:denote_directory .. '/' .. libdenote#scheme_filename(a:ext, l:identifier, a:title)
+	" Jump to window this location list belongs to
+	call denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+	" Open file and write front matter
+	exe 'edit ' l:fn
+	call setline(1, libdenote#fm_gen(a:ext, l:identifier, a:title, [], g:denote_fm_md_type))
+endfunction
+
+" Function to set the title of the selected entry
+function denote#notes#settitle(linenr, title)
+	" Get file first!
+	let l:items = getloclist(0, {'items': 1})['items']
+	if empty(l:items)
+		return
+	endif
+	let l:item = l:items[a:linenr-1]
+	let l:bufnr = l:item['bufnr']
+	let l:filename = bufname(l:bufnr)
+	let l:meta = libdenote#scheme_metadata(l:filename)
+	let l:ext = fnamemodify(l:filename, ':e')
+	let l:newfilename = g:denote_directory .. '/' .. libdenote#scheme_filename(l:ext, l:meta.id, a:title, l:meta.tags, l:meta.sig)
+	" If this note has a front matter, we rewrite the front matter and rename the
+	" file. Otherwise, we rename the file only.
+	if index(g:denote_note_file_extensions, l:ext) >= 0
+		" Handle front matter
+		call bufload(l:filename)
+		let l:frontmatter = s:getfrontmatter(l:filename)
+		if empty(l:frontmatter)
+			" Write fresh front matter
+			let l:frontmatter = libdenote#fm_gen(l:ext, l:meta.id, l:meta.title, l:meta.tags, g:denote_fm_md_type)
+			call add(l:frontmatter, '')
+			call appendbufline(l:filename, 0, l:frontmatter)
+		else
+			" Modify front matter
+			let l:frontmatter = libdenote#fm_alter(l:frontmatter, {'title': a:title})
+			call setbufline(l:filename, 1, l:frontmatter)
+		endif
+		let curl = line('.')
+		call denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+		exe 'silent buf ' .. l:bufnr
+		exe 'silent file ' .. l:newfilename
+		exe 'silent w'
+		exe 'lopen'
+		exe curl
+		if fnamemodify(l:filename, ':t') != fnamemodify(l:newfilename, ':t')
+			call delete(l:filename)
+		endif
+	else
+		if fnamemodify(l:filename, ':t') == fnamemodify(l:newfilename, ':t')
+			return
+		endif
+		call rename(l:filename, l:newfilename)
+	endif
+endfunction
+
+" Function to add or remove a tag to the selected entries. The last argument
+" a:add, is set to v:true to add, and v:false to remove.
+function denote#notes#tagmod(line1, line2, tag, add)
+	" Get file first!
+	let l:items = getloclist(0, {'items': 1})['items']
+	if empty(l:items)
+		return
+	endif
+	for i in range(a:line1, a:line2)
+		let l:item = l:items[i-1]
+		let l:bufnr = l:item['bufnr']
+		let l:filename = bufname(l:bufnr)
+		let l:meta = libdenote#scheme_metadata(l:filename)
+		let l:idx = index(l:meta.tags, a:tag)
+		if a:add
+			if l:idx >= 0
+				continue
+			endif
+			call add(l:meta.tags, a:tag)
+		else
+			if l:idx == -1
+				continue
+			endif
+			call remove(l:meta.tags, l:idx)
+		endif
+		let l:ext = fnamemodify(l:filename, ':e')
+		let l:newfilename = g:denote_directory .. '/' .. libdenote#scheme_filename(l:ext, l:meta.id, l:meta.title, l:meta.tags, l:meta.sig)
+		if index(g:denote_note_file_extensions, l:ext) >= 0
+			" Handle front matter
+			call bufload(l:filename)
+			let l:frontmatter = s:getfrontmatter(l:filename)
+			if empty(l:frontmatter)
+				" Write fresh front matter
+				let l:frontmatter = libdenote#fm_gen(l:ext, l:meta.id, l:meta.title, l:meta.tags, g:denote_fm_md_type)
+				call add(l:frontmatter, '')
+				call appendbufline(l:filename, 0, l:frontmatter)
+			else
+				" Modify front matter
+				let l:frontmatter = libdenote#fm_alter(l:frontmatter, {'tags': l:meta.tags})
+				call setbufline(l:filename, 1, l:frontmatter)
+			endif
+			let curl = line('.')
+			call denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+			exe 'silent buf ' .. l:bufnr
+			exe 'silent file ' .. l:newfilename
+			exe 'silent w'
+			exe 'lopen'
+			exe curl
+			call delete(l:filename)
+		else
+			if fnamemodify(l:filename, ':t') == fnamemodify(l:newfilename, ':t')
+				return
+			endif
+			call rename(l:filename, l:newfilename)
+		endif
+	endfor
+endfunction
+
+" Add file to denote directory
+function denote#notes#copy(origfile)
+	if !filereadable(a:origfile)
+		echohl WarningMsg
+		echom 'Cannot copy specified file to denote directory.'
+		return
+	endif
+	" Derive title from origfile
+	let l:title = fnamemodify(a:origfile, ':t:r')
+	let l:ext = fnamemodify(a:origfile, ':e')
+	let l:identifier = g:Denote_identifier_fun()
+	let l:filename = g:denote_directory .. '/' .. libdenote#scheme_filename(l:ext, l:identifier, l:title)
+	call system('cp ' .. shellescape(a:origfile) .. ' ' .. shellescape(l:filename))
+	" Write front matter, if this is supported
+	if index(g:denote_note_file_extensions, l:ext) >= 0
+		call denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+		exe 'edit ' .. fnameescape(l:filename)
+		call appendbufline(l:filename, 0, libdenote#fm_gen(l:ext, l:identifier, l:title), [], g:denote_fm_md_type)
+		exe 'w'
+	endif
+endfunction
+
+" Delete notes from denote directory
+function denote#notes#rm(line1, line2, bang)
+	let l:items = getloclist(0, {'items': 1})['items']
+	if empty(l:items)
+		return
+	endif
+	for i in range(a:line1, a:line2)
+		let l:item = l:items[i-1]
+		let l:bufnr = l:item['bufnr']
+		let l:filename = bufname(l:bufnr)
+		let l:title = libdenote#scheme_metadata(l:filename).title
+		if a:bang == v:false
+			let l:answer = confirm('Are you sure you want to delete the note "' .. l:title .. '"?', "&Yes\n&No\n", 2, 'Question')
+			if l:answer != 1
+				continue
+			endif
+		endif
+		" Wipe buffer, if it exists
+		if bufexists(l:filename)
+			exe 'silent bwipe ' .. fnameescape(l:filename)
+		endif
+		" Delete file
+		call delete(l:filename)
+	endfor
+endfunction

