Detect duplicates

detect_duplicates

function detectDuplicates(notification)
{
  var notif = new Notification(notification);
  //only proceed if a new card was created
  var new_card = notif.createdCard();
  //only proceed if a card already exists on the same board with the same name
  var existing_card = new_card.board().card(new_card.name());
  //append the new card's description to the existing card, and attach the new card as a link
  existing_card
  .setDescription(existing_card.description()+"\n----\n"+new_card.description())
  .attachLink(new_card);
  //post a comment to the new card informing the member it's a duplicate, link to existing and archive the card
  new_card
  .postComment("@"+notif.member().name()+" duplicate, here's the original: "+existing_card.link())
  .archive();
}