vimwikigraph

vimwikigraph walks all files in a vimwiki directory and builds a graph between the encountered files and their internal references. The code supports vimwiki-style links [[link]], [[link|description]] and markdown-style links [description](link). The graph is converted to the DOT language using dot. The results can then be visualised with graphviz, e.g. using dot, neato, fdp, etc.

The graph visualises your notes and their connections, possibly providing new insights.

Usage

./vimwikigraph $HOME/vimwiki | dot -Tpng > test.png && open test.png

-diary: collapse all diary entries under a single node diary.wiki

-cluster: cluster subdirectories as subgraphs

-l: only nodes with at least l edges are inserted. The inserted nodes are inserted with all their edges. Thus, nodes with less than l edges can appear when they are connected to other nodes that do satisfy the requirement. For -l 0, all nodes are inserted.

--ignore REGEX: ignores any encountered path matching REGEX

Note: any trailing argument are considered directories to be skipped.

Examples

To illustrate /example/ contains some .wiki files and also a diary, /example/diary/*.wiki. Running vimwikigraph produces the following output. All diary files are collapse by default into a single node. Any connections to and from any diary files are simply an arrow point in to, or out of, the diary.

./vimwikigraph example | dot -Tpng > example.png

The -diary flag ensures all diary items are shown as nodes.

./vimwikigraph example -diary | dot -Tpng > example.png

The -cluster flag adds all diary items to a subgraph.

./vimwikigraph example -diary -cluster | dot -Tpng > example.png

The --ignore allows to filter files by the given regex, e.g. to ignore any matches with alice or bob

./vimwikigraph example -diary -cluster --ignore "alice|bob" | dot -Tpng > example.png

Installation

go get github.com/maxvdkolk/vimwikigraph

Change log

• 2021/05/31: add --ignore flag to ignore any path that matches the provided regex.