Obsidian: Create Child

README.md

Create Child

This QuickAdd script will use the name of the active note as a folder name, and create a new note in the folder.

Create Child.js

const SETTING = {
    ALIAS: "Use Alias",
    PROMPT: "Prompt for Title",
    PROPERTY: "Parent Property",
    TEMPLATE: "Template",
    TITLE: "Default Title",
};

const WAIT = 1000;

async function createChild({ quickAddApi }, settings) {
    const file = app.workspace.getActiveFile();

    if (!file) {
        throw new Error("No active file found.");
    }

    const parent = (() => {
        if (settings[SETTING.ALIAS]) {
            const cache = app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);

            if (cache?.frontmatter?.aliases) {
                return `[[${file.basename}|${cache.frontmatter.aliases[0]}]]`;
            }
        }

        return `[[${file.basename}]]`;
    })();

    if (settings[SETTING.PROMPT]) {
        settings[SETTING.TITLE] = await quickAddApi.inputPrompt(
            "Note title:",
            settings[SETTING.TITLE],
            settings[SETTING.TITLE]
        );
    }

    const parentFolder = file.path.replace(/\..+$/, "");
    const childFile = await app.vault.create(`${parentFolder}/${settings[SETTING.TITLE]}.md`, "");

    await new Promise((resolve) => {
        console.info(`Waiting ${WAIT}ms to ensure Templater does its thing...`);

        setTimeout(resolve, WAIT);
    });
    await app.workspace.getLeaf("tab").openFile(childFile);
    await app.fileManager.processFrontMatter(
        childFile,
        (frontmatter) => {
            frontmatter[settings[SETTING.PROPERTY]] = parent;
        }
    );
}

module.exports = {
    entry: createChild,
    settings: {
        name: "Create Child",
        author: "Kevin Herrera",
        options: {
            [SETTING.ALIAS]: {
                defaultValue: true,
                description: "Use the first alias of the parent note, if it exists?",
                type: "checkbox",
            },
            [SETTING.PROMPT]: {
                defaultValue: false,
                description: "Prompt for the title of the new note?",
                type: "checkbox",
            },
            [SETTING.PROPERTY]: {
                defaultValue: "parent",
                description: "The name of the parent property in the new child note.",
                type: "text",
            },
            [SETTING.TITLE]: {
                defaultValue: "Untitled",
                description: "The default title for the new note.",
                type: "text",
            }
        }
    }
};