autoload/libdenote.vim

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+" libdenote plugin for vim
+" This plugin describes basic denote functions. Each one of these functions
+" deals wither with the file-naming scheme (prefixed with scheme_), or with the
+" front matter (prefixed with fm_). All functions are pure, i.e., have no side
+" affects.
+"
+" FILE-NAMING SCHEME {{{1
+"
+" Script-local functions {{{2
+"
+" This function removes illegal characters in parts of the filename.
+function s:santizefnpart(part)
+	return a:part->tolower()
+				\ ->substitute('[^[:alnum:]]', '-', 'g')
+				\ ->substitute('-\+', '-', 'g')
+				\ ->substitute('_\+', '_', 'g')
+				\ ->substitute('=\+', '=', 'g')
+				\ ->substitute('@\+', '@', 'g')
+				\ ->trim('-_@=')
+endfunction
+
+" API {{{2
+
+" Identifier creation
+" This unction generates a fresh denote identifier
+function libdenote#scheme_idgen()
+	return exists('*strftime')
+				\ ? strftime('%Y%m%dT%H%M%S')
+				\ : rand()
+endfunction
+
+" Generate file name
+" This function returns the Filename given all components in the file-naming
+" scheme
+"
+" @argument a:ext string:					File extension
+" @argument a:id string:					Identifier of denote entry
+" @argument a:title string:				Title of denote entry
+" @argument a:tags list[string]:	List of strings that specify the tags
+" @argument a:sig string:					Signature string of denote entry
+function libdenote#scheme_filename(ext, identifier, title='', tags=[], sig='')
+	let l:f = s:santizefnpart(a:identifier)
+	let l:f ..= len(a:sig) > 0 ? ('==' .. s:santizefnpart(a:sig)) : ''
+	let l:f ..= len(a:title) > 0 ? ('--' .. s:santizefnpart(a:title)) : ''
+	let l:f ..= len(a:tags) > 0 ? ('__' .. map(copy(a:tags), {_, v -> s:santizefnpart(v)})->join('_')) : ''
+	return l:f .. '.' .. a:ext
+endfunction
+
+" Retrieve metadata from file name
+" This function returns a dict with the entries 'id', 'title', 'tags', and
+" 'sig.' The value type of 'tags' is a list, the other entries hold strings.
+"
+" @argument a:filename string:		Filename or path to file
+function libdenote#scheme_metadata(filename)
+	return {
+				\ 'id': a:filename->fnamemodify(':t')->matchstr('@@\zs.\{-\}\ze\(==\|--\|__\|\..\)')
+								\ ?? a:filename->fnamemodify(':t')->matchstr('^.\{-\}\ze\(==\|--\|__\|\..\)'),
+				\ 'title': a:filename->fnamemodify(':t')->matchstr('--\zs.\{-\}\ze\(==\|@@\|__\|\..\)')
+								\ ->substitute('-', ' ', 'g'),
+				\ 'tags': a:filename->fnamemodify(':t')->matchstr('__\zs.\{-\}\ze\(==\|@@\|--\|\..\)')
+								\ ->split('_'),
+				\ 'sig': a:filename->fnamemodify(':t')->matchstr('==\zs.\{-\}\ze\(==\|@@\|__\|\..\)')
+				\}
+endfunction
+
+
+" Get path to file from denote identifier
+" This function returns the path to the file the note corresponds to, if it
+" exists, and v:false otherwise.
+"
+" @argument a:dir string:					Path to denote directory
+" @argument a:id string:					Identifier of denote entry
+function libdenote#scheme_find(dir, id)
+	" According to the file-naming scheme, the note id is prefixed with '@@'. If
+	" the note id appears at the beginning of the file name, then this prefix is
+	" optional. There may exist another field (such as the signature, title, or
+	" keywords field) after the note id. These are prefixed with '==', '--', or
+	" '__'. If the note id is the last field, then the id is followed by the file
+	" extension, e.g., '.md'.
+	" (A) First, we get all files that contain the note id as substring.
+	" (B) Then we ensure that the note id is followed by another field or by the
+	"     file extension.
+	let l:files = glob(a:dir .. '/*' .. a:id .. '*', 0, v:true)
+				\ ->filter('v:val->split("/")[-1] =~ "' .. a:id .. '\\(==\\|--\\|__\\|\\.\\)"')
+				\ ->filter('v:val->split("/")[-1] =~ "^' .. a:id .. '\\|@@' .. a:id .. '"')
+	return empty(l:files) ? v:false : l:files[0]
+endfunction
+
+
+" FRONT-MATTER HANDLING {{{1
+"
+" Script-local functions {{{2
+"
+" Put string in double quotes, and remove inside double quotes.
+function s:escapeDQ(s)
+	return '"' .. substitute(a:s, '"', '', 'g') .. '"'
+endfunction
+
+" Create front matter (yaml)
+function s:md_new_yaml(id, title, tags)
+	return [
