Plug-In: Add Call Task

This plug-in will create a new task with a TAP|CLICK call link in its notes. Optionally, you can tag the task with the default Apple phone emoji tag: ☎️

On iOS devices the keypad will be automatically used for the phone number input.

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Add Call Task
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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnifocus"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.of-add-call-task",
	"version": "1.7",
	"description": "This plug-in will create a new task with a call link in its notes. Option to assign tag to new task.",
	"label": "Add Call Task",
	"shortLabel": "Call Task",
	"paletteLabel": "Call Task",
	"image": "phone.bubble.fill"
}*/
(() => {
	const action = new PlugIn.Action(async function(selection, sender){
		try {
			titleEmoji = "☎️"
			
			taskTitlePrefix = titleEmoji + "︎ Call "
			textInputField01 = new Form.Field.String(
				"taskName",
				"Task Title",
				taskTitlePrefix
			)

			textInputField02 = new Form.Field.String(
				"callNumber",
				"[0 to 9, +, *, #]",
				null
			)
			if (Device.current.iOS && !Device.current.iPad){
				textInputField02.keyboardType = KeyboardType.PhonePad
			}
			
			textInputField03 = new Form.Field.String(
				"tagName",
				"Tag task with:",
				null
			)		
			
			inputForm = new Form()
			inputForm.addField(textInputField01)
			inputForm.addField(textInputField02)
			inputForm.addField(textInputField03)
			formPrompt = "Task title and phone number:"
			if (Device.current.iOS && !Device.current.iPad){
				formPrompt = "Title & Number:"
			}
			buttonTitle = "Continue"
			formObject = await inputForm.show(formPrompt,buttonTitle)

			taskName = formObject.values['taskName']
			textValue = formObject.values['callNumber']
			tagName = formObject.values['tagName']
			
			if(tagName){
				var result = flattenedTags.filter((tag) => tag.name === tagName)[0]
				var tagObj = ((result) ? result : new Tag(tagName))
			}

			callURLStr = "tel://" + textValue
			url = URL.fromString(callURLStr)
			task = new Task(taskName)
			task.note = url.string
			if(tagName){task.addTag(tagObj)}
			id = task.id.primaryKey
			URL.fromString("omnifocus:///task/" + id).open()
		}
		catch(err){
			if(!err.causedByUserCancelling){
				console.error(err.name, err.message)
				new Alert(err.name, err.message).show()
			}
		}
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		return true
	};
	
	return action;
})();