Google Task: Import List

script

// Demo script
// Prompts user to select from the Google Tasks lists
// And builds new Markdown list from the active tasks

let f = () => {
	// create GoogleTask object
	let gtask = GoogleTask.create();
	// get all lists from account
	let lists = gtask.getLists();
	if (!lists || lists.length == 0) {
		alert("No lists to import");
		return false;
	}

	// prompt to select a list
	let p = Prompt.create();
	p.title = "Select List";
	for(let list of lists) {
		p.addButton(list.title, list);
	}	
	if (!p.show()) { return false; }

	// get tasks from the selected list
	let selectedList = p.buttonPressed;
	let tasks = gtask.getTasks(selectedList);
	if (!tasks || tasks.length == 0) {
		alert(`No tasks found in list "${selectedList.title}"`)
		return false;
	}

	// build an array of strings with task values
	let result = [];
	result.push(`# ${selectedList.title}

`);

	// separate subtasks from root level tasks
	// both will be in list
	let parentTasks = [];
	let subTasks = [];
	for (let task of tasks) {
		if (task.parent) {
			subTasks.push(task);
		}
		else {
			parentTasks.push(task);
		}
	}

	// loop over parent tasks and build list
	for (let task of parentTasks) {
		result.push(`- [ ] ${task.title}
`);
		for (let subTask of subTasks) {
			if (subTask.parent == task.id) {
				result.push(`    - [ ] ${subTask.title}
`);
			}
		}
	}

	// put the results in new draft and load it
	let d = new Draft();
	d.content = result.join('');
	d.update();
	editor.load(d);
	return true;
}

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