Drafts Directory: Add to List

Action

Posted by agiletortoise, Last update 4 months ago

Append text of current draft to running lists in Drafts.

Prompt user to select a category, and append the text of the draft to a list in a draft tagged “lists”, with a header for the category. Intended as an example of how to maintain lists of ideas, movies you want to remember, etc.

To modify available categories, edit the “Define Template Tag” step, listing one category per line. The action ships with “Books”, “Movies”, “TV Shows”, and “Blog Ideas” as the default available categories.

Example Use

Type “Godfather” in a draft
Tap “Add to List”, select “Movies” as category in the prompt.
Assuming this is the first time to select “Movies”, a draft with the tag “lists” will be created, with the following text:

## Movies

- [ ] Godfather

Type “Jaws” n a new draft, tap “Add to list”, select “Movies”, the existing draft will be updated to:

## Movies

- [ ] Godfather
- [ ] Jaws

These list can then be found by filtering the draft list by the tag “list”. Create a Workspace for “lists” with a tag filter to easily access lists. You can install a Workspace configured for use with this action from the Directory.

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Steps

defineTemplateTag

name	categories
template	Books Movies TV Shows Blog Ideas

script

/*
  Ask for a category, and append to a tagged list for that category
*/

// tag to assign to list drafts
const listTag = "lists";

// setup categories available
// based on "Define Template Tag" step
const categories = draft.processTemplate("[[categories]]").trim().split("\n");

// grab text
const currentContent = draft.content.trim();

// prompt to select a category
let p = Prompt.create();
p.title = "Select list";
for (var cat of categories) {
	p.addButton(cat);
}

if (p.show()) { // user made a selection
	var category = p.buttonPressed;
	// query for list drafts...
	var drafts = Draft.query(category, "inbox", [listTag]);
	// loop over found drafts looking for a matching list
	var d;
	for (var draft of drafts) {
		if (draft.content.startsWith("## " + category)) {
			d = draft;
		}
	}
	// if we didn't find the list, create it...
	if (!d) {
		d = Draft.create();
		d.content = "## " + category + "\n\n";
	}
	// tag and update content
	d.addTag(listTag);
	d.content = d.content + "- [ ] " + currentContent + "\n"
	d.update();
}
else { // user cancelled prompt
	context.cancel();
}

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