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Posted by @jsamlarose, Last update 2 days ago

Creates a new draft for each line in the current draft, with optional tagging support.
Format:

Title (ignored)
#globalTag1, #globalTag2 (optional — applied to all drafts)
Item one #tag1, #tag2
Item two #tag3
Item three

Rules:
- The first line is treated as a title and ignored.
- If the second line consists entirely of #-prefixed tags (comma or space-separated), those tags are applied to every draft created, and the line itself is not turned into a draft.
- Each subsequent non-empty line becomes a new draft. Any #-prefixed strings after the content are added as tags for that draft, separated by commas or spaces before each #.
- Empty lines are ignored.

Example input:

# Summer Reading List
#reading, #2026
The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin #sci-fi, #novel
Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine #poetry, #essential
How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell #non-fiction, #attention
Several Short Sentences About Writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg #craft, #writing
The Hatred of Poetry, Ben Lerner #poetry, #essay
Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler #sci-fi, #novel
In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado #memoir, #non-fiction

Result: 7 drafts, all tagged reading and 2026, each individually tagged by genre/category.

Install

Steps

script

// Get current draft content
let lines = draft.content.split("\n");

// Skip title (first line)
lines.shift();

// Check if second line is a global tags line
let globalTags = [];
if (lines.length > 0) {
    let secondLine = lines[0].trim();
    if (secondLine.startsWith("#")) {
        // Check if entire line is just tags (no non-tag content)
        let isAllTags = secondLine.split(/,\s*|\s+#/).every(part => {
            let cleaned = part.replace(/^#/, "").trim();
            return cleaned.length > 0;
        });
        if (isAllTags && !secondLine.includes(" ") || isAllTags && secondLine.match(/^#\S+(\s*,\s*#?\S+|\s+#\S+)*$/)) {
            // Parse global tags
            let tagString = secondLine;
            // Split on comma or " #"
            let parts = tagString.split(/,\s*|\s+(?=#)/);
            for (let part of parts) {
                let tag = part.replace(/^#/, "").trim();
                if (tag.length > 0) {
                    globalTags.push(tag);
                }
            }
            lines.shift(); // Remove global tags line from processing
        }
    }
}

let count = 0;

for (let line of lines) {
    if (line.trim() === "") continue;

    let lineTags = [];
    let content = line;

    // Find the first # that represents a tag (not part of content)
    let tagMatch = content.match(/\s+#/);
    if (tagMatch) {
        let tagStartIndex = tagMatch.index;
        let tagPortion = content.substring(tagStartIndex);
        content = content.substring(0, tagStartIndex).trim();

        // Parse tags from the tag portion - split on comma or " #"
        let parts = tagPortion.split(/,\s*|\s+(?=#)/);
        for (let part of parts) {
            let tag = part.replace(/^#/, "").trim();
            if (tag.length > 0) {
                lineTags.push(tag);
            }
        }
    }

    // Check if the entire line starts with # (meaning it's all tags, no content)
    // In that case, skip it as there's no content for a draft
    if (content.trim() === "" || content.trim().startsWith("#")) {
        // If content is empty or only tags remain, try to use the original line
        if (content.trim() === "") {
            // All was tags - create draft with tag text as content? 
            // Skip if no real content
            continue;
        }
    }

    let d = new Draft();
    d.content = content;

    // Apply global tags
    for (let tag of globalTags) {
        d.addTag(tag);
    }

    // Apply line-specific tags
    for (let tag of lineTags) {
        d.addTag(tag);
    }

    d.update();
    count++;
}

app.displayInfoMessage(count + " draft" + (count !== 1 ? "s" : "") + " created.");

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