obsidian.templater.help.anthony-baker.meeting-template.js

<%*
// v0.1

/* START OF USER DEFINED SETTINGS */
// template to use
const templateFolder = "templates";
const templateName = "template_anthony.md";
// creating the new file
const newFileFolder = "test/meetings";
const openNewFile = false;
const replaceWithLink = true;
const embedLink = false;
// other settings
const newFileNamePrefix = `${tp.date.now('YYYY-MM-DD')} `;
/* END OF USER DEFINED SETTINGS */

// replace trailing and leading slashes
const cleanTemplateFolder = templateFolder.replace(/^\//, "").replace(/\/$/, "");
const templateLocation = `${cleanTemplateFolder}/${templateName}`;
const foundFile = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(templateLocation);
if(!foundFile) {
    new Notice(`Could not find the Template: ${templateLocation}`, 5000);
    return;
}

// replace trailing and leading slashes
const cleanNewFolder = newFileFolder.replace(/^\//, "").replace(/\/$/, "");
const foundFolder = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(cleanNewFolder);
if(!foundFolder) {
    new Notice(`Could not find the Folder: ${cleanNewFolder}`, 5000);
    return;
}

const cmEditorAct = app.workspace.activeLeaf.view.editor;
// if nothing is selected then select the current active line and use it
if(tp.file.selection() === "") {
    const curLine = cmEditorAct.getCursor().line;
    cmEditorAct.setSelection({ line: curLine, ch: 0 }, { line: curLine, ch: cmEditorAct.getLine(curLine).length });
}
let selectedContent = newFileNamePrefix + tp.file.selection();

let newFileName = await tp.system.prompt("Name of new note", selectedContent);
newFileName = newFileName.replace(/[\.#\*""\/\\<>\:\|\[\]\?]/gim, '').slice(0, 255);

if(replaceWithLink) {
    tR = `[` + `[${newFileName}]]`;
    if(embedLink) { tR = `!${tR}` }
} else {
    tR = selectedContent;
}

tp.file.create_new(foundFile, newFileName, openNewFile, foundFolder);
%>