Plug-In: Guided Processing of Inbox Tasks

Based upon a concept by Scotty Jackson (heyscottyj.com), this plug-in will iterate the tasks in the Inbox, prompting the user to select the processing procedures (if any) to be applied to the iterated task.

This plug-in achieves the sequential display of Action Forms by incorporating an asynchronous version of the single-file plug-in that uses await statements within an asynchronous wrapper rather than relying on explicit Promise handlers. When used within a standard JavaScript for loop, an individually selected set of form interfaces can be displayed in sequence for each of the inbox tasks.

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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnifocus"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.of.process-inbox",
	"version": "1.0",
	"description": "A plug-in that performs operations with the contents of the inbox.",
	"label": "Process Inbox",
	"shortLabel": "Process Inbox",
	"paletteLabel": "Process Inbox",
	"image": "gearshape.fill"
}*/
(() => {
	const action = new PlugIn.Action(function(selection, sender){
		(async() => {
			await new Alert("Process Inbox", "Based upon a concept by Scotty Jackson.").show()
			var inboxCount = inbox.length
			var taskIDs = inbox.map(task => task.id.primaryKey)
			
			var masterOperationsList = ["Rename", "Assign to Project", "Assign Tag", "Set Defer Date", "Set Due Date", "Flag/UnFlag", "Add/Edit Note", "Complete", "Drop"]
			var masterOperationIndexes = new Array()
			masterOperationsList.forEach((item, index) => {masterOperationIndexes.push(index)})
			console.log("masterOperationIndexes", JSON.stringify(masterOperationIndexes))
			
			var i;
			for (i = 0; i < taskIDs.length; i++) {
					console.log(i) 
					
					var taskID = taskIDs[i]
					var task = Task.byIdentifier(taskID)
					var taskName = task.name
					
					console.log(taskName, taskID)

					// PROMPT USER FOR TASK PROCSSSING					
					var alertTitle = "CONFIRM"
					var alertMessage = `TASK (${i + 1}/${inboxCount}): ${taskName}`
					var alert = new Alert(alertTitle, alertMessage)
					alert.addOption("Process")
					alert.addOption("Skip")
					alert.addOption("Stop")
					var buttonIndex = await alert.show()
					console.log("button", buttonIndex)
					if(buttonIndex === 1){continue}
					if(buttonIndex === 2){throw "user canceled"}
					console.log("choose processing options")
			
					// PROCESSING OPTIONS
					var inputForm = new Form()
			
					var taskPrompt = "Processing options:"
					var multiOptionMenu = new Form.Field.MultipleOptions(
						"operationsKey",
						taskPrompt,
						masterOperationIndexes,
						masterOperationsList,
						[]
					)
		
					inputForm.addField(multiOptionMenu)
					
					inputForm.validate = function(){return true}
					
					var formMessage = `TASK (${i + 1}/${inboxCount}): ${taskName}`
					var formButton = "Process"
					var formObject = await inputForm.show(formMessage,formButton)
			
					var taskOperationIndexes = formObject.values['operationsKey']
					console.log("taskOperationIndexes", JSON.stringify(taskOperationIndexes))
					
					
					// RENAME TASK
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(0)){
						console.log("RENAME", taskID)
						var namingForm = new Form()
						var nameInputField = new Form.Field.String(
							"newName",
							"Name",
							taskName,
							null
						)
						namingForm.addField(nameInputField)
						namingForm.validate = function(namingFormObj){
							newName = namingFormObj.values["newName"]
							if(!newName){return false}
							return (newName.length > 0)?true:false
						}
						var formMessage = "Enter new name for task:"
						var formButtonTitle = "Rename"
						namingFormObj = await namingForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
						newName = namingFormObj.values["newName"]
						task.name = newName
						taskName = newName
					}
					
