Plug-In: Add Call Task

This plug-in will create a new task with a TAP|CLICK call link in its notes. Optionally, you can tag the task with the default Apple phone emoji tag: ☎️

On iOS devices the keypad will be automatically used for the phone number input.

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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnifocus"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.of-add-call-task",
	"version": "1.5",
	"description": "This plug-in will create a new task with a call link in its notes. Option to assign tag to new task.",
	"label": "Add Call Task",
	"shortLabel": "Call Task"
}*/
(() => {
	var action = new PlugIn.Action(function(selection, sender){
		// action code
		// selection options: tasks, projects, folders, tags, allObjects
		
		var titleEmoji = "☎️"
		
		var taskTitlePrefix = titleEmoji + "︎ Call "
		var textInputField01 = new Form.Field.String(
			"taskName",
			"Task Title",
			taskTitlePrefix
		)
		
		var textInputField02 = new Form.Field.String(
			"callNumber",
			"[0 to 9, +, *, #]",
			null
		)
		if (Device.current.iOS && !Device.current.iPad){
			textInputField02.keyboardType = KeyboardType.PhonePad
		}
		
		var textInputField03 = new Form.Field.String(
			"tagName",
			"Tag task with:",
			null
		)		
		
		var inputForm = new Form()
		inputForm.addField(textInputField01)
		inputForm.addField(textInputField02)
		inputForm.addField(textInputField03)
		var formPrompt = "Task title and phone number:"
		if (Device.current.iOS && !Device.current.iPad){
			var formPrompt = "Title & Number:"
		}
		var buttonTitle = "Continue"
		var formPromise = inputForm.show(formPrompt,buttonTitle)

		inputForm.validate = function(formObject){
			var taskName = formObject.values['taskName']
			if (!taskName) {return false}
			var inputText = formObject.values['callNumber']
			if (!inputText) {return false}
			var isCall = /^[0-9,*,#,+]+$/i.test(inputText)
			return ((isCall && inputText.length >= 7)?true:false)
		}

		formPromise.then(function(formObject){
			var taskName = formObject.values['taskName']
			var textValue = formObject.values['callNumber']
			var tagName = formObject.values['tagName']
			
			if(tagName){
				var result = flattenedTags.filter((tag) => tag.name === tagName)[0]
				var tagObj = ((result) ? result : new Tag(tagName))
			}
			
			var callURLStr = "tel://" + textValue
			var url = URL.fromString(callURLStr)
			var task = new Task(taskName)
			task.note = url.string
			if(tagName){task.addTag(tagObj)}
			var id = task.id.primaryKey
			URL.fromString("omnifocus:///task/" + id).open()
		})
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		// validation code
		// selection options: tasks, projects, folders, tags, allObjects
		return true
	};
	
	return action;
})();