+				\ '---',
+				\ 'title:      '  .. s:escapeDQ(a:title),
+				\ 'date:       '  .. strftime('%FT%T%z'),
+				\ 'tags:       [' .. map(copy(a:tags), {_, t -> s:escapeDQ(t) })->join(', ') .. ']',
+				\ 'identifier: '  .. s:escapeDQ(a:id),
+				\ '---'
+				\ ]
+endfunction
+	
+" Create front matter (toml)
+function s:md_new_toml(id, title, tags)
+	return [
+				\ '+++',
+				\ 'title      '  .. s:escapeDQ(a:title),
+				\ 'date       '  .. strftime('%FT%T%z'),
+				\ 'tags       [' .. map(copy(a:tags), {_, t -> s:escapeDQ(t) })->join(', ') .. ']',
+				\ 'identifier '  .. s:escapeDQ(a:id),
+				\ '+++'
+				\ ]
+endfunction
+
+" Create front matter (plain)
+function s:plain_new(id, title, tags)
+	return [
+				\ 'title:      ' .. a:title,
+				\ 'date:       ' .. strftime('%F'),
+				\ 'tags:       ' .. a:tags->join('  '),
+				\ 'identifier: ' .. a:id,
+				\ '---------------------------',
+				\ ]
+endfunction
+
+" Create front matter (org)
+function s:org_new(id, title, tags)
+	return [
+				\ '#+title:      ' .. a:title,
+				\ '#+date:       [' .. strftime('%F %a %R') .. ']',
+				\ '#+filetags:   :' .. map(copy(a:tags), {_, t -> substitute(t, ':', '', 'g') })->join(':') .. ':',
+				\ '#+identifier: ' .. a:id,
+				\ ]
+endfunction
+
+" API {{{2
+
+" Create front matter
+" This function generates a front matter. It may use the global variable
+" g:denote_fm_md_type.
+"
+" @argument a:ext string: 				Generate front matter for a file of this
+" 																extension
+" @argument a:id string: 					Identifier of the denote note
+" @argument a:title string: 			Title of the denote note
+" @argument a:tags list[string]:	List of strings that specify the tags
+" @argument a:md_type string:			Any of 'yaml' (default) or 'toml', for
+" 																markdown front matter
+" @return: List of strings with a line-per item that describes the front matter
+function libdenote#fm_gen(ext, id, title, tags, md_type='yaml')
+	return a:ext == 'org' ? s:org_new(a:id, a:title, a:tags)
+				\ : a:ext == 'txt' ? s:plain_new(a:id, a:title, a:tags)
+				\ : a:md_type == 'toml' ? s:md_new_toml(a:id, a:title, a:tags)
+				\ : s:md_new_yaml(a:id, a:title, a:tags)
+endfunction
+
+" Alter front matter
+" This function returns the (modified) a:fm front matter. The argument a:mod
+" of type dict specifies the fields to be updated. If a:mod contains the key
+" 'date', then the date field will be updated. If it contains the key 'id',
+" then the identifier will be updated with the value a:mod.id. Similar for the
+" title (key 'title'), and the tags (key 'tags'). For the tags, the value type
+" is a list of strings.
+"
+" @argument a:fm list[string]			List of strings describes a frontmatter
+" @argument a:mod dict						Dictionary to control updates
+" @return: List of strings with a line-per item that describes the front matter
+function libdenote#fm_alter(fm, mod)
+	let l:md_type = a:fm[0] == '+++' ? 'toml' : 'yaml'
+	let l:ext = { n -> n == 4 ? 'org' : n == 5 ? 'txt' : 'md'}(len(a:fm))
+	let l:new = copy(a:fm)
+	let l:repl = libdenote#fm_gen(l:ext,
+				\ has_key(a:mod, 'id') ? a:mod.id : '',
+				\ has_key(a:mod, 'title') ? a:mod.title : '',
+				\ has_key(a:mod, 'tags') ? a:mod.tags : [],
+				\ g:denote_fm_md_type)
+	if has_key(a:mod, 'date')
+		let l:ididx = indexof(l:repl, 'v:val =~ "^\\(#+\\)\\?date"')
+		call map(l:new, {_, v -> v =~ "^\\(#+\\)\\?date" ? l:repl[l:ididx] : v})
+	endif
+	if has_key(a:mod, 'id')
+		let l:ididx = indexof(l:repl, 'v:val =~ "^\\(#+\\)\\?identifier"')
+		call map(l:new, {_, v -> v =~ "^\\(#+\\)\\?identifier" ? l:repl[l:ididx] : v})
+	endif
+	if has_key(a:mod, 'title')
+		let l:titleidx = indexof(l:repl, 'v:val =~ "^\\(#+\\)\\?title"')
+		call map(l:new, {_, v -> v =~ "^\\(#+\\)\\?title" ? l:repl[l:titleidx] : v})
+	endif
+	if has_key(a:mod, 'tags')
+		let l:tagsidx = indexof(l:repl, 'v:val =~ "^\\(#+file\\)\\?tags"')
+		call map(l:new, {_, v -> v =~ "^\\(#+file\\)\\?tags" ? l:repl[l:tagsidx] : v})
+	endif
+	return l:new
+endfunction

doc/denote.txt

@@ -1,18 +1,34 @@
-*denote.txt*	For Vim version 9.0.  Last change: 2026 Feb 18
+*denote.txt*	Handling denote entries – the vim way
 
