Use Roam42 API to grab a blocks text from the block reference ID and put it as Text and Aliased into a new block

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✂️ Copy of your #42SmartBlock from Roam

• #42SmartBlock grab block, insert text with aliase

  • <%JA:```javascript
    var cb = await navigator.clipboard.readText();
    var cbQ = cb.replace('((','').replace('))','');
    var query = await roam42.common.getPageNamesFromBlockUidList([cbQ]);
    if(!query){ 
    roam42.help.displayMessage('Invalid block reference in the clipboard',20000);
    return '';
    }
    roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.vars["blockText"] = query[0][0].string;
    roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.vars["blockUID"] = cb;
    roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.vars["blockParentTitle"] = `[[${query[0][1].title}]]`;
    console.log(query)
    return '';```%><%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%>

  • <%GET:blockParentTitle%>
    <%GET:blockText%>[*](<%GET:blockUID%>)

  • <%CURSOR%>

📋 Describe the SmartBlock

Shows how to use the Roam42 API to grab details about a block and use them in your SmartBlock

Short video in action: https://www.loom.com/share/fe30c550b6f4463d8987a5ae61f1438f

📷 Screenshot of your #42SmartBlock workflow/template from Roam