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OmniFocus: Delete Unassigned Tags

This command will delete all tags that have not been associated with items.

NOTE: Because of possible complex tag hierarchies, there may be a difference between the number of unassigned tags and the number of deleted tags.

NOTE: It is possible to reverse the deletion if the “Undo” command is selected before any further changes are made.

Scope and Syntax

Language: English (United States 🇺🇸 · Great Britain 🇬🇧 · Australia 🇦🇺 · Canada 🇨🇦) • Scope: OmniFocus

Command phrase variations (words in [brackets] are optional):

• “Delete Unassigned Tags”

Requirements

• Application: OmniFocus 4
• System: macOS 12, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, visionOS 1.0

PLAY PAUSE BACK REWIND

Installing Voice Control commands on iOS · iPadOS · visionOS While Apple’s mobile operating systems currently do not support the Open URL action used in the voice commands files provided on this website, you can still create and use customized Omni Automation voice commands for iPhones and iPads! To create your voice commands, we’ll use specialized Shorcuts workflows that you can “tap-to-install” from the various example pages. Simply follow these steps or view the illustrated instructions here: First, install an Omni Automation shortcut from one of the provided links. (below) Next, in the mobile Settings app, tap Accessibility ▸ Voice Control ▸ Customize Commands ▸ Custom ▸ Create New Command… and in the forthcoming New Command interface select the installed shortcut as the value for the “Action” parameter. Enter one of the command phrases from the example’s documentation page (above) for the value of the “Phrase” property, and… Finally, set the value of the “Application” parameter to either “Any” for global access or choose the Omni app to target from the provided list of installed applications. You can then activate Voice Control and use your voice command to trigger the shortcut to run the Omni Automation script! Installing Siri commands on iOS · iPadOS · visionOS To use this voice command with Siri, simply install the provided Shortcuts workflow. To trigger the command, summon Siri and say: “Hey Siri, [Name of installed Shortcuts workflow]” NOTE: After installation of the shortcut, you can rename it to whatever phrase fits your needs.

Using the Command

When the command is executed, a prompt is displayed offering the user the option to log the titles of the unassigned tags to the Automation Console, or delete the tags.

Downloads

• ⇩ COMMANDS-FILE OmniFocus 4.0 (macOS)
• ⇩ SHORTCUT-LINK (“Delete Unassigned Tags”) (iOS · iPadOS · visionOS)

Delete Unassigned Tags
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(async () => {
	try {
		function createUtterance(textToSpeak){
			langCode = Speech.Voice.currentLanguageCode
			voiceObj = Speech.Voice.withLanguage(langCode)
			utterance = new Speech.Utterance(textToSpeak)
			utterance.voice = voiceObj
			utterance.rate = Speech.Utterance.defaultSpeechRate
			return utterance
		}
		synthesizer = new Speech.Synthesizer()
		
		unassignedTags = flattenedTags.filter(tag => {
			if(tag.remainingTasks.length === 0){
				return tag
			}
		})
		
		unassignedCount = unassignedTags.length
		
		if (unassignedCount === 0){
			throw {
				name: "No Matches",
				message: "There are no unassigned tags."
			}
		}
		
		isAre = (unassignedCount === 1) ? "is":"are"
		tagTags = (unassignedCount === 1) ? "tag":"tags"
		thisThose = (unassignedCount === 1) ? "this":"those"
		
		alertTitle = "Confirmation Required"
		alertMessage = `There ${isAre} ${unassignedTags.length} unassigned ${tagTags}.\nDelete or log ${thisThose} ${tagTags}?`
		alert = new Alert(alertTitle, alertMessage)
		alert.addOption("Delete Tags")
		alert.addOption("Log Tags")
		alert.addOption("Stop")
		
		utterance = createUtterance(alertMessage)
		synthesizer.speakUtterance(utterance)
		
		buttonIndex = await alert.show()
				
		if (buttonIndex === 0){
			utterance = createUtterance("Deleting Tags")
			synthesizer.speakUtterance(utterance)
			
			var deletionCount = 0
			var deletedTagTitles = []
			do {
				tagsToDelete = flattenedTags.filter(tag => {
					if(tag.tags.length === 0 && tag.remainingTasks.length === 0){
						return tag
					}
				})
				if (tagsToDelete.length > 0){
					deletionCount = deletionCount + tagsToDelete.length
					tagTitles = tagsToDelete.map(tag => tag.name)
					deletedTagTitles = deletedTagTitles.concat(tagTitles)
					tagsToDelete.forEach(tag => deleteObject(tag))
				}
			}
			while (tagsToDelete.length > 0);
			
			console.clear()
			console.log(deletedTagTitles.join("\n"))
			
			var confirmationMessage =  `${deletionCount} tags deleted.\n\nTheir names have been logged to the Automation Console.`
			
			utterance = createUtterance(confirmationMessage)
			synthesizer.speakUtterance(utterance)
			
			await new Alert("Completed", confirmationMessage).show()
		} else if (buttonIndex === 1){
		
			unassignedTags = flattenedTags.filter(tag => {
				if(tag.remainingTasks.length === 0){
					return tag
				}
			})

			unassignedTagCount = unassignedTags.length

			console.clear()
			console.log("Tag Count: ", flattenedTags.length)
			console.log("Unassigned Tag Count: ", unassignedTagCount)
			tagNames = unassignedTags.map(tag => tag.name)
			console.log("Unassigned Tags:", "\n" + tagNames.join("\n"))

			alertMessage = `${unassignedTagCount} tags logged.`
			alert = new Alert("Completed", alertMessage)

			utterance = createUtterance("The names of the unassigned tags have been logged to the Automation Console")
			synthesizer.speakUtterance(utterance)

			await alert.show()
		}
	}
	catch(err){
		utterance = createUtterance(err.message)
		synthesizer.speakUtterance(utterance)
		//new Alert(err.name, err.message).show()
	}
})();