How to get note ID in context menu triggered command?

benji300 · 19 November 2020 18:38

I'm currently searching for a solution to get the current note ID, when I try to trigger a command from the note-list context menu. So actually I know how to get the selected note ID, but the context menu can also be opened "on" another note which is currently not selected (or active).

Here's a screenshot of what I am meaning:

In this case the selected note is "5. Privacy", but the context menu was opened on "1. Welcome...".

Is there a way to get the correct ID in a plugin (command) in this case?

laurent · 21 November 2020 12:39

Indeed it was not possible, but will be in the next pre-release. Any command triggered from the context menu will now receive a noteIds array which will include the relevant note.

See here for an example:

github.com

laurent22/joplin/blob/4ac24093184ab7d7bc65d0d8a1294bf4d4064f75/packages/app-cli/tests/support/plugins/register_command/src/index.ts#L24


		await joplin.commands.register({
			name: 'testCommand2',
			label: 'My Test Command 2',
			iconName: 'fas fa-drum',
			execute: async () => {
				alert('Testing plugin command 2');
			},
		});
		await joplin.commands.register({
			name: 'contextMenuCommandExample',
			label: 'My Context Menu command',
			execute: async (noteIds:string[]) => {
				const notes = [];
				for (const noteId of noteIds) {
					notes.push(await joplin.data.get(['notes', noteId]));
				}
				const noteTitles = notes.map((note:any) => note.title);
				alert('The following notes will be processed:\n\n' + noteTitles.join(', '));