Insert Ref & Copy URL

script

//Settings
const RID_SEPARATOR = "_";
const REF_SEPARATOR = " | ";
const REF_DELIMITER_START = "<!--{";
const REF_DELIMITER_END = "}//-->";

//Insert a reference (that won't be shown when converted to HTML), has a unique ID and also
//  return a Drafts x-callback URL that can be used to locate the unique ID (using another action)
function insertReference()
{
	let refPrompt = Prompt.create();

	refPrompt.title = "Reference";
	refPrompt.message = "Enter some explanatory text";
	refPrompt.addTextField("RefExplain", "", "",
	{
		"wantsFocus": true
	});
	refPrompt.addButton("OK");

	if (refPrompt.show())
	{
		if (refPrompt.buttonPressed == "OK")
		{

			let strID = draft.uuid + RID_SEPARATOR + (new Date).getTime(); //Unique position ID
			
			//Build the text to insert
			let strInsert = REF_DELIMITER_START;
			strInsert += strID + REF_SEPARATOR + refPrompt.fieldValues["RefExplain"]; //Position ID & Description
			strInsert += REF_DELIMITER_END;		
			//Insert the reference
			editor.setSelectedText(strInsert);
			editor.activate();
			
			//Return the URL
			return "drafts5://x-callback-url/runAction?text=" + strID + "&action=OpenRef";
		}
	}
}

//Copy URL to clipboard but we could programmatically do something else here
//e.g. Viticci probably sets a reminder such that he can trigger the URL from GoodTasks 3
//	(reminders does not support simple actionable URLs in notes natively) 
app.setClipboard(insertReference());