Drafts Directory: Add Single Thing

Action

Posted by @nahumck, Last update almost 6 years ago

Send a single task with a note to a specific area in a prompt.

Steps

script

// Single Task script

// List of specified areas
var areas = [
"Singles",
"Self",
"Home/Family",
"Finance",
"Reminders",
];

// If text is selected, use as task name
// Otherwise, leave it blank
var sel = editor.getSelectedText()
if (sel.length == 0) {
	var task = "";
}
else {
	var task = sel;
}

script

/* ---- Prompt ---- */

var p = Prompt.create();
p.title = "Task to Things";
p.addTextField("task", "Task", task, {"autocapitalization":"sentences"});
p.addTextView("note", "Note", "", {"autocapitalization":"sentences","height": 50});
p.addSelect("area", "Area", areas, [""], false);
p.addDatePicker("when","When", new Date(), {"mode":"date"});
p.addButton("Send to Things");
var con = p.show();

script

// Action if prompt is run

if (p.buttonPressed == "Send to Things") {

	// Pull values from prompt
	var task = p.fieldValues["task"];
	var note = p.fieldValues["note"];
	var area = p.fieldValues["area"];
	var when = p.fieldValues["when"];

	// Create task for Things
	var todo = TJSTodo.create();
	todo.title = task;
	todo.when = when;
	todo.notes = note;
	todo.list = area;
	todo.tags = ["Singles"];
	var container = TJSContainer.create([todo]);
	// Use CallbackURL object to open URL in Things.
	var cb = CallbackURL.create();
	cb.baseURL = container.url;
	var success = cb.open();
	if (success) {
		console.log("Task created in 	Things");
	}
	else {
		context.fail();
	}
}
else {
  context.cancel();
}

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