GitMurf · July 31, 2022 19:32 · Jul 31, 2022
diff --git a/obsidian.templater.help.anthony-baker.meeting-template.js b/obsidian.templater.help.anthony-baker.meeting-template.js
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+<%*
+// v0.1
+
+/* START OF USER DEFINED SETTINGS */
+// template to use
+const templateFolder = "templates";
+const templateName = "template_anthony.md";
+// creating the new file
+const newFileFolder = "test/meetings";
+const openNewFile = false;
+const replaceWithLink = true;
+const embedLink = false;
+// other settings
+const newFileNamePrefix = `${tp.date.now('YYYY-MM-DD')} `;
+/* END OF USER DEFINED SETTINGS */
+
+// replace trailing and leading slashes
+const cleanTemplateFolder = templateFolder.replace(/^\//, "").replace(/\/$/, "");
+const templateLocation = `${cleanTemplateFolder}/${templateName}`;
+const foundFile = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(templateLocation);
+if(!foundFile) {
+    new Notice(`Could not find the Template: ${templateLocation}`, 5000);
+    return;
+}
+
+// replace trailing and leading slashes
+const cleanNewFolder = newFileFolder.replace(/^\//, "").replace(/\/$/, "");
+const foundFolder = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(cleanNewFolder);
+if(!foundFolder) {
+    new Notice(`Could not find the Folder: ${cleanNewFolder}`, 5000);
+    return;
+}
+
+const cmEditorAct = app.workspace.activeLeaf.view.editor;
+// if nothing is selected then select the current active line and use it
+if(tp.file.selection() === "") {
+    const curLine = cmEditorAct.getCursor().line;
+    cmEditorAct.setSelection({ line: curLine, ch: 0 }, { line: curLine, ch: cmEditorAct.getLine(curLine).length });
+}
+let selectedContent = newFileNamePrefix + tp.file.selection();
+
+let newFileName = await tp.system.prompt("Name of new note", selectedContent);
+newFileName = newFileName.replace(/[\.#\*""\/\\<>\:\|\[\]\?]/gim, '').slice(0, 255);
+
+if(replaceWithLink) {
+    tR = `[` + `[${newFileName}]]`;
+    if(embedLink) { tR = `!${tR}` }
+} else {
+    tR = selectedContent;
+}
+
+tp.file.create_new(foundFile, newFileName, openNewFile, foundFolder);
+%>