GitMurf · March 6, 2025 00:02 · Aug 12, 2022 · Aug 12, 2022
diff --git a/obsidian.templater.operation.outliner.select-list-items.js b/obsidian.templater.operation.outliner.select-list-items.js
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+<%*
+const editor = app.workspace.activeLeaf.view.editor;
+const getCurSelection = editor.getSelection();
+const getCur = editor.getCursor("from");
+const curLineNo = getCur.line;
+const curLineText = editor.getLine(curLineNo);
+const matchBullet = curLineText.match(/^[ \t]*[-\*] (.*)/);
+let foundContent = "";
+if(matchBullet) {
+    foundContent = matchBullet[1];
+}
+if(!foundContent) {
+    // Not a list item, so just select the entire line
+    const multiSelect = editor.listSelections();
+    const startLine = editor.getCursor("from").line;
+    const endLine = editor.getCursor("to").line;
+    let compareSelection = curLineText;
+    if(startLine !== endLine) {
+        // already multiple lines selected
+        compareSelection = editor.getRange({ line: startLine, ch: 0 }, { line: endLine, ch: editor.getLine(endLine).length })
+    }
+    if(getCurSelection === compareSelection) {
+        // if line is already selected then extend selection to the line below
+        editor.setSelection({ line: startLine, ch: 0 }, { line: endLine + 1, ch: editor.getLine(endLine + 1).length });
+    } else {
+        const matchBullet = curLineText.match(/^[ \t]*(.*)/);
+        if(matchBullet) {
+            // this is to account for if in code files like templater select the line content without the prepended indented spaces
+            const foundPosStart = curLineText.indexOf(matchBullet[1]);
+            const selectedWithoutSpace = editor.getRange({ line: curLineNo, ch: foundPosStart }, { line: curLineNo, ch: curLineText.length });
+            if(getCurSelection === selectedWithoutSpace) {
+                editor.setSelection({ line: curLineNo, ch: 0 }, { line: curLineNo, ch: curLineText.length });
+            } else {
+                editor.setSelection({ line: curLineNo, ch: foundPosStart }, { line: curLineNo, ch: curLineText.length });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+const secondSelection = getCurSelection === foundContent ? true : false;
+
+switch(secondSelection) {
+    case false:
+        const foundPosition = curLineText.indexOf(foundContent);
+        editor.setSelection({ line: curLineNo, ch: foundPosition }, { line: curLineNo, ch: curLineText.length });
+        break;
+    case true:
+        // list item already selected so now select all children
+        const activeFile = app.workspace.getActiveFile();
+        if(!activeFile) { return; }
+        const mdCache = app.metadataCache.getFileCache(activeFile);
+        if(!mdCache) { return; }
+        const mdCacheListItems = mdCache.listItems;
+        if(!mdCacheListItems) { return; }
+        let foundParentLine = false;
+        let foundLastChild = false;
+        let foundLastChildLine = curLineNo;
+        mdCacheListItems.forEach(eachLI => {
+            if(foundParentLine === true && foundLastChild === false) {
+                if(eachLI.parent >= curLineNo) {
+                    foundLastChildLine = eachLI.position.start.line;
+                } else {
+                    foundLastChild = true;
+                }
+            }
+            if(eachLI.position.start.line === curLineNo) { foundParentLine = true; }
+        });
+        editor.setSelection({ line: curLineNo, ch: 0 }, { line: foundLastChildLine, ch: editor.getLine(foundLastChildLine).length });
+        break;
+}
+
+return;
+%>