-This is the documentation for the denote plugin.
+						       Last change: 2026 Mar 4
+
+This is the documentation for the denote package. This package also introduces
+the |libdenote| plugin in the file autoload/libdenote.vim,  which  may	be  of
+independent interest. If this package is loaded automatically, but you	prefer
+to opt-out, then add this line to your vimrc:
+>
+    let g:loaded_denote = 1
+<
 
 ==============================================================================
-CONTENTS						*denote.vim* *denote*
+CONTENTS						 *vim-denote* *denote*
 
         1. Introduction                                 |denote-intro|
         2. Commands                                  |denote-commands|
+            2.1 Universal commands         |denote-universal-commands|
+            2.2 Note command                     |denote-note-command|
+            2.3 Denote-list commands            |denote-list-commands|
         3. Settings                                  |denote-settings|
-4. Mappings				|denote-mappings|
+        4. Keys                                          |denote-keys|
+
+        Appendices
+            A. The libdenote plugin                        |libdenote|
+                A.1 File-naming functions       |libdentoe-filenaming|
+                A.2 Front-matter functions     |libdenote-frontmatter|
+            B. Package API                                |denote-api|
 
 ==============================================================================
-							*denote-intro*
-Introduction ~
+INTRODUCTION							*denote-intro*
 
 Denote is a file-naming scheme developed by Protesilaos Stavrou and  an  Emacs
 tool for handling such files. Notes and other files that  follow  this	scheme
@@ -21,87 +37,385 @@ do adjusting the tags or changing the title of a note. The official manual is
 available online:
 	https://protesilaos.com/emacs/denote
 
-The denote plugin adds denote functionality to vim --- _the vim way._ We are
-aware of two other plugins, but we fear that these plugins are not flexible
-enough, and more importantly, do not follow the vim philosophy for handling
-denote notes. These mentioned plugins are available here:
+The denote plugin adds denote functionality to vim — the vim way. We are aware
+of two other plugins, but we fear that these plugins are not flexible  enough,
+and more importantly, do not follow the vim  philosophy  for  handling	denote
+notes. These mentioned plugins are available here:
 	https://github.com/shuckster/denote-md
 	https://git.sr.ht/~ashton314/vim-denote
 
 In  contrast  to  these  plugins,  the	 present   package   relies   on   the
 |location-list| features for displaying denote entries,  and  on  the  options
-|'quickfixtextfunc'|, |'includeexpr'|, and |'omnifunc'|. With these, denote
-links can be followed using |gf|, and completed using omni comletion (see,
+'quickfixtextfunc', 'includeexpr', and 'omnifunc'. With  these,  denote  links
+can be	followed  using  |gf|,	and  completed	using  omni  completion  (see,
 |compl-omni|). For link completion, press |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O| after  typing  any
 prefix of a denote link. This completion also works with titles:  by  invoking
 omni completion after typing "denote:foo",  denote  links  are	completed  for
 entries containing "foo" in the title.
 
-							*denote-commands*
-Commands ~
-					*:Denote*
-Populate the location list of the current window with the denote entries
-present in the current directory. This command may be supplemented with any
-number of arguments that filter the entries.
 
-					*:DenoteTag*
-This command takes as argument a tag, and populates the location list with all
-denote entries of that are tagged accordingly. The tags are autocompleted
-(see, |c_<Tab>|).
+==============================================================================
+COMMANDS						     *denote-commands*
+
+After loading this package, only  the  first  of  the  following  commands  is
+available. This first command, as descried below, sets	the  directory	to  be
+used for the denote entries. After that command has been issued, several other
+commands become possible, such as |:DenoteTag|.  Some  command	are  available
+within any window, others only in denote notes, and yet other  again  only  in
+the location-list that lists denote entries.
+
+
+						   *denote-universal-commands*
+Universal commands~
+							    *:DenoteDirectory*
+							   *:DenoteDirectory!*
+:DenoteDirectory[!] {path}
+	Set the provided {path} as the denote directory that will be  used  by
+	all following commands. The {path} argument is autocompleted. With the
+	bang, the autocompletion works for all directories available  on  your
+	system.  Without  the	bang,	only   directories   listed   in   the
+        |g:denote_directories| variable are autocompleted.
+
+After the denote directory has been specified, the following  commands	become
+available. They all operate on that specified directory.
+
+								     *:Denote*
+:Denote [{keyword ..}]
+	Populate the location list of  the  current  window  with  the	denote
+	entries present in  the  specified  directory.	This  command  may  be
+	supplemented with any number of  arguments  that  filter  the  entries
+	according to  the  appearance  of  the	keywords  in  the  file  name.
+
+								*:DenoteByTag*
+:DenoteByTag {tag}
+	This command takes as argument a tag, and populates the location  list
+	with all denote entries of that are tagged accordingly. The  tags  are
+	autocompleted (see, |c_<Tab>|). Also fuzzy matching is	possible  when
+        "fuzzy" is contained in 'wildoptions'.
 
 								 *:DenoteGrep*
-This command is a wrapper around |:lvimgrep| to search for a pattern in the
-denote entries. The required argument is a pattern as required by |:vimgrep|,
-i.e., /{pattern}/[g][j][f].
+:DenoteGrep /{pattern}/[g][j][f]
+	This command is a wrapper around |:lvimgrep| to search for  a  pattern
+	in the denote entries. The required argument is a pattern as  required
+        by |:vimgrep|, i.e., /{pattern}/[g][j][f].
 
