Add support for Roam-style double bracket link syntax

README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Preview the template here: https://digital-garden-jekyll-template.netlify.app/
 
 - Based on Jekyll, a static website generator
 - Creates backlinks to other notes automatically
+- Supports Roam-style double bracket link syntax to other notes
 - Features a simple and responsive design
 - Supports Markdown or HTML notes
 

_notes/your-first-note.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This is your first note.
 
 To link to another note, use regular Markdown syntax for links, with a relative link to the other note, like this: [this is a link to a note about cats](/cats).
 
+You can also use Roam-style link syntax by wrapping a note's title in double brackets, like this: [[A note about cats]]. If the Roam-style link does not point to a valid note's title, the double brackets will still be shown, like this: [[This note does not exist]].
 
 Notice in the "Notes mentioning this note" section that there is another note linking to this note. This is a bi-directional link, and those are automatically created when you create links to other notes.
 

_plugins/bidirectional_links_generator.rb

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-
 class BidirectionalLinksGenerator < Jekyll::Generator
   def generate(site)
-    notes = site.collections['notes'].docs
+    all_notes = site.collections['notes'].docs
 
-    notes.each do |current_note|
+    all_notes.each do |current_note|
-      notes_linking_to_current_note = notes.filter do |e|
+      all_notes.each do |note_potentially_linked_to|
+        current_note.content = current_note.content.gsub(
+          /\[\[#{note_potentially_linked_to.data['title']}\]\]/i,
+          "<a class='internal-link' href='#{note_potentially_linked_to.url}'>#{note_potentially_linked_to.data['title']}</a>"
+        )
+      end
+
+      notes_linking_to_current_note = all_notes.filter do |e|
         e.content.include?(current_note.url)
       end