DoggyJournal

A Rust TUI (Terminal User Interface) daily mood journal application.

Features

• Daily Journaling: Record your thoughts in three sections:
  • What went well today?
  • What didn't go well?
  • Goals and intentions for tomorrow
• Auto-save: Your entries are automatically saved every 10 seconds
• View Past Entries: Browse and read your previous journal entries
• Clean TUI Interface: Easy-to-use terminal interface built with Ratatui

Installation

cargo build --release

Usage

Run the application:

cargo run

Or run the compiled binary:

./target/release/doggyjournal

Keyboard Shortcuts

Journaling Mode

• Tab - Move to next section
• Shift+Tab - Move to previous section
• Ctrl+S - Save manually
• Ctrl+V - View past entries
• Ctrl+Q - Quit (saves automatically)
• Arrow keys (Left/Right) - Move cursor
• Home/End - Jump to start/end of line

Viewing Past Entries Mode

• ↑/↓ or j/k - Navigate through entries
• Enter - Select entry to view
• Esc - Return to journaling mode

Storage

Journal entries are stored in ~/.doggyjournal/ as JSON files, one file per day. Each file is named with the date format: YYYY-MM-DD.json

License

MIT OR Apache-2.0