Add new command to insert a new task in the note (template line to link a new note)

Author: lucaslopes

src/main.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Plugin, TFile, Notice } from "obsidian";
+import { Plugin, TFile, Notice, Editor } from "obsidian";
 import { defaultSettings, TimeTreeSettings } from "./settings";
 import { TimeTreeSettingsTab } from "./settings-tab";
 import { FrontMatterManager } from "./front-matter-manager";
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ export default class TimeTreePlugin extends Plugin {
 				await this.computeTimeTree();
 			},
 		});
+
+		this.addCommand({
+			id: "new-task",
+			name: "Insert new task",
+			editorCallback: (editor, view) => {
+				this.insertNewTask(editor);
+			},
+		});
 	}
 
 	async loadSettings(): Promise<void> {
@@ -95,4 +103,20 @@ export default class TimeTreePlugin extends Plugin {
 		);
 		await this.calculator.updateNodeSizeFromFile(rootFile);
 	}
+
+	async insertNewTask(editor: Editor): Promise<void> {
+		let cursor = editor.getCursor();
+		if (cursor.ch !== 0) {
+			const currentLineText = editor.getLine(cursor.line);
+			editor.replaceRange("\n", {
+				line: cursor.line,
+				ch: currentLineText.length,
+			});
+			cursor = { line: cursor.line + 1, ch: 0 };
+			editor.setCursor(cursor);
+		}
+		const textToInsert = "# [[]]";
+		editor.replaceRange(textToInsert, cursor);
+		editor.setCursor({ line: cursor.line, ch: cursor.ch + 4 });
+	}
 }

test-vault/.obsidian/workspace.json

@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
             "id": "98225c0495a73a21",
             "type": "leaf",
             "state": {
-              "type": "graph",
-              "state": {},
-              "icon": "lucide-git-fork",
-              "title": "Graph view"
+              "type": "markdown",
+              "state": {
+                "file": "Tasks/level-2b-b.md",
+                "mode": "source",
+                "source": false
+              },
+              "icon": "lucide-file",
+              "title": "level-2b-b"
             }
           },
           {
@@ -219,9 +223,9 @@
   },
   "active": "98225c0495a73a21",
   "lastOpenFiles": [
+    "Tasks/level-1-b.md",
     "Tasks/level-2a-c.md",
     "Tasks/level-1-a.md",
-    "Tasks/level-1-b.md",
     "Tasks/level-1-c.md",
     "Tasks/level-2c-b.md",
     "Tasks/level-2b-b.md",

test-vault/Tasks/level-2b-b.md

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ elapsed: 8679
 elapsed_child: 0
 node_size: 14.93697369350021
 ---
-
+# [[level-3-c]]
+# [[testing-new-task]]
+# [[newer-task]]
 ```simple-time-tracker
 {"entries":[{"name":"Segment 1","startTime":"2025-03-12T04:47:55.128Z","endTime":"2025-03-12T04:47:57.829Z"},{"name":"Segment 2","startTime":"2025-03-12T04:47:59.594Z","endTime":"2025-03-12T04:48:02.845Z"},{"name":"Segment 3","startTime":"2025-03-12T17:04:37.683Z","endTime":"2025-03-12T17:04:38.847Z"},{"name":"Segment 4","startTime":"2025-03-12T17:05:23.165Z","endTime":"2025-03-12T17:05:24.213Z"},{"name":"Segment 5","startTime":"2025-03-12T17:05:53.499Z","endTime":"2025-03-12T17:05:54.014Z"}]}
 ```