					
					// ASSIGN TO PROJECT
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(1)){
						console.log("ASSIGN TO PROJECT", taskID)
						var projectSearchForm = new Form()
						var textInputField = new Form.Field.String(
							"targetProjectName",
							null,
							null,
							null
						)
						projectSearchForm.addField(textInputField)
						projectSearchForm.validate = function(searchFormObj){
							targetProjectName = searchFormObj.values["targetProjectName"]
							if(!targetProjectName){return false}
							return (targetProjectName.length > 0)?true:false
						}
						var formMessage = "Search for project:"
						var formButtonTitle = "Search"
						var projectSearchFormObj = await projectSearchForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
						var targetProjectName = projectSearchFormObj.values["targetProjectName"]
						var projectSearchResults = projectsMatching(targetProjectName)
						console.log("projectSearchResults", projectSearchResults)
						console.log("projectSearchResults.length", projectSearchResults.length)
						if(projectSearchResults.length === 0){
							var projectNamingForm = new Form()
							var textInputField = new Form.Field.String(
								"targetProjectName",
								null,
								null,
								null
							)
							projectNamingForm.addField(textInputField)
							projectNamingForm.validate = function(searchFormObj){
								targetProjectName = searchFormObj.values["targetProjectName"]
								if(!targetProjectName){return false}
								return (targetProjectName.length > 0)?true:false
							}
							var formMessage = "No matches, enter name for new project:"
							var formButtonTitle = "Create"
							var projectNamingFormObj = await projectNamingForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
							var targetProjectName = projectNamingFormObj.values["targetProjectName"]
							var project = new Project(targetProjectName)
							moveTasks([task], project)
						} else if (projectSearchResults.length === 1){
							moveTasks([task], projectSearchResults[0])
						} else {
							// get names of matching projectSearchForm
							var projectTitles = projectSearchResults.map(project => project.name)
							var projectIndexes = projectTitles.map((project, index) => {return index})
							var projectAssignmentForm = new Form()
							var projectsMenu = new Form.Field.Option(
								"matchingProject", 
								null, 
								projectIndexes, 
								projectTitles, 
								0
							)							
							projectAssignmentForm.addField(projectsMenu)
							projectAssignmentForm.validate = function(){return true}
							var formMessage = "Select matching project:"
							var formButtonTitle = "Add Task"
							var projectAssignmentFormObj = await projectAssignmentForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
							var targetProjectIndex = projectAssignmentFormObj.values["matchingProject"]
							var parentProject = projectSearchResults[targetProjectIndex]
							moveTasks([task], parentProject)
						}
					}
					
					// ASSIGN TAG
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(2)){
						console.log("ASSIGN TAGS", taskID)
						var tagTitles = flattenedTags.map(tag => tag.name)
						var tagIDs = flattenedTags.map(tag => tag.id.primaryKey)
						var tagIndexes = tagTitles.map((title, index) => {return index})
						if(tagTitles.length > 0){
							var tagOptionsForm = new Form()
							var multiOptionMenu = new Form.Field.MultipleOptions(
								"tagTitles",
								null,
								tagIndexes,
								tagTitles,
								[]
							)
							tagOptionsForm.addField(multiOptionMenu)
							var formMessage = "Select the tags to assign:"
							var formButtonTitle = "Add Tags"
							var tagOptionsFormObj = await tagOptionsForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
							task.clearTags()
							var targetTagsIndexes = tagOptionsFormObj.values["tagTitles"]
							targetTagsIndexes.forEach(tagIndex => {
								var tag = Tag.byIdentifier(tagIDs[tagIndex])
								task.addTag(tag)
							})
						} else {
							// create new tag
							var tagCreationForm = new Form()
							var textInputField = new Form.Field.String(
								"newTagName",
								null,
								null,
								null
							)
							tagCreationForm.addField(textInputField)
							tagCreationForm.validate = function(searchFormObj){
								var newTagName = searchFormObj.values["newTagName"]
								if(!newTagName){return false}
								return (newTagName.length > 0)?true:false
							}
							var formMessage = "No tags. Enter new tag:"
							var formButtonTitle = "Create"
							var tagCreationFormObj = await tagCreationForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
							task.clearTags()
							var newTagName = tagCreationFormObj.values["newTagName"]
							task.addTag(new Tag(newTagName))
						}
					}
					
