Plug-In: Save Shape Text to File

This action will save the text contents of the selected shape to a plain text file on disk.

On macOS systems, the option to open the saved file will be presented.

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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnigraffle"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.og.shape-text-to-file",
	"version": "1.3",
	"description": "This plug-in will save the text contents of the selected shape to a file on disk.",
	"label": "Save Shape Text to File",
	"shortLabel": "Text to File",
	"paletteLabel": "Text to File",
	"image": "note.text"
}*/
(() => {
	const action = new PlugIn.Action(async function(selection, sender){
		selection = document.windows[0].selection
		shape = selection.solids[0]
		shapeText = shape.text
		data = Data.fromString(shapeText)
		
		wrapper = FileWrapper.withContents('Shape Text.txt', data)
		filesaver = new FileSaver()
		
		urlObj = await filesaver.show(wrapper)
		console.log(urlObj.string)
		
		if (Device.current.type === DeviceType.mac){
			alert = new Alert("Text Saved", urlObj.string)
			alert.addOption("Done")
			alert.addOption("Open File")
			buttonIndex = await alert.show()
			if(buttonIndex === 1){urlObj.open()}
		}
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		selection = document.windows[0].selection
		if (selection.solids.length === 1){
			return (selection.solids[0].text.length > 0)
		}
		return false
	};
	
	return action;
})();