Drafts Directory: Convert to NATO

Action

Posted by omarshahine, Last update 17 days ago

This action converts the selected text—or the entire draft if no text is selected—into the NATO phonetic alphabet. Letters are translated into their phonetic equivalents (e.g., “Q” becomes “Quebec”), and numbers are preserved as-is. Each character is output on its own line for easy readability and use in aviation, military, or radio communication contexts.

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// Drafts Action Script: Convert Selection or Full Draft to NATO Phonetic Alphabet 

// NATO phonetic map
let natoMap = {
  'A': 'Alpha',    'B': 'Bravo',   'C': 'Charlie',
  'D': 'Delta',    'E': 'Echo',    'F': 'Foxtrot',
  'G': 'Golf',     'H': 'Hotel',   'I': 'India',
  'J': 'Juliett',  'K': 'Kilo',    'L': 'Lima',
  'M': 'Mike',     'N': 'November','O': 'Oscar',
  'P': 'Papa',     'Q': 'Quebec',  'R': 'Romeo',
  'S': 'Sierra',   'T': 'Tango',   'U': 'Uniform',
  'V': 'Victor',   'W': 'Whiskey', 'X': 'X-ray',
  'Y': 'Yankee',   'Z': 'Zulu',
  '0': '0', '1': '1', '2': '2', '3': '3', '4': '4',
  '5': '5', '6': '6', '7': '7', '8': '8', '9': '9'
};

// Get text and range
let range = editor.getSelectedRange();
let input = editor.getSelectedText();
if (input.length === 0) {
  input = draft.content;
  range = [0, draft.content.length];
}

// Split lines and process each line separately
let lines = input.split('\n');
let convertedLines = lines.map(line => {
  let converted = [];
  for (let c of line.toUpperCase()) {
    if (natoMap[c]) {
      converted.push(natoMap[c]);
    }
  }
  return converted.join('-');
});

// Join lines with newlines
let result = convertedLines.join('\n');

// Replace the original text
editor.setTextInRange(range[0], range[1], result);

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