Org-meta-return that is aware of checkboxes and todo headings

README.md

doesn't work just yet

Links

1. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2018-06/msg00169.html
2. https://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2017/04/09/A-better-return-in-org-mode/
3. https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/30248/automatically-create-checkbox-in-new-line

org-smart-meta-return.el

  (defun org-smart-meta-return (&optional ignore)
    "Add new list item, heading or table row with RET."
    (interactive "P")
    (if ignore
        (org-meta-return)
      (cond

       ;; checkboxes
       ((org-at-item-checkbox-p)
        (org-insert-todo-heading nil))

       ;; lists end with two blank lines, so we need to make sure we are also not
       ;; at the beginning of a line to avoid a loop where a new entry gets
       ;; created with only one blank line.
       ((org-in-item-p)
        (if (save-excursion (beginning-of-line) (org-element-property :contents-begin (org-element-context)))
            (org-insert-heading)
          (beginning-of-line)
          (delete-region (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position))
          (org-meta-return)))

       ;; fall-through case
       (t
        (org-meta-return)))))