Project to OmniFocus

script

// Send markdown tasks to OmniFocus as a task group with name, dates, and tags

const tasks = [];
const newLines = [];
const taskRegex = /^\s*-\s*\[\s*\]\s*(.+)/; 

draft.lines.forEach(line => {
	const match = line.match(taskRegex);
	if (match) {
		// match[1] is the captured task content
		tasks.push(`- ${match[1].trim()}`);
		// Mark task as completed and add [OF] marker
		newLines.push(line.replace(/\[\s*\]/, '[OF]'));
	} else {
		newLines.push(line);
	}
});

const taskCount = tasks.length;

if (taskCount > 0) {
	const p = Prompt.create();
	p.title = "Create OmniFocus Project";
	p.message = "Enter project details";
	
	p.addTextField("name", "Project Name", "");
	p.addTextField("dueDate", "Due Date", "", {placeholder: "e.g., tomorrow, next week"});
	p.addTextField("deferDate", "Defer Date", "", {placeholder: "e.g., today, next Monday"});
	p.addTextField("tags", "Tags", "", {placeholder: "e.g., work, urgent (comma separated)"});
	
	p.addButton("Create Project");
	
	if (!p.show()) {
		context.cancel("User cancelled.");
	}
	
	const { name, dueDate, deferDate, tags } = p.fieldValues;
	
	if (!name || name.trim() === "") {
		app.displayWarningMessage("Project name is required.");
		context.cancel("Project name not provided.");
	}
	
	const projectName = name.trim();
	// Project type is now hard-coded to parallel
	const projectType = "@parallel"; 
	let taskpaperContent = [`${projectName}: ${projectType}`];

	// Helper function to append tags
	const appendTag = (value, tag) => {
		if (value && value.trim() !== "") {
			return ` @${tag}(${value.trim()})`;
		}
		return "";
	};

	let projectHeader = taskpaperContent[0];
	projectHeader += appendTag(dueDate, "due");
	projectHeader += appendTag(deferDate, "defer");

	if (tags && tags.trim() !== "") {
		const tagList = tags.split(',')
			.map(t => t.trim())
			.filter(t => t !== "")
			.join(', ');
			
		if (tagList) {
			projectHeader += ` @tags(${tagList})`;
		}
	}
	taskpaperContent[0] = projectHeader;

	const indentedTasks = tasks.map(t => `\t${t}`);
	const taskpaper = taskpaperContent.concat(indentedTasks).join("\n");
	
	const cb = CallbackURL.create();
	cb.baseURL = "omnifocus://x-callback-url/paste";
	cb.addParameter("content", taskpaper);
	
	if (!cb.open()) {
	    app.displayErrorMessage("Failed to send to OmniFocus.");
	    context.fail("OmniFocus callback failed.");
	}
	
	draft.content = newLines.join("\n");
	draft.update();
	
	const pluralS = taskCount === 1 ? '' : 's';
	app.displayInfoMessage(`Created project "${projectName}" with ${taskCount} task${pluralS} in OmniFocus`);

} else {
	app.displayInfoMessage("No uncompleted tasks found.");
}