Obsidian.md Cpage scripts

README.md

Feel free to use these scripts in your own projects.

I am not a programmer so I can't garentee this won't break anything.

Cpage refers to the template that includes the summary header

Create Collection Page

<%*

// Check if this a new file. If it is not a new file then throw a error to stop the script
let filename = await tp.file.title
if(!(filename.startsWith("Untitled")))
{console.log("This is a existing file! Stopping the script before it overwrites data. Use alt + n to properly create Cpages.")
tp.FakeModuleToCauseError.ErrorPleaseAndThxU()
}

//prompt user for title
const title = await tp.system.prompt("Title");
const alias = title;
//load all of the files in the vault starting at t.path.startsWith("parent folder/")
//This code should be a function with args but I ain't learning proper JavaScript.

const folders = this.app.vault.getAllLoadedFiles().filter(i => i.children).filter(t => t.path.startsWith("5_Collections/")).map(folder => folder.path);  
//prompt user to choose a folder from the files load
var folder = await tp.system.suggester(folders, folders);
//if user doesn't pick a folder tell them to create a folder.
if (folder == null) {
	folder = await tp.system.prompt("Create new file (no / on last)");
	folder = ("5_Collections/" + folder);
}
// if either the title or folder is not given don't do anything. otherwise create file.
if (folder == null || title == null) {} else{
await tp.file.rename(`${title}`);
await tp.file.move(`/${folder}/${title}`);
var newtitle = `${title}` + ' for ' + tp.file.folder();
await tp.file.rename(newtitle)
}

//After creating the YAML section activate the List Summary Links template.

%>---
aliases:
- <%alias%>
Type: Collection
Discipline:
Subdiscipline:
Tags: 
cssclasses: Collection

---


<%tp.file.include('[[List Summary Links]]')%>

Create Cpage.md

<%*

// Check if this a new file. If it is not a new file then throw a error to stop the script let filename = await tp.file.title if(!(filename.startsWith("Untitled"))) {console.log("This is a existing file! Stopping the script before it overwrites data. Use alt + n to properly create Cpages.") tp.FakeModuleToCauseError.ErrorPleaseAndThxU() }

//prompt user for title const title = await tp.system.prompt("Title"); const alias = title;

//load all of the folders in the vault that are inside the folder t.path.startsWith("parent folder/"). (Change "4_Cpages" to the desired top level folder to search). //This code should be a function with args but I ain't learning proper JavaScript. const folders = this.app.vault.getAllLoadedFiles().filter(i => i.children).filter(t => t.path.startsWith("4_Cpages/")).map(folder => folder.path);

//prompt user to choose a folder from the folders loaded var folder = await tp.system.suggester(folders, folders);

//if user doesn't pick a folder tell them to create a folder. And then place that file in the 4_Cpages folder. if (folder == null) { folder = await tp.system.prompt("Create new folder (no / on start or last)"); folder = ("4_Cpages/" + folder); } // if either the title or folder is not given don't do anything. otherwise create file and add for "Parent folder" to the end of the title. if (folder == null || title == null) {} else{ await tp.file.rename(${title}); await tp.file.move(/${folder}/${title}); var newtitle = ${title} + ' for ' + tp.file.folder(); await tp.file.rename(newtitle) }

%>--- aliases:

• <%alias%> Type: Cpage Discipline: Subdiscipline: Tags:

cssclasses: Cpage

---

[[<% newtitle %>#B|<% alias %>]]

This is the embedded display body. Everything here will be shown when you embed using ![[<% newtitle %>#<% newtitle %> B <% alias %>]].

%%Everything above the # is the embedded display. %%

%%B%%

This is a optional heading. It must be heading 2 or smaller

This is the main body of the page. This is not shown in the embedding

%%end of body%%

Internal links

Table without id file.link as "in collections"
FROM [[#]] AND "5_Collections"

External links

List Summary Links.md

<%* // Initialize loop console.log('Starting loop for the list summary links template.') var endscript = 'false' var ListLinks = [] while(endscript == 'false'){ if(endscript == 'false'){ // Ask the user to pick a file from the vault. if null is returned then catch the error and stop the script. try { var file = (await tp.system.suggester((item) => item.basename, app.vault.getMarkdownFiles())).basename; if(file == null){ throw new Error('User cancelled'); } } catch (error) { console.log('An error occurred:', error); endscript = 'true'; console.log('End the loop. The above error can be ignored.') }

// If endscript is false then execute the code. if(endscript =='false'){ //Get the frontmatter data for this file. And save the index which points to Type: var file_frontmatter = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache( tp.file.find_tfile(file) )?.frontmatter || {} var Ary = Object.entries(file_frontmatter) Ary = Ary[1].toString()

// If the file is a Cpage than Link to its Summary Header. Otherwise Just link the entire file. if(Ary == ['Type', 'Cpage'].toString()) { var file_frontmatter = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache( tp.file.find_tfile(file) )?.frontmatter || {} var Ary1 = Object.entries(file_frontmatter) Ary1 = Ary1[0].toString() alias = Ary1.split(',')[1]

//Prompt user to write display title for the link. If they hit esc than use the default name.
name = await tp.system.prompt("Write display name for link. Esc for default")
if(name == 'null'){
	name = alias}
var link = await "[[" + file + "#" + file + " B " + alias + "|" + name + "]]"}

else{ name = await tp.system.prompt("Write display name for link. Esc for default") var link = await "[[" + file + "]]"}

console.log(link) var formatedlink = '!'+link + '\n\n' ListLinks.push(formatedlink) } } } console.log('Loop finished')

%><% ListLinks.join('') %>

Print summary link.md

<%*

// Ask the user to pick a file from the vault. const file = (await tp.system.suggester((item) => item.basename, app.vault.getMarkdownFiles())).basename

//Get the frontmatter data for this file. And save the index which points to the Type: parameter. var file_frontmatter = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache( tp.file.find_tfile(file) )?.frontmatter || {}; var Ary = Object.entries(file_frontmatter) Ary = Ary[1].toString()

// If the file is a Cpage than Link to its Summary Header. Otherwise Just link the entire file. if(Ary == ['Type', 'Cpage'].toString()) { var file_frontmatter = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache( tp.file.find_tfile(file) )?.frontmatter || {}; var Ary1 = Object.entries(file_frontmatter) Ary1 = Ary1[0].toString() alias = Ary1.split(',')[1]

// Prompt the user to write the display title of the link. If they hit esc than use the name as an alias
name = await tp.system.prompt("Write display name for link")
if(name == 'null'){
	name = alias}
var link = await "[[" + file + "#" + file + " B " + alias + "|" + name + "]]"}

else{ // This file is not a Cpage so just link the entire file. name = await tp.system.prompt("Write display name for link") var link = await "[[" + file + "]]"}

%><% link %>