Script to generate a notification if perspective contains any tasks

[bedougger]

Could a script be written and configured to:

• at a set time each day
• check to see if a particular perspective contains any tasks
• and if so, generate a system notification, preferably that I see on both Mac and iPhone, or alternatively send me an iMessage
  ?
  I’ve not written any scripts, so starting from scratch here.

[bedougger]

I’ve been able to get most of the way there by creating a Siri Shortcut Automation on iPhone configured to run at a set time Mon-Fri, open the perspective, and then vibrate. No script necessary. The only con is that it opens the perspective even if contains no tasks.

[MartinPacker]

Question: Can Shortcuts run an OmniFocus plugin? Perhaps by opening a URL? That might get you all the way there.

[unlocked2412]

@MartinPacker

Can Shortcuts run an OmniFocus plugin?

Of course.

[MartinPacker]

And the good thing about this use case is it doesn’t require the user to worry about selecting items - whether projects or tasks - and then run the Shortcut.

Sounds like it should fly.