 								  *:DenoteNew*
-This command takes as argument a note title, and generates a new denote entry
-with the specified title. The entry file type is controlled by the setting
-|g:denote_new_ft|.
+:DenoteNew {title}
+	This command takes as argument a  note	title,	and  generates	a  new
+	denote entry  with  the  specified  title.  The  entry	file  type  is
+        controlled by the setting |g:denote_new_ft|.
+
+								 *:DenoteCopy*
+:DenoteCopy {file}
+	With this, the specified file is copied into the denote directory. The
+	file name is taken  as	the  title,  and  the  identifier  is  freshly
+	generated.  Any  file,	i.e.,	not   only   those   specified	 using
+        |g:denote_note_file_extension| may be chosen.
+
+
+							 *denote-note-command*
+Note command~
+
+This is the only command exclusive  to	the  windows  that  hold  denote  note
+entries, i.e., files with an extension in |g:denote_note_file_extension|.
 
 						       *:DenoteBackReferences*
-When called from an opened denote entry, this command populates the location
-list with all references to the current note.
+:DenoteBackReferences
+	This command populates the location list with all  references  to  the
+	current note. This command can only be called from  an	opened	denote
+        note.
+
+
+							*denote-list-commands*
+Denote-list commands~
+
+The denote list  may  be  opened  using  one  of  the  commands  |:Denote|  or
+|:DenoteByTag|. Also the commands  |:DenoteGrep|  and  |:DenoteBackReferences|
+open the location list, but not as a  list  of	entries,  but  as  a  list  of
+matching patterns. The following commands are available  in  the  denote  list
+(first case).
+
+							     *:DenoteSetTitle*
+:DenoteSetTitle {string}
+	The title of the selected entry is changed as specified. 
+
+							       *:DenoteTagAdd*
+:DenoteTagAdd {tag}
+	With this, the provided tag is added  to  the  list  of  tags  of  the
+	selected entry. The  tag  may  be  autocompleted.  This  command  also
+	accepts a range, resulting in adding the tag  to  every  entry	within
+        that range.
+
+								*:DenoteTagRm*
+:DenoteTagRm {tag}
+	Just as above, but for removing the specified tag.
+
+							       *:DenoteDelete*
+:DenoteDelete[!]
+	With this, the selected entry is deleted  from	the  denote  directory
+	(and from the disk). This command also accepts a range,  to  delete  a
+	bunch of entries. After the deletion command  has  been  invoked,  the
+	user is asked to confirm the deletion.	With  the  optional  bang,  no
+        confirmation will be asked.
+
+
+==============================================================================
+SETTINGS						     *denote-settings*
+
+All settings described below are set to default values. For  this  package  to
+function, it is not necessary to specify a setting manually.
+
+
+							*g:denote_directories*
+g:denote_directories		list
+	With this option, may may specify a list of your  denote  directories.
+	This list is used for the  autocompletion  of  the  |:DenoteDirectory|
+        command. The default value is
+>
+	let g:denote_directories = []
+<
 
-							*denote-settings*
-Settings ~
 						*g:denote_note_file_extension*
-With this setting you may specify the file extensions of all denote entries
-within which |:DenoteGrep| will search for the provided pattern. If left
-unspecified, it is set to the following default value:
+g:denote_note_file_extension	list
+	With this setting, you may specify the file extensions of  all	denote
+	entries within which |:DenoteGrep| will search, and  for  which  files
+	denote link completion and the |:DenoteBackReferences| command will be
+	available. If left unspecified, it is set  to  the  following  default
+        value:
 >
-	g:denote_note_file_extension = ['md', 'org', 'txt']
+	let g:denote_note_file_extension = ['md', 'org', 'txt']
 <
+
 						  *g:denote_loc_title_columns*
-This integer specifies the number of columns used to display the titles of
-denote entries. Per default, it is set to:
+g:denote_loc_title_columns	number
+	This integer specifies the number  of  columns	used  to  display  the
+	titles of denote entries. Per default, it is set to:
 >
-	g:denote_loc_title_columns = 60
+	let g:denote_loc_title_columns = 60
 <
+
 							     *g:denote_new_ft*
-Newly created notes are of this file type. Possible values are 'md', 'org', or
-'txt', with the following default:
+g:denote_new_ft			string
+	Newly created notes are of this file type. Possible values  are  'md',
+	'org', or 'txt', with the following default:
 >
-	g:denote_new_ft = 'md'
+	let g:denote_new_ft = 'md'
 <
+
 							 *g:denote_fm_md_type*
-The front matter of 'md' notes is given as 'yaml' or as 'toml'. By default,
-this package uses 'yaml':
+g:denote_fm_md_type		string
+	The front matter of 'md' notes is given as 'yaml'  or  as  'toml'.  By
+	default, this package uses 'yaml':
 >
-	g:denote_fm_md_type = 'yaml'
+	let g:denote_fm_md_type = 'yaml'
 <
-					*g:denote_identifier_fun*
-Denote allows the use of custom identifiers. This variable, if set, points to
-a function that generates identifiers for newly created notes. The function is
-supposed to return a unique string.
 
-							*denote-mappings*
-Mappings ~
+						     *g:Denote_identifier_fun*
+g:Denote_identifier_fun		Funcref
+	Denote allows the use of custom identifiers. This  variable,  if  set,
+	points to a function that  generates  identifiers  for	newly  created
+	notes. The function is supposed to return a unique string. By default,
+        the variable set as
+>
+	let g:Denote_identifier_fun = function('denote#meta#identifier_generate')
+<
+	which calls |strftime('%Y%m%dT%H%M%S')| if |strftime()| is  available,
+	and |rand()| otherwise. Another reasonable setting  would  be  to  use
+        some uuid generator and to specify, e.g.,
+>
+	let g:Denote_identifier_fun = { -> system('uuidgen')
+				\ ->substitute('[^[:xdigit:]]', '', 'g') }
+<
 
-<Plug>DenoteList		"Populate and open the location list with all
-				denote entries".
 
