emacs update cache complete

dotfiles/doom/config.org

@@ -706,13 +706,25 @@ empty list if the cache doesn’t exist.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle ./config.el
 (defvar my/org-agenda-cache-file "~/Documents/Notes/.cache"
   "Path to the org-agenda cache file.")
+
+(defvar my/org-always-included-agenda-files
+  '("~/Documents/Notes/20220823172331-chores.org")
+  "Org files to always include in the agenda, even if no TODOs are found.")
+
 (defun my/update-org-agenda-cache ()
-  "Scan Org files and cache only those that contain TODOs or checkboxes."
+  "Scan Org files and cache those with TODOs, checkboxes, or timestamped entries."
   (interactive)
   (let* ((org-dir "~/Documents/Notes/")
          (files (directory-files-recursively org-dir "\\.org$"))
          (todo-files '())
-         (regex "\\*+[ \t]+\\(TODO\\|PROJ\\|ART\\|IDEA\\|HOLD\\|\\[ \\]\\|\\[-\\]\\|\\[\\?\\]\\)"))
+         (regex (concat
+                 ;; Standard TODO entries and checkboxes
+                 "\\*+[ \t]+\\(TODO\\|PROJ\\|ART\\|IDEA\\|HOLD\\|\\[ \\]\\|\\[-\\]\\|\\[\\?\\]\\)"
+                 ;; Org scheduling keywords
+                 "\\|SCHEDULED:"
+                 "\\|DEADLINE:"
+                 ;; Standalone timestamps like <2025-04-14 Mon>
+                 "\\|<[0-9]\\{4\\}-[0-9]\\{2\\}-[0-9]\\{2\\}")))
     (dolist (file files)
       (message "Scanning: %s" file)
       (condition-case err
@@ -720,27 +732,29 @@ empty list if the cache doesn’t exist.
             (insert-file-contents file)
             (goto-char (point-min))
             (when (re-search-forward regex nil t)
-              (message "  -> TODO found in: %s" file)
+              (message "  -> Relevant entry found in: %s" file)
               (push file todo-files)))
         (error (message "Error reading %s: %s" file err))))
-    (setq todo-files (delete-dups todo-files))
+    (setq todo-files (delete-dups (append todo-files my/org-always-included-agenda-files)))
     (if todo-files
         (progn
-          (message "Writing %d TODO files to cache" (length todo-files))
+          (message "Writing %d agenda-relevant files to cache" (length todo-files))
           (with-temp-file my/org-agenda-cache-file
             (prin1 todo-files (current-buffer))))
-      (message "No TODOs found — not writing cache."))))
+      (message "No relevant entries found — not writing cache."))))
+
 (defun my/load-org-agenda-from-cache ()
-  "Load org-agenda-files from .cache, or fallback to an empty list."
+  "Load org-agenda-files from the cache, or fallback to an empty list."
   (interactive)
   (let ((file my/org-agenda-cache-file))
-    (if (and (file-exists-p file)
-             (> (nth 7 (file-attributes file)) 0)) ; size > 0
+    (if (and (file-readable-p file)
+             (> (nth 7 (file-attributes file)) 0)) ; file size > 0
         (with-temp-buffer
           (insert-file-contents file)
           (read (current-buffer)))
       (message "Agenda cache not found or empty")
       nil)))
+
 (after! org
   (setq org-agenda-files (my/load-org-agenda-from-cache)))
 #+end_src

hosts/workstation/toggles.nix

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     download.enable = true;
     ffmpreg.enable = true;
     ffmpeg4discord.enable = true;
+    update-org-agenda-cache.enable = true;
   };
   servers.drpp.enable = true;
 }

modules/scripts/update-org-agenda-cache.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  imports = [ ./base.nix ];
+  config.my.scripts.update-org-agenda-cache = {
+    enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+    install = config.my.emacs.enable;
+    service = config.my.emacs.enable;
+    name = "update-org-agenda-cache";
+    timer = "*:0/30";
+    description = "runs a function which builds a cache file.";
+    package = pkgs.writeScriptBin "update-org-agenda-cache" ''
+      #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+      #! nix-shell -i bash -p bash
+      ${config.services.emacs.package}/bin/emacsclient --eval '(my/update-org-agenda-cache)'
+    '';
+  };
+}