I have an old script that allows me to select one more tasks and update the defer date to tomorrow.
However, it doesn’t work on projects and I was wondering if anyone knows how to tweak it so that it work on projects?
(() => {
var action = new PlugIn.Action(function(selection, sender){
var d = new Date();
var formatter = Formatter.Date.withStyle(Formatter.Date.Style.Short)
var deferToday = formatter.dateFromString('today @ 9AM'); /* This sets the defer date to today 9am */
var dueToday = formatter.dateFromString('today @ 12AM'); /* This is the empty due date starting at 12am */
selection.tasks.forEach(task => {
task.deferDate = deferToday;
if(task.dueDate !== null){
var oldDue = task.dueDate;
var newDue = new Date(dueToday.getFullYear(), dueToday.getMonth(), dueToday.getDate(), oldDue.getHours(), oldDue.getMinutes());
task.dueDate = newDue;
}
})
});
action.validate = function(selection, sender){
return (selection.tasks.length > 0 )
};
return action;
})();
If you change selection.tasks in both the validation and the action sections to be something like [...selection.tasks, ...selection.projects] that should do what you need. :-)
(I haven’t tested, so if it doesn’t work, you might need to try [...selection.tasks, ...selection.projects.map(p => p.task)] instead. :-))
I figured it out in the end, just posting my solution here in case anyone else faces the same issue.
I removed the validate and instead used it in the if/else statement. I checked whether the selection was a task or a project and updated the relevant defer/due date accordingly.
(() => {
var action = new PlugIn.Action(function(selection, sender){
var d = new Date();
var formatter = Formatter.Date.withStyle(Formatter.Date.Style.Short)
var deferToday = formatter.dateFromString('today @ 9am'); /* This sets the defer date to today at 9am */
var dueToday = formatter.dateFromString('today'); /* This is the due date starting at 12am */
if (selection.tasks.length > 0){
selection.tasks.forEach(task => {
task.deferDate = deferToday;
if(task.dueDate !== null){
var oldDue = task.dueDate;
var newDue = new Date(dueToday.getFullYear(),
dueToday.getMonth(), dueToday.getDate(), oldDue.getHours(), oldDue.getMinutes());
task.dueDate = newDue;
}
})
}
else {
selection.projects.forEach(project =>{
project.deferDate = deferToday;
if(project.dueDate !==null){
var oldDue = project.dueDate;
var newDue = new Date(dueMon.getFullYear(),
dueMon.getMonth(), dueMon.getDate(), oldDue.getHours(), oldDue.getMinutes());
project.dueDate = newDue;
}
})
}
});
return action;
})();
edit: updated the code to handle multiple selections of projects and tasks
I recommend checking out the Task Date Controls plug-in. It was developed by Omni Support Human, Christian, and works very well in my experience. On the Mac and iPad, I assigned keyboard shortcuts for the two features I use most: “Defer +1 Day” and “Defer +1 Week”.