-<Plug>DenoteBackReferences	"Populate and open the location list with all
-				denote entries that link to the currently opened one".
+==============================================================================
+KEYS								 *denote-keys*
+
+The location lists generated by the present package, e.g., through the command
+|:DenoteGrep| or |:DenoteByTag|,  have the following key key-bindings.
+
+								    *denote-r*
+r		Reload the location list.
+
+								    *denote-q*
+q		Close the location list.
+
+
+In addition, denote lists (see |denote-list-commands|) come with the following
+keys:
+
+							       *denote-list-C*
+C		Change the title of the selected entry.
+
+							       *denote-list-+*
++		Add a tag to the selected entries (also in visual mode).
+
+							       *denote-list--*
+-		As |denote-list-+| but for removing tags.
+
+							      *denote-list-dd*
+dd		Delete the selected entry.
+{Visual}d	Delete the visually selected entries.
+
+							       *denote-list-o*
+o		Open the file using the system "open" command.
+
+
+==============================================================================
+APPENDIX A - THE LIBDENOTE PLUGIN				   *libdenote*
+
+The present  package  has  as  constituent  the  libdenote  plugin  for  basic
+denote-centered   operations.	That   plugin	is   given   by    the	  file
+autoload/libdenote.vim. Each function in this plugin is pure,  i.e.,  produces
+no side effects. There are two classes of functions: functions concerning  the
+file-naming scheme (prefixed with  scheme_,  see  |libdenote-filenaming|)  and
+functions   concerning	 the   front   matter	(prefixed   with   fm_,    see
+|libdenote-frontmatter|).
+
+							*libdenote-filenaming*
+File-naming functions~
+						    *libdenote#scheme_idgen()*
+libdenote#scheme_idgen()
+	This function generates a new identifier. If the function |strftime()|
+	is available, than strftime(%Y%m%dT%H%M%S) is used, otherwise a random
+        identifier is generated using |rand()|.
+
+						 *libdenote#scheme_filename()*
+libdenote#scheme_filename({ext}, {id}, {title}, {tags}, {sig})
+	With this, the file name of the denote entry with the  given  metadata
+	is returned. The parameter {ext} describes the extension of  the  file
+	is is one of 'md', 'txt', or 'org'. The parameter {id} is  the	denote
+	identifier, possibly  generated  via  |libdenote#scheme_idgen()|.  The
+	{title} parameter is optional and describes the title of the note.  By
+	default, it is set to the empty string ''.  The  {tags}  parameter  is
+	optional as well, is a list  of  tags  associated  to  the  note.  The
+	default value is the empty list  [].  Also,  the  {sig}  parameter  is
+	optional,  and	used  to  describe  the  signature   of   the	entry.
+
+						 *libdenote#scheme_metadata()*
+libdenote#scheme_metadata({filename})
+	This function returns the metadata of the file	given  by  {filename}.
+	This parameter may describe the path to the file, or  the  tail  only.
+	The returned |dict| has the keys 'id' for the identifier, 'title'  for
+	the title, 'tags' for the list of tags, and 'sig' for  the  signature.
+
+						       *libdenote-frontmatter*
+Front-matter functions~
+							  *libdenote#fm_gen()*
+libdenote#fm_gen({ext}, {id}, {title}, {tags}, {mdtype})
+	This function returns the list of lines  for  the  front  matter  that
+	stores the given metadata. The paramter {ext} is the extension of  the
+	file, the parameter {id} the identifier, the  parameter  {title},  the
+	title of the note, and {tags} the optional parameter as a list of tags
+	associated to the note. The argument {mdtype} descries the  format  to
+	be used in markdown. For markdown files (extension 'md'), two  formats
+	are possible: 'yaml'  and  'toml'.  The  former  format  is  used  per
+        default.
+
+							*libdenote#fm_alter()*
+libdenote#fm_alter({fm}, {mod})
+	Similar  to  |libdenote#fm_gen()|,  this  function  returns   a   list
+	containing the lines of a front  matter.  In  contrast	to  the  above
+	function, this functions takes a front matter  {fm}  as  base  (again,
+	given as list of lines), and  updates  the  fields  specified  by  the
+	|dict| {mod}. If {mod} contains the key "date", then the  date	string
+	will be updated. If {mod} contains the key "id", then  the  identifier
+	will be updated with the value a:mod.id. Similarly, the  keys  "title"
+	and "tags" are used to update the title and  tag  list	of  the  front
+        matter.
+
+
+==============================================================================
+APPENDIX B - PACKAGE API					  *denote-api*
+
+Here, we list and briefly describe all functions that come with this package.
+The aim of providing this information is to keep vim-denote hackable.
+
+						      *denote#commands#load()*
+denote#commands#load()
+	This function initializes the user commands  (see,  |denote-commands|)
+	that are globally available.
+
+						    *denote#completion#tags()*
+denote#completion#tags({ArgLead}, {CmdLine}, {CursorPos})
+	This is the autocompletion function for  tag  arguments  in  the  user
+	commands |:DenoteByTag|, |:DenoteTagAdd|, and |:DenoteTagRm|.
+
+						      *denote#loclist#clear()*
+denote#loclist#clear()
+	With this, the location list is cleared.
+
+						       *denote#loclist*fill()*
+denote#loclist*fill({title}, {files}, {Gfun})
+	This function populates the location list  with  denote  entries.  The
+	{title} argument specifies the title of the location list. The {files}
+	argument is a list of filenames of denote entries. Finally, the {Gfun}
+	argument is a Funcref to the function that reloads the location list —
+	this is the function (with all arguments set) that invoked  this  call
+        to |denote#loclist#fill()|.
+
+						    *denote#loclist#setgrep()*
+denote#loclist#setgrep({title}, {Gfun})
+	This function makes the location list fit for showing  the  result  of
+	|:DenoteGrep|.	The  {title}  and   {Gfun}   arguments	 are   as   in
+        |denote#loclist#fill()|.
+
+						     *denote#loclist#reload()*
+denote#loclist#reload()
+	This function reruns the location-list generating function (see {Gfun}
+	in |denote#loclist#fill()|.
+
+					       *denote#loclist#jumptowindow()*
+denote#loclist#jumptowindow()
+	With this, the cursor is moved from the location list  to  the	window
+	the location list belongs to.
+
+							 *denote#notes#list()*
+denote#notes#list({search})
+	This function searches for denote entries that contain {search} in the
+	path, and displays the results	in  the  location  list.  The  command
+	|:Denote| is bound to this function.
+
+							*denote#notes#bytag()*
+denote#notes#bytag({tag})
+	This is similar to |denote#notes#list()|, but only  entries  with  the
+	tag {tag} are put to the location list. This is used  by  the  command
+	|:DenoteByTag|.
+
+							 *denote#notes#grep()*
+denote#notes#grep({re})
+	This is the function used by |:DenoteGrep| and |:DenoteBackReferences|
+        to search for patterns within the denote files.
+	
+							  *denote#notes#new()*
+denote#notes#new({title}, {ext})
+	This function is used by |:DenoteNew|. Here, {title} is the title of
+	the new note, and {ext} the file extension. This second argument is
+	optional and has the default value |g:denote_new_ext|.
+
+						     *denote#notes#settitle()*
+denote#notes#settitle({linenr}, {title})
+	With this, the title of the entry on line  {linenr}  of  the  location
+	list is set to {title}. This is used by |:DenoteSetTitle|.
+
+						       *denote#notes#tagmod()*
+denote#notes#tagmod({line1}, {line2}, {tag}, {add})
+	This function modifies the  tags  of  the  denote  entries  from  line
+	{line1} to line {line2}  of  the  location  list.  In  each  of  these
+	entries, the tag {tag} is added if {add} is 1, and removed if {add} is
+        0.
+
+							 *denote#notes#copy()*
+denote#notes#copy({origfile})
+	This copies the file {origfile} to the denote directory,  and  renames
+	the copy to make it  denote  compatible.  This	function  is  used  by
+        |:DenoteCopy|.
+
+							   *denote#notes#rm()*
+denote#notes#rm({line1}, {line2}, {bang})
+	With this, the files that correspond to the entries from line  {line1}
+	to line {line2} of the location list are deleted. If the {bang} is set
+	to 1, then no confirmation will be asked. Otherwise, the user is asked
+	to confirm every deletion. This function is used  by  |:DenoteDelete|.
 
