Reversed order of notes in 'notez' display

More robust notes functions to take quick notes in ZSH and Bash

.shell_functions

@@ -1,30 +1,82 @@
 # Shell Functions
 
-# Shell note pad
-note () {
-  # if file doesn't exist, create it
-  if [[ ! -f $HOME/.notes ]]; then
-      touch "$HOME/.notes"
-  fi
+# Shell note pad for Bash
+noteb () {
+  local notes_file="$HOME/.notes"
+  local timestamp=$(date +"%F %T")
+  local input_line
 
-  if ! (($#)); then
-      # no arguments, print file
-      cat "$HOME/.notes"
+  if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+    # No arguments, display the notes file
+    tac "$notes_file"
+    return 0
+  elif [[ "$1" == "-a" ]]; then
+    # Add a note with prompting (using Bash's read -p)
+    read -r -p "$(date +"%F %T | ") " input_line
+    if [[ -n "$input_line" ]]; then
+      echo "$timestamp | $input_line" >> "$notes_file"
+      echo "Note added to $notes_file"
+      return 0
+    else
+      echo "No note entered."
+      return 1
+    fi
   elif [[ "$1" == "-c" ]]; then
-      # clear file
-      echo -n "Clear notes file? [Y/N] "
-      read replace
-      if [ "${replace}" = "Y" ] || [ "${replace}" = "y" ]; then
-         echo "Emptying notes file..."
-         printf "%s" > "$HOME/.notes"
-         echo "Done."
-      else
-          echo "Notes file preserved."
-      fi
+    # Clear the notes file
+    read -r -p "Clear notes file? [Y/n] " clear_response
+    if [[ "$clear_response" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+      > "$notes_file" # Truncate the file
+      echo "Notes file cleared."
+    else
+      echo "Notes file not cleared."
+    fi
+    return 0
   else
-      # add all arguments to file
-      echo -n $(date +"%F %T | ") >> "$HOME/.notes"
-      printf "%s\n" "$*" >> "$HOME/.notes"
+    # Treat arguments as the note (default action if not -a or -c)
+    input_line="$*"
+    echo "$timestamp | $input_line" >> "$notes_file"
+    echo "Note added to $notes_file"
+    return 0
+  fi
+}
+
+# Shell Note Pad for ZSH
+notez () {
+  local notes_file="$HOME/.notes"
+  local timestamp=$(date +"%F %T")
+  local input_line
+
+  if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+    # No arguments, display the notes file
+    cat "$notes_file"
+    return 0
+  elif [[ "$1" == "-a" ]]; then
+    # Add a note with prompting
+    read -r "?$(date +"%F %T | ") " input_line
+    if [[ -n "$input_line" ]]; then
+      echo "$timestamp | $input_line" >> "$notes_file"
+      echo "Note added to $notes_file"
+      return 0
+    else
+      echo "No note entered."
+      return 1
+    fi
+  elif [[ "$1" == "-c" ]]; then
+    # Clear the notes file
+    read -r "?Clear notes file? [Y/n] " clear_response
+    if [[ "$clear_response" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+      > "$notes_file" # Truncate the file
+      echo "Notes file cleared."
+    else
+      echo "Notes file not cleared."
+    fi
+    return 0
+  else
+    # Treat arguments as the note (default action if not -a or -c)
+    input_line="$*"
+    echo "$timestamp | $input_line" >> "$notes_file"
+    echo "Note added to $notes_file"
+    return 0
   fi
 }