					// SET DEFER DATE
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(3)){
						console.log("SET DEFER DATE", taskID)
						var defermentForm = new Form()
						var defermentDateInput = new Form.Field.Date(
							"defermentDate",
							null,
							task.deferDate,
							null
						)					
						defermentForm.addField(defermentDateInput)
						var formMessage = "Enter defer date:"
						var formButtonTitle = "Add Date"
						var defermentFormObj = await defermentForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
						var defermentDate = defermentFormObj.values["defermentDate"]
						if(defermentDate){
							task.deferDate = defermentDate
						} else {
							task.deferDate = null
						}
					}
					
					// SET DUE DATE
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(4)){
						console.log("SET DUE DATE", taskID)
						var dueForm = new Form()
						var dueDateInput = new Form.Field.Date(
							"taskDueDate",
							null,
							task.dueDate,
							null
						)
						dueForm.addField(dueDateInput)
						dueForm.validate = function(dueFormObj){
							var temptDueDate = dueFormObj.values["taskDueDate"]
							if(temptDueDate){
								if(task.deferDate >= temptDueDate){throw "Due date must come after defer date."}
							}
							return true
						}
						var formMessage = "Enter due date:"
						var formButtonTitle = "Add Date"
						var dueFormObj = await dueForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
						var taskDueDate = dueFormObj.values["taskDueDate"]
						if(taskDueDate){
							task.dueDate = taskDueDate
						} else {
							task.dueDate = null
						}
					}
					
					// SET FLAG
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(5)){
						console.log("SET FLAG", taskID)
						var flagStatus = task.flagged
						var alertTitle = (flagStatus)? "Task Flagged":"Task Not Flagged"
						var alertMessage = "Choose flag status:"
						var alert = new Alert(alertTitle, alertMessage)
						alert.addOption("Flag")
						alert.addOption("Un-Flag")
						var flagOptionAlertButtonIndex = await alert.show()
						if(flagOptionAlertButtonIndex === 0){
							task.flagged = true
						} else {
							task.flagged = false
						}
					}
					
					// SET NOTE
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(6)){
						console.log("SET NOTE", taskID)
						var noteForm = new Form()
						var taskNote = task.note
						var noteTextInputField = new Form.Field.String(
							"taskNote",
							null,
							taskNote,
							null
						)
						var shouldAppendSwitch = new Form.Field.Checkbox(
							"shouldAppendToNote",
							"Append to existing note",
							null
						)
						noteForm.addField(noteTextInputField)
						noteForm.addField(shouldAppendSwitch)
						var formMessage = "Enter task note:"
						var formButtonTitle = "Add"
						var noteFormObj = await noteForm.show(formMessage, formButtonTitle)
						var newNote = noteFormObj.values["taskNote"]
						var shouldAppendToNote = noteFormObj.values["shouldAppendToNote"]
						if (newNote === null || newNote === undefined){
							newNote = ""
						}
						if(shouldAppendToNote){
							task.appendStringToNote(newNote)
						} else {
							task.note = newNote
						}
					}
					
					// COMPLETE
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(7)){
						console.log("SET COMPLETE", taskID)
						var completionStatus = task.completed
						var alertTitle = (completionStatus)? "Task Completed":"Task Incomplete"
						var alertMessage = "Choose completion status:"
						var alert = new Alert(alertTitle, alertMessage)
						alert.addOption("Mark Completed")
						alert.addOption("Mark Incomplete")
						var flagOptionAlertButtonIndex = await alert.show()
						if(flagOptionAlertButtonIndex === 0){
							task.markComplete()
						} else {
							task.markIncomplete()
						}
					}
					
					// DROP
					if(taskOperationIndexes.includes(8)){
						console.log("SET DROP", taskID)
						var dropStatus = (task.dropDate) ? true:false
						console.log("dropStatus", dropStatus)
						var alertTitle = (dropStatus) ? "Task Dropped":"Task Not Dropped"
						var alertMessage = "Choose drop status:"
						var alert = new Alert(alertTitle, alertMessage)
						alert.addOption("Drop Task")
						alert.addOption("Un-Drop Task")
						var dropStatusAlertButtonIndex = await alert.show()
						if(dropStatusAlertButtonIndex === 0){
							task.drop(true)
						} else {
							task.active = true
						}
					}
			}
		})().catch(err => console.error(err.message))
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		// validation code
		return (inbox.length > 0)
	};
	
	return action;
})();