Template Plugin

GSoC Projects Template Plugin
#31

I suppose only the last option is problematic, the first 2 can easily be handled with a tag.

EDIT

Maybe you should create a poll? It's easier for users to just click a button rather than type a whole message so hopefully you'll get more responses this way.

#32

How do I do that within discourse or should i post an link to external poll?

#33

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#34

Thanks, created a poll. Opinion on the templates should be organized - #3 by nishantwrp

#36

Please take a look at Deprecating pre-installed template feature

#37

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#38

Updated Plan

Week 1

  • Initialize Plugin Framework
  • Setup Github Actions
    • Lint Checks
    • Build Checks
    • TypeScript Check (If not covered by above checks)
    • Unit Tests if needed further
  • Implement Notebook System
  • Created a command to expose joplin prompt to plugins

Week 2

  • Create the basic newNote, newTodo, insertText options.

Week 3

  • Work on default templates functionality.

Week 4

  • Complete default templates functionality.
  • Introduce handlebars and make sure all the current templates are compitable with the plugin.

Week 5

  • Create UI for variable input component.

Week 6

  • Write parsers for variable syntax.

Week 7

  • Complete variable feature.

Week 8, 9, 10

  • Finalize the way to handle the transition of users to this plugin.
  • Update documentation.
  • Finalize and implement the way to store the templates. (Tags, notebook, etc.)
  • Removal of original feature from the main codebase.
  • Release the final version of the plugin.
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GSoC Weekly Updates - Template Plugin
#39

Thanks for the updated plan, but note that removing the feature from the codebase may take a bit more time than you think as there will be a review process.

It's also key to your project because if the feature is still there by the time you finish, there's no need for the plugin at all. So what I would suggest is to create a pull request to remove the feature as soon as you can. That will get things started, then the reviewing process can happen in parallel to your other tasks.

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#40

Yup sure, I'll try to create the PR next week. Just to be clear, The PR will be merged only after the plugin is complete, right?

#41

Once it's ready it will be merged, but it will be in a separate branch so that we can test without having to make it part of an official release (or pre-release).

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#42
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#43

All good here, thanks for a such a convenient and well implemented plug-in.

Do custom variable definitions need particular fencing? I directly copied your example, and it doesn't work as expected.

Test template

Date: {{date}}

Time: {{time}}

Datetime: {{datetime}}

Custom Datetime: {{#custom_datetime}}MMMM YYYY, h:mm:ss a{{/custom_datetime}}

Date of beginning of week: {{bowm}}

# Create custom variable example

---
name: text
color: enum(Red, Yellow, Green)

---

Hi there, {{ name }}. Your favorite color is {{ color }}. This note/to-do was created on {{ datetime }}.

Result

Date: 2021-08-07

Time: 7:41 PM

Datetime: 2021-08-07 7:41 PM

Custom Datetime: August 2021, 7:41:54 pm

Date of beginning of week: 2021-08-02

# Create custom variable example

---
name: text
color: enum(Red, Yellow, Green)

---

Hi there, . Your favorite color is . This note/to-do was created on 2021-08-07 7:41 PM.
#44

I'm using joplin Joplin 2.1.9 (prod, win32)
I'm told when I try to upgrade that I have the latest version.
When I try and install your template I get this notice:
upgrade notice

Not sure what to do now.

#45

@SteveShank
From the release post

  • Update to the latest pre-release of the desktop application i.e. 2.2.5 .

@johano

You have text bevor the fence block, witch starts and ends with ---.
In the exaple is the folowing code:

---
name: text
color: enum(Red, Yellow, Green)

---

Hi there, {{ name }}. Your favorite color is {{ color }}. This note/to-do was created on {{ datetime }}.
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#46

Thanks Jack. I just glanced at it assured that I knew how to install a plugin.

#47

Thanks, @JackGruber, all works fine now. I didn't understand the custom variables must be declared right at the start of the note and --- is the fence mark used.

#48

Thanks for this plugin, installed it today and it works great!

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#49

  • Is it possible to set the name/title of the note from the template? I want the name of the template to be the current date for instance.

  • Any way to create a note directly from a template without creating an empty note then applying a template?

  • Any way to modify how the date is represented? Currently, it is mm/dd/yyyy unlike it is shown in the doc 2019-01-01

  • Is it possible to position the caret after the template applied?

  • It would be nice to put the templated note under certain folder automatically.

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#50

This one is opened as an enhancement request here: Option for note title in template · Issue #16 · joplin/plugin-templates · GitHub

You can do this from Tools > Templates > Create note from template or set a template as your default note template if you want to use a keyboard shortcut. I opened a request for a keyboard shortcut for the general case.

It seems the date is picking up the setting from Joplin. Preferences > General > Date format. Note, I had to restart Joplin to get this to be applied.

Not sure about these, but I agree both would be nice :slight_smile:

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#51

You mean the cursor? If yes, I don't know if that's possible with the plugin api. Maybe @laurent can tell that.

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