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Obsidian Longform plugin - replace text using regular expressions
// MIT License
//
// Copyright (c) 2024 Timberfang
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
//
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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// SOFTWARE.
module.exports = {
description: {
name: "Replace Text",
description: "Replaces text using regex",
availableKinds: ["Scene", "Manuscript"],
options: [
{
id: "pattern",
name: "Pattern",
description: "Regex pattern to search for",
type: "Text", // Use "Text" for string type
default: "",
},
{
id: "replacement",
name: "Replacement",
description: "String to replace the matched pattern",
type: "Text", // Use "Text" for string type
default: "",
},
],
},
compile: compile,
};
async function compile(input, context) {
const { optionValues } = context;
const { contents } = input;
try {
// If a regex pattern is provided, do replacement
if (optionValues.pattern != "" && optionValues.replacement != "") {
const pattern = new RegExp(optionValues.pattern, "g");
const replacedContents = contents.replace(pattern, optionValues.replacement);
// Return the updated Manuscript contents
return { contents: replacedContents };
}
else {
return { contents: contents }; // If no pattern provided, return original text
}
} catch (error) {
// Handle regex compilation errors or other issues
throw new Error(`Error in regex: ${error.message}`);
}
}
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