Plug-In: Duplicate Selected Projects to New Folder

Duplicates the selected projects to a new folder and sets the status of the duplicated projects to Active. Good for use with stored “On-Hold” projects!

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Duplicate Selected Projects to New Folder
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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnifocus"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.of.duplicate-project-to-new-folder",
	"version": "1.2",
	"description": "Duplicates the selected projects to a new folder and sets the status of the duplicated projects to Active.",
	"label": "Duplicate to New Folder",
	"shortLabel": "Duplicate to New Folder",
	"paletteLabel": "Duplicate to New Folder",
	"image": "plus.rectangle.on.folder"
}*/
(() => {
	const action = new PlugIn.Action(async function(selection, sender){
		items = selection.projects
				
		textInputField = new Form.Field.String(
			"folderName",
			"Folder Title",
			null
		)
		
		statusMenuField = new Form.Field.Option(
			"statusIndex", 
			"Project Status", 
			[0,1], 
			["Active", "On-Hold"], 
			0
		)
		
		inputForm = new Form()
		inputForm.addField(textInputField)
		inputForm.addField(statusMenuField)
		
		inputForm.validate = function(formObject){
			var textValue = formObject.values['folderName']
			if(!textValue){return false}
			return true
		}
		
		formObject = await inputForm.show("Name for folder:","Continue")
		
		folderName = formObject.values["folderName"]
		folder = new Folder(folderName)
		statusIndex = formObject.values["statusIndex"]
		statusType = [Project.Status.Active, Project.Status.OnHold][statusIndex]
		duplicatedItems = duplicateSections(items, folder.beginning)
		duplicatedItems.forEach(item => item.status = statusType)
		
		folderID = folder.id.primaryKey
		URL.fromString("omnifocus:///folder/" + folderID).open()
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		return (selection.projects.length > 0)
	};
	
	return action;
})();