 vim:tw=78:sw=4:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl:

plugin/denote.vim

@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
-" Global configurations {{{1
+" Global configurations
+if exists('g:loaded_denote')
+	finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_denote = 1
 
-" Restrict basic operations to these files:
+" List of denote directories
+if !exists('g:denote_directories')
+	let g:denote_directories = []
+endif
+call map(g:denote_directories, {_, d -> fnamemodify(d, ':p')})
+
+" Restrict basic operations to these files
 if !exists('g:denote_note_file_extensions')
 	let g:denote_note_file_extensions = ['md', 'org', 'txt']
 endif
 
-" Number of columns used for the title in the location window.
+" Number of columns used for the title in the location window
 if !exists('g:denote_loc_title_columns')
 	let g:denote_loc_title_columns = 40
 endif
 
 " Default filetype for newly created denote entries
-if !exists('g:denote_new_ft')
-	let g:denote_new_ft='md'
+if !exists('g:denote_new_ext')
+	let g:denote_new_ext = 'md'
 endif
 
 " Default front-matter type for markdown notes, may be one of 'yaml' or 'toml'
@@ -22,101 +32,88 @@ endif
 
 " By using the following global variable, the user may specify a custom
 " function for creating identifiers.
-if !exists('g:denote_identifier_fun')
-	let g:denote_identifier_fun=''
+if !exists('g:Denote_identifier_fun')
+	let g:Denote_identifier_fun = function('libdenote#scheme_idgen')
 endif
 
-" Local functions {{{1
-" Put all notes of the given tag to the location list. The tag argument is
-" mandatory.
-function s:DenoteNotesByTag(tag)
-	" Clear location list
-	call denote#loclist#clear()
-	" Find files
-	let files = glob("*_" .. a:tag .. "*", 0, v:true)->filter('v:val =~ "_' .. a:tag .. '\\(==\\|@@\\|__\\|_\\|\\.\\)"')
-	" Populate location list
-	let locTitle="Denote notes: " .. a:tag
-	call setloclist(0, [], 'r',
-				\ {'title': locTitle,
-				\ 'quickfixtextfunc' : 'denote#loclist#textNoteList'})
-	let notes=[]
-	for f in files
-		call add(notes, {
-					\ 'filename' : f,
-					\ 'lnum' : 1
-					\ })
+" Transform full path into canonical form WITH trailing '/'
+function s:canonicalFullPath(path)
+	let l:parts = split(a:path, '/')
+	let l:result = []
+	for part in l:parts
+		if part == '.' || part == ''
+			continue
+		elseif part == '..'
+			if len(l:result) > 0
+				call remove(l:result, len(l:result)-1)
+			endif
+		else
+			call add(l:result, part)
+		endif
 	endfor
-	call setloclist(0, notes, 'a')
+	return empty(l:result) ? '/' : '/' .. join(l:result, '/') .. '/'
 endfunction
 
