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Replace a block ref in the current line with the actual text from the block ref. It replicates Roam's feature where you right-click a block ref and choose "Replace as text".
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| <%* | |
| //v1.1: Changed to using the new "view.editor" instead of deprecated "view.sourceMode.cmEditor" | |
| let thisFile = this.app.workspace.getActiveFile(); | |
| let thisFileCache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(thisFile); | |
| let embedsOnPage = thisFileCache.embeds; | |
| if(embedsOnPage) { | |
| let cmEditorAct = this.app.workspace.activeLeaf.view.editor; | |
| let curLine = cmEditorAct.getCursor().line; | |
| foundEmbed = embedsOnPage.find(eachItem => { | |
| let embedLine = eachItem.position.start.line; | |
| if(embedLine == curLine){ | |
| return true; | |
| } else { return false; } | |
| }); | |
| if(foundEmbed) { | |
| let thisName = foundEmbed.link; | |
| let fileName = thisName.split('#^')[0]; | |
| if(!fileName){fileName = thisFile.basename} | |
| let blockId = thisName.split('#^')[1]; | |
| let myNewFile = this.app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest(fileName, ''); | |
| if(myNewFile) { | |
| let newFileCache = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(myNewFile); | |
| let foundBlock = newFileCache.blocks[blockId]; | |
| let newFileContents = await this.app.vault.cachedRead(myNewFile); | |
| let foundBlockValue = newFileContents.substring(foundBlock.position.start.offset, foundBlock.position.end.offset).replace('^' + blockId,'').trim(); | |
| if(foundBlockValue) { | |
| cmEditorAct.setSelection({ line: curLine, ch: 0 }, { line: curLine, ch: 9999 }); | |
| tR = tp.file.selection().replace(foundEmbed.original, foundBlockValue).split("\n").join(""); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| %> |
Thank you for this gist!
Could you please kindly also create one to do the same for block heading?
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QUICK DEMO: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/64155612/115739741-05c70f00-a343-11eb-970c-c944783414a8.mp4
TIP: Copying and pasting into Obsidian as Plain Text seems to work best
(ctrl/cmd + shift + v)