Plug-In: Add to Obsidian

(Requires OmniFocus 4.x)

A plug-in for working with the Obsidian note-taking application.

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This plug-in creates a new note in the indicated vault within the Obsidian application containing the title and note of the selected OmniFocus project or task. Link-backs are inserted into both the Obsidian note and the OmniFocus task/project note, so navigating between the applications is easy. Also, the link-backs work even if the note is renamed!

In addition, there is a plug-in preference for adding the assigned task tags to the created Obsidian note.

(⬇ see below ) The task in OmniFocus:

(⬇ see below ) The task as a note in Obsidian:

Setting the Plug-In Preferences

Since Obsidian uses vaults, the title of the targeted vault is stored as a plug-in preference. To set the preference, select the plug-in from the Automation menu while holding down the Control key. A prompt for entering the title of the target Obsidian vault will appear. Once the preference has been set, the vault will be targeted by the plug-in. To change the vault, access the preference and enter the title of the new targeted vault.

To include the assigned task tags with the created note, select the checkbox titled: Include OmniFocus tags with note

If you’ve installed the 3rd-party “Advanced Obsidian URI” Obsidian plug-in, select the corresponding checkbox to have the link-back inserted into the OmniFocus note adjusted accordingly to work with the Obsidian plug-in.

(⬇ see below ) The plug-in preferences dialog:

Related Obsidian documentation:

Revision

12/23/23: Fixed version comparison by using isBefore function.

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Add to Obsidian
 

/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnifocus"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.of.task-to-obsidian",
	"version": "2.4",
	"description": "Creates a corresponding note in the indicated Obsidian vault, for the selected task or project. Three is a preference for including the tags assigned to the task or project.",
	"label": "Add to Obsidian",
	"shortLabel": "Add to Obsidian",
	"paletteLabel": "Add to Obsidian",
	"image": "note.text.badge.plus"
}*/
(() => {
	const preferences = new Preferences() 
	
	var shouldUseNoFormatting
	
	const action = new PlugIn.Action(async function(selection, sender){
		try {
			if(app.userVersion.isBefore(new Version("4"))){
				var shouldUseNoFormatting = true
			} else {
				var shouldUseNoFormatting = false
			}
			if (app.controlKeyDown){
				var errorID = "A"
				
				vaultTitle = preferences.readString("vaultTitle")
			
				var vaultTitleInput = new Form.Field.String(
					"vaultTitle",
					null,
					vaultTitle,
					null
				)
				
				shouldIncludeTagsValue = preferences.readBoolean("shouldIncludeTags")
				
				var includeTagsCheckbox = new Form.Field.Checkbox(
					"shouldIncludeTags",
					"Include OmniFocus tags with note",
					shouldIncludeTagsValue
				)
				
				shouldRequireURIPluginValue = preferences.readBoolean("shouldRequireURIPlugin")
				
				var requireURIpluginCheckbox = new Form.Field.Checkbox(
					"shouldRequireURIPlugin",
					"Use with the “Advanced Obsidian URI” plug-in",
					shouldRequireURIPluginValue
				)
			
				inputForm = new Form()
				inputForm.addField(vaultTitleInput)
				inputForm.addField(includeTagsCheckbox)
				inputForm.addField(requireURIpluginCheckbox)
				formPrompt = "Enter title of the existing Obsidian vault to use:"
				formObject = await inputForm.show(formPrompt,"Continue")

				newVaultTitle = formObject.values["vaultTitle"]
				newShowTags = formObject.values["shouldIncludeTags"]
				newshouldRequireURIPlugin = formObject.values["shouldRequireURIPlugin"]
				
				preferences.write("vaultTitle", newVaultTitle)
				preferences.write("shouldIncludeTags", newShowTags)
				preferences.write("shouldRequireURIPlugin", newshouldRequireURIPlugin)
			} else {
				var errorID = "B"
				
				var vaultTitle = preferences.readString("vaultTitle")
				if(!vaultTitle || vaultTitle === ""){
					throw {
						name: "Undeclared Vault Preference",
						message: "A default Obsidian vault has not yet been indicated for this plug-in.\n\nRun this plug-in again, while holding down the Control key, to summon the preferences dialog."
					}
				}
				console.log("Pref-vaultTitle: ", vaultTitle)
				
				var shouldIncludeTags = preferences.readBoolean("shouldIncludeTags")
				if(!shouldIncludeTags){shouldIncludeTags = false}
				console.log("Pref-shouldIncludeTags: ", shouldIncludeTags)
				
				var shouldRequireURIPlugin = preferences.readBoolean("shouldRequireURIPlugin")
				if(!shouldRequireURIPlugin){shouldRequireURIPlugin = false}
				console.log("Pref-shouldRequireURIPlugin: ", shouldRequireURIPlugin)
				
				item = selection.databaseObjects[0]
				itemID = item.id.primaryKey
				itemLink = `omnifocus:///task/${itemID}`
				itemTitle = item.name
				itemNote = item.note
				mdLink = `[(OmniFocus Link)](${itemLink})`
				encodedLink = encodeURIComponent(mdLink)
				encodedTitle = encodeURIComponent(itemTitle)
				encodedNote = encodeURIComponent(itemNote)
				encodedVaultTitle = encodeURIComponent(vaultTitle)
				
				encodedTags = null
				if(shouldIncludeTags && item.tags.length > 0){
					tagTitles = item.tags.map(tag => tag.name)
					tagArrayStr = `[${tagTitles.join(", ")}]`
					YAMLheader = `---\nid: ${itemID}\ntags: ${tagArrayStr}\n---`
				} else {
					YAMLheader = `---\nid: ${itemID}\n---`
				}
				encodedHeader = encodeURIComponent(YAMLheader)

				if(shouldRequireURIPlugin){
					searchLinkStr = `obsidian://advanced-uri?vault=${encodedVaultTitle}&uid=${itemID}`
				} else {
					searchLinkStr = `obsidian://search?vault=${encodedVaultTitle}&query=${itemID}`
				}
				console.log("Search URL: ", searchLinkStr)
				
				if(shouldUseNoFormatting){
					item.note = searchLinkStr + "\n\n" + item.note
				} else {
					noteObj = item.noteText
					linkURL = URL.fromString(searchLinkStr)
					linkObj = new Text("(Obsidian Link)", noteObj.style)
					newLineObj = new Text("\n", noteObj.style)
					style = linkObj.styleForRange(linkObj.range)
					style.set(Style.Attribute.Link, linkURL)
					noteObj.insert(noteObj.start, linkObj)
					noteObj.insert(linkObj.range.end, newLineObj)
				}
				
				targetLink = `obsidian://new?vault=${encodedVaultTitle}&name=${encodedTitle}&content=${encodedHeader}%0A%0A${encodedLink}%0A%0A${encodedNote}`
				console.log("Create URL: ", targetLink)
				URL.fromString(targetLink).open()
			}
		}
		catch(err){
			if(errorID !== "A"){
				new Alert(err.name, err.message).show()
			}
		}
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		return (
			selection.databaseObjects.length === 1 && 
			selection.tasks.length === 1 || 
			selection.projects.length === 1 
		)
	};
	
	return action;
})();