Feature Request: select file as template and create new note

[starfetch]

Hi, thanks for creating this plugin, it's working great. I'm trying to use it as a way to get metadata about songs I like into Obsidian (like I do with books, films, etc), and it would be great if there was an option to select a template file instead of having to copy the entire template into the tiny textbox. Additionally, a way to create a new note directly from this template would be very handy as well (right now I append to a new note, but some templater commands do not trigger properly this way).

Thanks in advance and keep up the great work.

[studiowebux]

Hello, Thanks for your Feature request !

I will take a look this week and update this ticket.

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The first feature I will have to take a look if I can add the feature without breaking the existing one (i think I did it to support that approach), what I have in mind is to allow to read files with a special name for example, option_name.template.md, these files will have to be store either in the vault or in the plugin directory, which one do you prefer ?

The second feature, should be easy as I did it with my other plugin.

[starfetch]

The first feature I will have to take a look if I can add the feature without breaking the existing one (i think I did it to support that approach), what I have in mind is to allow to read files with a special name for example, option_name.template.md, these files will have to be store either in the vault or in the plugin directory, which one do you prefer ?

My preference would be in the vault, since that's easier to edit (and I have a Templates folder already). Do you think it's possible to choose an arbitrary file as a template, as for example done by the Book Search plugin or the MediaDB plugin?

The second feature, should be easy as I did it with my other plugin.

Great to hear!

Thanks for taking the time to look into this.

[studiowebux]

hello again 👋

So i had free time tonight,

I created this PR : https://github.com/studiowebux/obsidian-spotify-link/pull/15#issue-2587323709 (I dont expect a code review or anything, just validate the description I wrote if it is ok for you)

if so, I will prepare a release to let you test

Thanks !

[starfetch]

I had a look, and only the first two paragraphs about the menu are not entirely clear to me: Does it mean that new commands are added to the command palette or not?

The rest looks good, thanks for your time!

[studiowebux]

@starfetch

For the menu:

• I added this :

TODOs:

• I will add the 4 items in the command palette as well (i forgot that one), (the CMD+P panel)

Clarification: The menu items can be enabled/disabled in case its clutter the right click menu (the screenshot).

[studiowebux]

Hello !

I released v1.5.1 (you can update directly in obsidian),

let me know if it has everything and if it works as you expected.

Thanks

[starfetch]

Hi, creating a new note with these commands works great, thanks a ton! This will make taking note of songs so much easier. [Now it would be perfect if there was a toggle to open the new note directly after creation (sorry, feature creep, only if it's a simple addition).]

Using a template file took me a few minutes to figure out (first I didn't see the new description above the textbox), but that also works a treat. A few things that should be documented which were not immediately obvious to me:

• path to file needs to include the filename extension (.md), otherwise it just prints that as text
• if a folder is chosen to save new files in, that folder has to exist already
• the command fails silently if the folder doesn't exist

Thank you so much for implementing this so quickly and nicely, your work is greatly appreciated.

[studiowebux]

Hello,

Thanks for your feedback !

TODOS:

• [x] Add toggle to open new note upon creation
• [x] auto append .md when not provided to improve UX
• [x] create the folder if not exists
• [x] try..catch error correctly and print a notice
• [x] Add instructions for path vs inline template in the template documentation
• [ ] Update the official documentation with examples and new features

For this one:

Using a template file took me a few minutes to figure out (first I didn't see the new description above the textbox), but that also works a treat.

Hum I added it on both field description. I can add details about it in the section above (with template options)

I didnt update the "official" documentation yet (the dedicated website)

Will try to tackle all todos this week (maybe over the weekend as well)

[studiowebux]

Finally that was simple.

released 1.5.2 (still have to update the official doc, will do after everything is good)

Will wait your feedback Thanks again !