[Feature Request] Save Search Query for future usage

[FelipeRearden]

Hello @SkepticMystic !!!!

This FR is simple to explain: would be amazing to have a feature to save (store) some regex query to be invoked again.

• For some workflows we have to apply the same query many times. If the regex is to complex, you have to copy and paste from some place just to be faster;

If possible 🙏:

• add a command palette command for each saved query created, This way we don't have to see/interact with the modal since we already know to Search Query
• Would be a great feature to integrate this plug-in with QuickAdd to create automatic workflows :)

If you don't mind, I have a user case to share with you:

User Case: Organize DEVONthink references

I use an app called DEVONthink to store, read and highlight web articles. After doing this, I copy the highlight content to Obsidian to start my note taking process.

Here is a image if the "raw" text pasted in Obsidian. As you can see, it has this DEVONthink URLs ([L5](x-devonthink-item://C5A952D4-8CB9-4CA9-9B3A-BC397B08C1F6?line=4)) that are the links/references of the highlights in the original text.

What I want to do for every note is transfer this DEVONthink URLs under a specific header in the end of the note and clean the text to get rid of the urls while reading. - Now with your plug-in I can do this!!!! (that why I'm so excited)

The final result is something like this (I cut the text to fit in the image)

⚠️ To do this: 01- I use this regex in search Query: \[L\d*\]\(x-devonthink-item:\/\/\w{8}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{12}\?line=\d{1,2}\) 02- Copy the content to the clipboard 03- Clean the URL hitting delete to let only [L#] 04- Paste the clipboard under the header ## DT Links

If we could save my regex search query \[L\d*\]\(x-devonthink-item:\/\/\w{8}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{12}\?line=\d{1,2}\) I could just hit a hotkey to start this workflow :)

• Or integrate with QuickAdd to create a even more automatic workflow.

I hope you like my FR . Let me know if you need more information.

I have more workflows like this one (select a regex query in the text to apply some transformation) and I'm very happy that I can finally automate this :)

Have a great day!

[SkepticMystic]

Thank you for the detailed FR, it really helps me understand what you're looking for and ground it in a specific use-case 😄

I can definitely do this! It will take some work to set up the logistics, and I'll want to make the ui look nicer. But I will work on this :)

[FelipeRearden]

Thank you for the detailed FR, it really helps me understand what you're looking for and ground it in a specific use-case 😄

I'm pretty happy to know it @SkepticMystic !!!! Thank you.

In my opinion, the users/testers always have to make the most effort to present FR/Bugs with maximum details possible.

It's 100% important to have everybody in the same page for every FR/Bug :)

I can definitely do this! It will take some work to set up the logistics, and I'll want to make the ui look nicer. But I will work on this :)

I have no words in earth to say how grateful I'm for this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This feature will be a game changer for my workflow :)

It will take some work to set up the logistics

Sure! No problem. I know that you will make an amazing UI for this plugin :)

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Just to let you know that I am not an native english speaker. Forgive me if I made some grammar/vocabulary mistake. And let me know you I don't understood anything that I write :)

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Let's keep talking!

Have a great day!

[SkepticMystic]

I totally agree! That communication is very important :)

Haha I will let you know if I don't understand you! But you're doing great so far :)

[FelipeRearden]

Haha I will let you know if I don't understand you! But you're doing great so far :)

hahahaha great! I'm glad to know! Thanks 😃

[SkepticMystic]

@FelipeRearden I have implemented working functionality for saved queries! So you can now go to Settings > Add Query to add a new one. Then when you open the searchy query modal, you should see a list of saved queries which you can click to run! I will work on making each saved query into its own command, as well :)

[SkepticMystic]

@FelipeRearden in 0.0.12 each saved query now gets its own command 😄

[FelipeRearden]

@SkepticMystic !!!!!!!

SPECTACULAR!!!!! FANTASTIC !!!!!!!

There is no words in any language to express how grateful I am for this @SkepticMystic

Thank you very much for making this happen !!!!!!!

I already test 0.0.12 is working perfect on Obsidian 0.12.15

Today is a great day for me -> thanks to you:)

[SkepticMystic]

Haha I am very glad you find this useful! :D I have enjoyed coding this plugin, it is a very interesting problem to solve :)

[FelipeRearden]

I will start to implementing my real workflow with a bunch of regex query. I let you know if I found some bug.

In my opinion this FR is closed:)

[FelipeRearden]

I have enjoyed coding this plugin,

It's the best feeling on earth: doing something that gives you a good feeling.

it is a very interesting problem to solve :)

And this is ground-breaking because we can do things with multiple cursors that wasn't possible

This is Disneyland for keyboard lovers like me 😀