Plug-In: Clipboard Objects to Markdown Links

This plug-in uses the Pasteboard class functions to convert the OmniFocus objects currently copied to the clipboard, into a series of markdown text links, replacing the current clipboard contents with the markdown text.

To use the plug-in, copy the target OmniFocus objects (folders, projects, tasks, or tags) to the clipboard and run the plug-in. The contents of the clipboard will be replaced with links to the objects in markdown format:

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Clipboard Objects to Markdown Links
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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnifocus"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.of.pasteboard-objects-to-markdown-links",
	"version": "1.0",
	"description": "This plug-in converts the OmniFocus objects currently copied to the clipboard, into a series of markdown text links, replacing the current clipboard contents with the markdown text.",
	"label": "Clipboard Objects to Markdown Links",
	"shortLabel": "Markdown Links"
}*/
(() => {
	var action = new PlugIn.Action(function(selection, sender){
		// action code
		// selection options: tasks, projects, folders, tags, allObjects
		if (Pasteboard.general.hasURLs){
			var links = Pasteboard.general.URLs
			var markdownText = ""
			var linkCount = links.length - 1
			links.forEach((link,index) => {
				var linkStr = link.string
				var id = linkStr.substring(linkStr.lastIndexOf('/') + 1)
				if (index === linkCount){
					var endOfLine = ""
				} else {
					var endOfLine = "\n"
				}
				if(Folder.byIdentifier(id)){
					var fldr = Folder.byIdentifier(id)
					var markdownLink = `[FOLDER: ${fldr.name}](${linkStr})`
					markdownText += markdownLink + endOfLine
				} else if (Tag.byIdentifier(id)){
					var tag = Tag.byIdentifier(id)
					var markdownLink = `[TAG: ${tag.name}](${linkStr})`
					markdownText += markdownLink + endOfLine
				} else if (Project.byIdentifier(id)){
					var project = Project.byIdentifier(id)
					var markdownLink = `[PROJECT: ${project.name}](${linkStr})`
					markdownText += markdownLink + endOfLine
				} else if (Task.byIdentifier(id)){
					var task = Task.byIdentifier(id)
					var markdownLink = `[TASK: ${task.name}](${linkStr})`
					markdownText += markdownLink + endOfLine
				} else {
				 	console.warn("Unknown", linkStr)
				}
			})
			console.log(markdownText)
			Pasteboard.general.string = markdownText
			new Alert("COMPLETED","Markdown is on the clipboard.").show()
		} else {
			var alertTitle = "MISSING RESOURCE"
			var alertMessage = "No OmniFocus objects have been copied to the clipboard."
			new Alert(alertTitle,alertMessage).show()
		}
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		// validation code
		return true
	};
	
	return action;
})();