New Linked Draft

script

// alter this template variable for the format of the new draft
// use [[backlink]] where you want the back link to the current draft inserted
// [[date]] and other tags can be used and will be evaluated as well
let template = `# [[title]]

< [[backlink]]`;

template = template.replace("[[backlink]]", `[[${draft.displayTitle}]]`);

let f = () => {
	// prompt for title and tags
	let p = Prompt.create();
	p.title = "Create Linked Draft"
	p.message = "Create a new draft with the title provide and a back link to the current draft, then insert a link to the new draft at the current cursor position."
	
	p.addTextField("title", "Title", "");
	p.addTextField("tags", "Tags", draft.tags.join(", "));
	p.addButton("Create");
	
	if (!p.show()) { return false; }
	
	// create the new linked draft
	let d = Draft.create();
	d.content = p.fieldValues["title"];
	d.content = d.processTemplate(template);
	let tags = p.fieldValues["tags"].split(",").map(s => s.trim());
	for (let tag of tags) {
		d.addTag(tag);
	} 
	d.update();
	
	// insert link to new draft in current draft
	let newTitle = d.displayTitle;
	let linkText = `[[${newTitle}]]`;
	let [st, len] = editor.getSelectedRange();
	editor.setSelectedText(linkText);
	editor.setSelectedRange(st+linkText.length, 0);
	
	return true;
}

if (!f()) {
	context.cancel();
}