OmniFocus: New Calendar Event for Item

Using the selected task or project, the iOS/iPadOS Share Sheet, Shortcuts, and Omni Automation, a new event is created in the Calendar app containing the parameters and data from the selected OmniFocus item.

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 1  Share Sheet • The shortcut is set to be displayed in the Share Sheet.

 2  Input Filter • The input is set to return only the URLs passed as input to the Share Sheet. In OmniFocus, the resulting URLs are either calendar links, TaskPaper representations, or a unique ID link to the selected item.

 3  “Omni Automation Script” action • Contains an Omni Automation script that iterates the passed-in URLs to isolate the one containing the unique identifier for the selected item, and then uses that primaryKey value to retrieve other property values that are added to a JaaScript object (dictionary) and returned as a string to the next action. (see script below).

 4  “Get Dictionary” action • Converts the passed-in JSON element into a dictionary whose elements are accessible to the other actions.

 5  “Add Event” action • The dictionary elements (keys/values) are used with this action to create a new event in the Calendar app.

 6  Event Compose Sheet • Displays the event options to the user to enable easy alterations and updates to the data used from the dictionary.

 7  Show Event • The created event is displayed in the Calendar app. NOTE: a navigation link to the source OmniFocus element has been added to the note of the created event.

Omni Automation Script

This script serves two purposes:

• Filter the passed-in URLs to derive the unique identifier for the selected object, and create an object reference to the object. If the selected item is not a project or task (perhaps it’s a folder!), an error is displayed to the user and the workflow is stopped.
• Create and pass a JavaScript dictionary of relevant properties and values, and pass it as a string to the next action in the workflow.

Retrieve and Pass Properties of Selected Item
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(async () => {
	try {		
		// INPUT IS URL OR ARRAY OF URL
		var passedData = argument.input
		if (typeof passedData === "string"){passedData = [passedData]}
		var url = ""
		passedData.forEach(item => {
			if (
				item.startsWith('omnifocus:') && 
				!item.includes('?') && 
				!item.includes(',')
			){url = item}
		})
		segments = url.split("/")
		var id = segments[4]
		var type = segments[3]
		if(type === "task"){
			// OBJECT REFERENCE TO ITEM
			var item = Task.byIdentifier(id)
			var type = "task"
			if(!item){
				var item = Project.byIdentifier(id)
				var type = "project"
			}
			// IF A DICTIONARY IS TO BE PASSED
			itemProperties = new Object()
			itemProperties["primaryKey"] = id
			itemProperties["type"] = type
			itemProperties["link"] = "omnifocus:///task/" + id
			itemProperties["name"] = item.name
			itemProperties["note"] = item.note || ""
			itemProperties["due"] = item.dueDate
			var duration = item.estimatedMinutes
			if(duration){
				itemProperties["duration"] = duration
			} else {
				itemProperties["duration"] = 0
			}
			// PASS ITEM DICTIONARY
			return JSON.stringify(itemProperties)
		} else {
			throw {
				name: "Selection Issue",
				message: "Please select a single task or project."
			}
		}
	}
	catch(err){
		if(!err.message.includes("cancelled")){
			await new Alert(err.name, err.message).show()
		}
		throw `${err.name}\n${err.message}`
	}
})();