Move/Copy the active line OR selected text to another file

[GitMurf]

https://gist.github.com/GitMurf/fc4132acd805b9c1413ab84c6bd11576

Demo: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/64155612/116498977-e575e380-a85f-11eb-9333-14b16cf18982.mp4

Move or Copy the active line (or selected text) of the active file to a chosen file.

Change the const moveMode = "move"; to your choice. I recommend making multiple templates with the same code and then just changing this variable for the different "modes" outlined below.

Now can do the following:

• Move multi-lines if you select them before running script
• "Copy" instead of "move"
• Move but leave a block ref embed link behind in original location pointing to new location
• Leave in current location and create block ref and then choose where to copy a block ref embed link to in another file

[Quorafind]

Is it doable to add context by using dialog?

like I want to move Youtube.com is a website to another file.

Then I want to add text START above it, This is an end below it and then move

START
Youtube.com is a website
This is an end

to another file.

OR

Move text to another file and then insert text above it and below it? Depends on you

[GitMurf]

If you select multiple lines it will move them all. Is that sufficient? So you can add the START and then "this is the end" lines above and below, select all 3 lines, and then move it all.

[GitMurf]

Update v1.6.2 - Fixed removing of line on "move" as new Templater update changed the way it clears the line text.

https://gist.github.com/GitMurf/fc4132acd805b9c1413ab84c6bd11576

[chrisgrieser]

thanks for this script! it actually solves some problems for me :)

One minor issue that I noticed with the script: If you currently have text select (e.g. after highlighting a text passage with == ==) and then insert the template, the blockreference code ^123456 is inserted after the selected text and not at the end of the block, therefore breaking this script.

[chrisgrieser]

actually, the problem can be solved by removing the if-condition if(tp.file.selection() == '') and running the enclosed lines with or without selection.

[pcuellar]

Thanks a lot for this, it handles almost al scenarios I was thinking about. If I may suggest, one last mode that could complement this template will be to send a block reference to a target file instead of sending the block from current file to target file leaving a block reference in current file (as it is achieved by the embed mode in the script). It is similar to what you did with this template but instead of keeping the block reference in the clipboard, you have the option to send it to a target file.

[chrisgrieser]

I think you can already achieve that by setting the moveMode to blockRef in this script, see line 13-14 :)

[pcuellar]

Ohh shoot, somehow I missed this mode. Thanks @chrisgrieser for filling my eyes' gap 👀

[fedeescalada]

Great job! Just what I was looking for, thank you! :)

It would be great to have an option to force the target note to today's note. So you don't have to choose it from the GUI. I use to "bring" past meeting minutes to today's notes.

What do you think?

[EvoAlg]

The last post was a while ago.

I had an out of bounds error with the first instance of the line
cmEditorAct.setSelection({ line: curLine, ch: 0 }, { line: curLine, ch: 9999 });

so I changed it to

let lineContent = cmEditorAct.getLine(curLine);
let lineLength = lineContent.length;
cmEditorAct.setSelection({ line: curLine, ch: 0 }, { line: curLine, ch: lineLength });

[tom-rm-meyer-ISST]

Hey just went over the code as I currently want to support a workflow to extract to a new node including a template (see discussion). This templates supports me in understanding how things are meant to be!

Increase reusability

Change the const moveMode = "move"; to your choice. I recommend making multiple templates with the same code and then just changing this variable for the different "modes" outlined below.

I recommend you to do it differently for better maintainability. Maybe this is also a great update for your tutorial on how to use templater.

1. Create folder structure similar to the following:

vault
- templates # folder for your markdown templates and everything to trigger
  - MOVE template
  - EMBED template
  - ... other combinations as wanted
- scripts # folder for reusable .js folders
  - move_file.js

2. Update your Templater settings accordingly (control + comma > Community Plugins > Templater)

• template folder location: templates
• script files folder location: scripts

3. Make the gist json reusable:

/** usage:
  *
  * tp: templater object to use
  * firstOrLastLine: 'first' will add to top of file. 'last' will add to bottom of file
  * bChooseLine: choose a specific line to move to underneath; overrules firstOrLastLine if true
  * bOpenFile after moving the line, open the file it was moved to
  * mobeMode: /"move" = default, "copy" = duplicate, "embed" = move and leave a block ref link, "blockRef" = create block ref and add **/
async function move_file (tp, firstOrLastLine, bChooseLine, bOpenFile, moveMode) {
  // your content without the header to steer functionality
}

module.exports = move_file;

4. Create the templates using parameters only (e.g. move-first-line)

<%* await tp.user.move_file(tp, 'first', false, false, 'move') %>

Edit: Checked how this works for my own template. Following notes:

• you need to pass the tp (templater object) to use the prompt features (see docs)
• you need to return a value that represents the tR (see someone's blog)
• you need to access the global variable app without this reference (this.app -> app)