Plug-In: Project with Tasks

An example of using a plug-in as a project template. This plug-in will prompt for titles and status of the project and any tasks (up to five), and use that to construct a new parent project placed at the top of the Projects list.

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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnifocus"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.of.project-with-tasks",
	"version": "1.0",
	"description": "This plug-in creates a new project containing the specified tasks.",
	"label": "New Project with Tasks",
	"shortLabel": "Project with Tasks"
}*/
(() => {
	var action = new PlugIn.Action(function(selection, sender){
		try {
		// action code
		// selection options: tasks, projects, folders, tags, allObjects
		
		var textInputField01 = new Form.Field.String(
			"main-project",
			"Project",
			null
		)

		var textInputField02 = new Form.Field.String(
			"sub-task-1",
			"Task",
			null
		)

		var textInputField03 = new Form.Field.String(
			"sub-task-2",
			"Task",
			null
		)
		
		var textInputField04 = new Form.Field.String(
			"sub-task-3",
			"Task",
			null
		)

		var textInputField05 = new Form.Field.String(
			"sub-task-4",
			"Task",
			null
		)
		
		var textInputField06 = new Form.Field.String(
			"sub-task-5",
			"Task",
			null
		)
		
		var shouldBeSequentialCheckbox = new Form.Field.Checkbox(
			"shouldBeSequential",
			"Project is sequential",
			false
		)
		
		var shouldBeCompletedByChildrenCheckbox = new Form.Field.Checkbox(
			"shouldBeCompletedByChildren",
			"Complete with last action",
			false
		)

		var inputForm = new Form()
		inputForm.addField(textInputField01)
		inputForm.addField(shouldBeSequentialCheckbox)
		inputForm.addField(shouldBeCompletedByChildrenCheckbox)
		inputForm.addField(textInputField02)
		inputForm.addField(textInputField03)
		inputForm.addField(textInputField04)
		inputForm.addField(textInputField05)
		inputForm.addField(textInputField06)
		
		var formPrompt = "Enter titles for project and tasks:"
		var buttonTitle = "Continue"
		var formPromise = inputForm.show(formPrompt,buttonTitle)

		inputForm.validate = function(formObject){
			var inputText01 = formObject.values['main-project']
			var inputText01Status = (!inputText01)?false:true
			var validation = (inputText01Status) ? true:false
			return validation
		}

		formPromise.then(function(formObject){
			var mainProjectTitle = formObject.values['main-project']
			var subTask1Title = formObject.values['sub-task-1']
			var subTask2Title = formObject.values['sub-task-2']
			var subTask3Title = formObject.values['sub-task-3']
			var subTask4Title = formObject.values['sub-task-4']
			var subTask5Title = formObject.values['sub-task-5']
			var shouldBeSequential = formObject.values['shouldBeSequential']
			var shouldBeCompletedByChildren = formObject.values['shouldBeCompletedByChildren']
			
			var project = new Project(mainProjectTitle,library.beginning)
			var projectID = project.id.primaryKey
			if(shouldBeSequential === true){project.sequential = true}
			if(shouldBeCompletedByChildren === true){project.completedByChildren = true}
			if(subTask1Title){
				new Task(subTask1Title, project)
				console.log(subTask1Title)
			}
			if(subTask2Title){
				new Task(subTask2Title, project)
				console.log(subTask2Title)
			}
			if(subTask3Title){
				new Task(subTask3Title, project)
				console.log(subTask3Title)
			}
			if(subTask4Title){
				new Task(subTask4Title, project)
				console.log(subTask4Title)
			}
			if(subTask5Title){
				new Task(subTask5Title, project)
				console.log(subTask5Title)
			}
			
			URL.fromString(`omnifocus:///task/${projectID}`).open()
		})

		formPromise.catch(function(err){
			console.error("form cancelled", err.message)
		})
	}
	catch(err){console.error(err)}
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		// validation code
		// selection options: tasks, projects, folders, tags, allObjects
		return true
	};
	
	return action;
})();