Format for Plaintext Email

script

// Get the draft content
var text = draft.content.trim();

// Split into logical blocks
var paragraphs = text.split(/\n{2,}/);

var output = [];
var hasHeading = false;

// Date fallback
var dateStamp = new Date().toLocaleDateString("en-GB", {
  day: '2-digit', month: 'short', year: 'numeric'
});

paragraphs.forEach((p, i) => {
  p = p.trim();

  // Multi-line block?
  if (p.includes('\n')) {
    let lines = p.split('\n').map(l => l.trim());

    // Is it a block of bullet lines?
    if (lines.every(line => /^[-*]\s+/.test(line))) {
      lines.forEach(line => {
        output.push('➤\t' + line.replace(/^[-*]\s+/, ''));
      });
    }

    // Otherwise, skip (likely an address)
    return;
  }

  // Headings (no underlining)
  if (/^#{1,2}\s/.test(p)) {
    hasHeading = true;
    var title = p.replace(/^#+\s*/, '');
    output.push(title);
    return;
  }

  // Single-line bullet
  if (/^[-*]\s+/.test(p)) {
    output.push('➤\t' + p.replace(/^[-*]\s+/, ''));
    return;
  }

  // Raw URL — leave untouched
  if (/^https?:\/\/\S+$/i.test(p)) {
    output.push(p);
    return;
  }

  // Regular paragraph
  output.push(p);
});

// Add heading with date if none was found
if (!hasHeading) {
  output.unshift(`Email Notes — ${dateStamp}`);
}

// Join with double line spacing
var finalOutput = output.join('\n\n');

// Copy to clipboard
app.setClipboard(finalOutput);

// Optional preview
// editor.setText(finalOutput);