logseq x zotero

how to use

first, clone your logseq repo.

on unix systems:

install node somehow. this is nice on mac os.

API_KEY=this is my api key, that i made by going to https://www.zotero.org/settings/keys
USER_ID=this is my user id, that\'s listed at https://www.zotero.org/settings/keys
BIB_FILE_TITLE=title for the file that links to all created files; optional
export API_KEY USER_ID; node ./index.js ${pathToMyLogseqInstance}/pages

on windows:

install node somehow. i recommend this

SET API_KEY=this is my api key, that i made by going to https://www.zotero.org/settings/keys
SET USER_ID=this is my user id, that's listed at https://www.zotero.org/settings/keys
SET BIB_FILE_TITLE=title for the file that links to all created files; optional
call node ./index.js ${pathToMyLogseqInstance}/pages
# haven't tested this yet!

what it does

this will access your zotero library and create a file called z_${titleOfWorkLowerSnakeCase}.md, with the title of the work as the title. each file has the title of the work as the title, so you can reference it in logseq as [[title of the work]]. a link to every added file is put into ${BIB_FILE_TITLE.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/, '_')}, a little bibliography of sorts.

it only writes files that don't currently exist, so feel free to add notes to created files.

if you want a different file name or file title, go into index.js and replace the function makeName with anything with the same signature. the function takes as input the data property of https://gist.github.com/dstillman/f1030b9609aadc51ddec and returns Maybe<{title: string; fileName: string}>. follow your heart.