Drafts Directory: Flexible Packing List

Action

Posted by @nahumck, Last update about 3 years ago - Unlisted

UPDATES

about 3 years ago

Changed the action name from “variable” to “flexible”.

Create a flexible packing list by selecting one or more categories (queries drafts with the packing tag). Processes the selected categories into a single packing list and creates a new draft. Optionally send to Reminders as a task.

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Steps

script

/*--- Create Trip Name Prompt ---*/

// Trip Name Prompt
var p = Prompt.create()
  p.title = "Enter List Name"
  p.addTextField("tripName", "Trip Name", "", {"placeholder":"Enter List Name","autocapitalization":"words","wantsFocus":true})
  p.addButton("OK")
  p.show()

// Create variable for later use
var tripTitle = p.fieldValues["tripName"]

script

/*--- Create Checklist Prompt ---*/

// Query all drafts with tag `packing` to get category titles
// get your category drafts
let catTitles = []
let drafts = Draft.query("","archive", ["packing"])
// map them to a lookup object
let lookup = {}
for (let t of drafts) {
let dTitle = t.displayTitle
catTitles.push(dTitle)
lookup[dTitle] = t
}

// Checlist Prompt
var p = Prompt.create()
p.title = "Select Categories for "+tripTitle
p.message = "Select one or more categories to add to your list."
// change [] to catTitles
p.addSelect("categories","Categories",catTitles,[],true)
p.addButton("Create Packing List")

var success = p.show()
var selected = p.fieldValues["categories"]

script

/*--- Compile ---*/

// Combine selected drafts together into a single draft

if (success) {
	let packingList = "# "+tripTitle+"Packing List \n"
	for (let sel of selected) {
	// Pull draft from lookup table
	let found = lookup[sel];
	// Pull content from draft 
	var content = found.content
	// Combine selected draft content
	packingList = packingList+"\n"+content
	}

	let d = new Draft()
	d.content = packingList
	d.update()
	var url = d.permalink

}
else {
	context.cancel()
}

script (disabled)

//Create Task in Reminders

var list = ReminderList.findOrCreate("Inbox")
var reminder = list.createReminder();
reminder.title = tripTitle;
reminder.url = url;
reminder.notes = url;
reminder.update();

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