Drafts Directory: Smart Task in Things

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Posted by @mattbirchler, Last update over 6 years ago - Unlisted

Create complex tasks in Things. The task name must always be on the first line. Additional info needs to be prefixed by a set number of strings followed by a space:

“at” or “@“ are for due dates (using Things’ smart time parsing, so “10am tomorrow” works)
“tag” or “tags” are for tags
“deadline” or “dead” are for deadlines
“list” is for projects/lists
“note” or “-“ (dash) will create a note
All lines that don’t match up with a prefix listed above will be assumed to be a note

Install

Steps

script

var arr = draft.content.split("\n");

var baseURL = "things:///add";
var addLink = CallbackURL.create();
addLink.baseURL = baseURL;


for (i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
	// The task name
	if (i == 0) {
		addLink.addParameter("title", arr[i]);
	}
	// The due date
	else if (arr[i].slice(0,3) == "at " || arr[i].slice(0,3) == "At ") {
		addLink.addParameter("when", arr[i].slice(3,100));
	} else if (arr[i].slice(0,2) == "@ ") {
		addLink.addParameter("when", arr[i].slice(2,100));
	}
	// The tags
	else if (arr[i].slice(0,4) == "tag " || arr[i].slice(0,4) == "Tag ") {
		addLink.addParameter("tags", arr[i].slice(4,50));
	} else if (arr[i].slice(0,5) == "tags " || arr[i].slice(0,5) == "Tags ") {
		addLink.addParameter("tags", arr[i].slice(5,50));
	}
	// The list
	else if (arr[i].slice(0,5) == "list " || arr[i].slice(0,5) == "List ") {
		addLink.addParameter("list", arr[i].slice(5,50));
	}
	// The note
	else if (arr[i].slice(0,5) == "note " || arr[i].slice(0,5) == "Note ") {
		addLink.addParameter("notes", arr[i].slice(5,128));
	} else if (arr[i].slice(0,2) == "- ") {
		addLink.addParameter("notes", arr[i].slice(2,128));
	}
	// The deadline
	else if (arr[i].slice(0,9) == "deadline " || arr[i].slice(0,9) == "Deadline ") {
		addLink.addParameter("deadline", arr[i].slice(9,128));
	} else if (arr[i].slice(0,5) == "dead " || arr[i].slice(0,5) == "Dead ") {
		addLink.addParameter("deadline", arr[i].slice(5,128));
	}
	// Anything else
	else {
		addLink.addParameter("notes", arr[i]);
	}
};

// alert(addLink);


// open and wait for result
var success = addLink.open();

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