Plug-In: Move Tasks to Project

Move the selected tasks to the chosen project.

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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnifocus"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.of.move-tasks-to-project",
	"version": "1.1",
	"description": "Move the selected tasks to the chosen project.",
	"label": "Move Tasks to Project",
	"shortLabel": "Move Tasks",
	"paletteLabel": "Move Tasks",
	"image": "archivebox.fill"
}*/
(() => {
	var action = new PlugIn.Action(function(selection, sender){
				
		// CREATE FORM FOR GATHERING USER INPUT
		var inputForm = new Form()
		
		// CREATE TEXT FIELD
		var textField = new Form.Field.String(
			"textInput",
			"Search",
			null
		)
		
		// CREATE MENU
		var popupMenu = new Form.Field.Option(
			"menuItem",
			"Results",
			[],
			[],
			null
		)
		popupMenu.allowsNull = true
		popupMenu.nullOptionTitle = "0 items"

		// ADD THE FIELDS TO THE FORM
		inputForm.addField(textField)
		inputForm.addField(popupMenu)
	
		// PRESENT THE FORM TO THE USER
		var currentValue = null
		formPrompt = "Enter target project title:"
		formPromise = inputForm.show(formPrompt,"Continue")
		
		// VALIDATE THE USER INPUT
		inputForm.validate = function(formObject){
			var textInput = formObject.values["textInput"]
			
			if(textInput !== currentValue){
				currentValue = textInput
				// remove popup menu
				if (inputForm.fields.length === 2){
					inputForm.removeField(inputForm.fields[1])
				}
			}
			
			if(inputForm.fields.length === 1){
				// search using provided string
				if (!textInput){var searchResults = []} else {
					var searchResults = projectsMatching(textInput)
				}
				var searchResultNames = searchResults.map(item => item.name)
				var searchResultIDs = searchResults.map(item => item.id.primaryKey)
				var popupMenu = new Form.Field.Option(
					"menuItem",
					"Results",
					searchResultIDs,
					searchResultNames,
					null
				)
				popupMenu.allowsNull = true
				popupMenu.nullOptionTitle = String(searchResults.length + " items")
				inputForm.addField(popupMenu)
				return false
			}
			
			if(!textInput){return false}
			
			// activate button only if a menu item is selected
			if(inputForm.fields.length === 2){
				menuValue = formObject.values["menuItem"] ?? false
				return (menuValue === false) ? false : true
			}
		}
	
		// PROCESSING USING THE DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE FORM
		formPromise.then(function(formObject){
			projectID = formObject.values["menuItem"]
			projectObj = Project.byIdentifier(projectID)
			moveTasks(selection.tasks, projectObj)
			URL.fromString("omnifocus://task/" + projectID).open()
		})
		
	});

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