-" Put all notes of the given tag to the location list. The search argument may be
-" empty. For improving search, white spaces are replaced by the * |wildcard|.
-function s:DenoteNotes(search)
-	let s = substitute(" " .. a:search .. " ", " ", "*", "g")
-	" Clear location list
-	call denote#loclist#clear()
-	" Find files
-	let files = glob(s, 0, v:true)
-	" Populate location list
-	let locTitle="Denote notes search:" .. a:search
-	call setloclist(0, [], 'r',
-				\ {'title': locTitle,
-				\ 'quickfixtextfunc' : 'denote#loclist#textNoteList'})
-	let notes=[]
-	for f in files
-		call add(notes, {
-					\ 'filename' : f,
-					\ 'lnum' : 1
-					\ })
+" Compute the relative path from start to target. Both arguments are given as
+" full paths.
+function s:relativePath(start, target)
+	let l:a = s:canonicalFullPath(a:start)
+	let l:b = s:canonicalFullPath(a:target)
+	" Simple cases first: both paths are the same, or the target is l:a subpath
+	" from the start.
+	if l:a == l:b[:strlen(l:a)-1]
+		return l:b[strlen(l:a):]
+	endif
+	" Now, we need to go back. If the following match fails, then we need to go
+	" back all the way
+	let l:l = matchstrpos(l:a .. l:b, '^\(/.*\)/\zs.*/\ze\1')
+	return l:l[1] == -1
+				\ ? substitute(l:a[1:-2], '[^/]\+', '..', 'g') .. l:b
+				\ : substitute(l:l[0], '[^/]\+', '..', 'g') .. l:b[l:l[1]:]
+endfunction
+
+" Complete all paths to the denote directories. This functions completes the
+" paths to the configured directories.
+function s:denoteDirectoryCompletion(ArgLead, CmdLine, CursorPos)
+	let l:res = []
+	let l:bang = match(a:CmdLine, '^\S\+!') >= 0
+	let l:argleaddir = isdirectory(expand(a:ArgLead)) ? a:ArgLead : matchstr(a:ArgLead, '^.*/')
+	if strlen(l:argleaddir) == 0
+		let l:argleaddir = '~'
+	endif
+	if l:argleaddir !~ '/$'
+		let l:argleaddir = l:argleaddir .. '/'
+	endif
+	if l:bang
+		for ldir in (glob(expand(l:argleaddir) .. '/*', v:true, v:true)->filter('isdirectory(v:val)'))
+			call add(l:res, l:argleaddir .. fnamemodify(ldir, ':t'))
 		endfor
-	call setloclist(0, notes, 'a')
-endfunction
-
-" This function implements the similar functionality of :vimgrep, but for
-" denote notes.
-function s:DenoteGrep(search)
-	" Clear location list
-	call denote#loclist#clear()
-	" Grep all greppable files
-	let fpat=map(copy(g:denote_note_file_extensions), {_, e -> "*." .. e})->join()
-	execute "lvimgrep " .. a:search .. " " .. fpat
-	" Adjust location list: set title and specify display function
-	call setloclist(0, [], 'r',
-				\ {'title': 'Denote grep: ' .. a:search,
-				\ 'quickfixtextfunc' : 'denote#loclist#textReferences'})
-	lclose
-	lopen
-endfunction
-
-" This function is used to autocomplete the tags in user commands.
-function s:tagList(ArgLead, cmdLine, CursorPos)
-	let files=glob("*", 0, v:true)
-	let tags=[]
-	for f in files
-		let tags=extend(tags, denote#meta#noteTagsFromFile(f))
+	else
+		let l:leaddir = s:canonicalFullPath(fnamemodify(l:argleaddir, ':p'))
+		for ldir in g:denote_directories
+			if l:leaddir == ldir[:strlen(l:leaddir)-1]
+				call add(l:res, l:argleaddir .. s:relativePath(l:leaddir, ldir))
+			endif
 		endfor
-	return uniq(sort(tags))->join("\n")
+	endif
+	return l:res->join("\n")
 endfunction
 
-" This creates a new denote entry with the given title and of the given
-" filetype. The title may be empty.
-function s:DenoteNew(title, ft=g:denote_new_ft)
-	let identifier=denote#meta#identifier_generate()
-	let fn=identifier .. '--' .. a:title
-				\ ->tolower()
-				\ ->substitute('[^[:fname:]]\|/', '-', 'g')
-				\ ->substitute('-\+', '-', 'g')
-				\ ->trim('-') .. '.' .. a:ft
-	execute "edit " .. fn
-	call setline(1, denote#frontmatter#new(a:ft, identifier, a:title))
+" Setup denote plugin, i.e.,
+" - set the denote directory
+" - register user commands
+" - register auto commands
+function s:setup(dir)
+	" Set the denote directory
+	let l:tmp = s:canonicalFullPath(fnamemodify(a:dir, ':p'))[:-2]
+	if !isdirectory(l:tmp)
+		echohl WarningMsg
+		echom "The specified argument is not a directory (" .. a:dir .. ")"
+		return
+	endif
+	let g:denote_directory = l:tmp
+	" Register user commands and auto commands
+	call denote#commands#load()
 endfunction
 
-" Public commands and key mappings {{{1
-command -nargs=* Denote :call <SID>DenoteNotes(<q-args>)
-command -nargs=1 -complete=custom,<SID>tagList DenoteTag :call <SID>DenoteNotesByTag(<q-args>)
-command -nargs=+ DenoteGrep :call <SID>DenoteGrep(<q-args>)
-command -nargs=1 DenoteNew :call <SID>DenoteNew(<q-args>)
-
-" Useful key mappings
-nnoremap <silent> <Plug>DenoteList :Denote<CR>:lclose<CR>:lopen<CR>:resize 20<CR>
-nnoremap <silent> <Plug>DenoteBackReferences :DenoteBackReferences<CR>:lclose<CR>:lopen<CR>:resize 20<CR>
+command -nargs=1 -bang -complete=custom,s:denoteDirectoryCompletion DenoteDirectory call s:setup(<f-args>)