Global Find and Replace

script

//This scripts prompts for a new title and then replaces the old title with it.// 
//The script also searches the current workspace to locate links based on the old title, and updates them.//
// https://forums.getdrafts.com/t/drafts-used-for-a-zettelkasten/7966/12?u=jsamlarose


// prompt for new title.// 
let p = Prompt.create();
p.title = "Search for";
p.message = "careful; CMD-Z will not save you from your mistakes here... ";

p.addTextField("searchFor", "Search For", editor.getSelectedText(), {
    "placeholder": " ",
    "autocorrect": false,
    "autocapitalization": "none",
    "wantsFocus": true
});

p.addTextField("replaceWith", "Replace With", "", {
    "placeholder": " ",
    "autocorrect": false,
    "autocapitalization": "none",
    "wantsFocus": true
});

// could also add a "search" button here that would pull up an MGCL style list of all instances, then you could also select the ones you want to replace...


p.addButton("Replace");

if (p.show()) {
    //Establish variables for the search and replacement
    let searchFor = p.fieldValues["searchFor"];
    let replaceWith = p.fieldValues["replaceWith"];

    //Search the current workspace looking for instances based on the query and update them.
    let count = 0
    let cCount = 0
    // let workspace = new Workspace() // JSLR: added this to search all not just current workspace and so avoid missing some drafts if a workspace is filtered
    var drafts = app.currentWorkspace.query("all"); // swap next line for this and remove the line above to focus on the current workspace only
    // var drafts = workspace.query("all");

    for (let d of drafts) {
        		if (d.content.includes(searchFor)){ 
             // let regex =  new RegExp(searchFor,'g'); 
             // d.content = d.content.replace(regex,replaceWith); 
            	d.content = d.content.replaceAll(searchFor, replaceWith);
            	d.update();
            	cCount++
            }
           count++
           
    }

    editor.setText(editor.getText().replace(searchFor, replaceWith))
    alert(cCount + " changed in " + count + " drafts evaluated.");
    draft.update()
}