Function Processor based on other properties

[FlorianWege]

Hello,

it seems to me like the function processor currently only gets passed a title. Would it be possible to pass further context information like the whole properties object of the processed note as an additional parameter?

Use case 1: A note could have another optional type property that marks that the note is about a book for example and should then be displayed as "Book: " + title.

Use case 2: You could want to clarify by title that a note belongs to a specific topical context. Then you want to display it as title + "(" + context + ")", e.g., Crane (fauna), Crane (construction). Separating context into an own property that potentially refers to a refactorable note itself can make it cleaner.

[snezhig]

Hi! Yea, I will add more arguments.

[joshwayne]

Adding on to this: I would love access to DataviewJS in the Processor function. My use case is pretty simple right now but access to DataviewJS would cover a ton of future use cases.

My current use case is that I use Daily Notes with files in the YYYY-MM-DD format. The title property contains a pretty formatted date "June 13th, 2024" and I use Frontmatter Title to swap the file name with the pretty formatted title.

Ideally, I would like to go one step further and for it to check if the file name is today and swap it with "Today". Here's what I tried to put in the Processor function:

let currentDate = moment().format("YYYY-MM-DD");
let noteName = dv.current().file.name;

if (noteName === currentDate) {
  return "Today";
} else {
  return title;
}

Obviously this could be solved by simply passing in the file name, but I think access to the DataviewJS API would solve a wider range of use cases too.

[snezhig]

It can be later, but you can use now FunctionV2 Processor Type.

[Moyf]

It can be later, but you can use now FunctionV2 Processor Type.

I think if you can give the TFile of the file it would also be really nice!

[Moyf]

Thank you @joshwayne for the idea! I've made a processor to change the name for today's daily note 😄

I'll share it here in case anyone wants it:

const filePath = obj.path;
const title = obj.title;

function getFileNameWithoutExtension(filePath) {
    const lastSlashIndex = filePath.lastIndexOf('/');
    const fileNameWithExtension = lastSlashIndex === -1 ? filePath : filePath.substring(lastSlashIndex + 1);
    const lastDotIndex = fileNameWithExtension.lastIndexOf('.');
    return lastDotIndex === -1 ? fileNameWithExtension : fileNameWithExtension.substring(0, lastDotIndex);
}
const basename = getFileNameWithoutExtension(filePath);
let display_name = title ?? basename;

if (display_name === moment().format("YYYY-MM-DD") ){
    display_name = "ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ TODAY";
}

return display_name;

And @snezhig thanks for the new FunctionV2 feature, really useful!

( I originally planned to create a plugin myself to implement the "highlight today's tag" feature, but thanks to your idea, I can now achieve it directly with FrontmatterTitle, haha!

[joshwayne]

Thanks for the addition @snezhig!

@Moyf I also used it to change the name of the daily note. Here's what I came up with:

let currentDate = moment().format("MMMM Do, YYYY");
let noteName = obj.title;

if (noteName === currentDate) {
  return "🌞 Today";
} else {
  return obj.title;
}

[snezhig]

It can be later, but you can use now FunctionV2 Processor Type.

I think if you can give the TFile of the file it would also be really nice!

I think that it should be added.

[c-reeder]

It can be later, but you can use now FunctionV2 Processor Type.

I think if you can give the TFile of the file it would also be really nice!

I think that it should be added.

@snezhig here's a PR #229 that might cover what you're going for there.

[snezhig]

It can be later, but you can use now FunctionV2 Processor Type.

I think if you can give the TFile of the file it would also be really nice!

I think that it should be added.

@snezhig here's a PR #229 that might cover what you're going for there.

Thanks, I have added this property for processor.