open-note.js

#!/usr/bin/env osascript -l JavaScript
ObjC.import("stdlib");
const app = Application.currentApplication();
app.includeStandardAdditions = true;
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function noObsiWinOpen() {
	const obsiWins = Application("System Events").applicationProcesses.byName("Obsidian").windows();
	return obsiWins.length === 0;
}

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/** @type {AlfredRun} */
// biome-ignore lint/correctness/noUnusedVariables: Alfred run
function run(argv) {
	const vaultPath = $.getenv("vault_path");
	const vaultNameEnc = encodeURIComponent(vaultPath.replace(/.*\//, ""));

	const input = (argv[0] || "").trim(); // trim to remove trailing \n
	const relativePath = (input.split("#")[0] || "").split(":")[0] || "";
	const heading = input.split("#")[1];
	const lineNum = input.split(":")[1]; // used by `oe` external link search to open at line

	// DOCS https://vinzent03.github.io/obsidian-advanced-uri/concepts/navigation_parameters#open-mode
	const openMode = $.NSProcessInfo.processInfo.environment.objectForKey("open_mode").js;

	// construct URI scheme
	// https://help.obsidian.md/Extending+Obsidian/Obsidian+URI
	// https://vinzent03.github.io/obsidian-advanced-uri/actions/navigation
	const urlComponents = [
		"obsidian://advanced-uri?",
		`vault=${vaultNameEnc}`,
		`&filepath=${encodeURIComponent(relativePath)}`,
		heading ? "&heading=" + encodeURIComponent(heading) : "",
		lineNum ? "&line=" + encodeURIComponent(lineNum) : "",
		openMode ? "&openmode=" + openMode : "",
	];
	const urlScheme = urlComponents.join("");

	// OPEN FILE
	// delay opening URI scheme until Obsidian is running, URIs do not open
	// reliably when vault is not open. (also applies to Obsidian core's URIs)
	// cannot use "window exists" condition as check, since windows already exist
	// before Obsidian is able to accept URIs
	const vaultStartUpDelay = 2; // CONFIG
	if (!Application("Obsidian").running()) {
		Application("Obsidian").launch();
		delay(vaultStartUpDelay);
	} else if (noObsiWinOpen()) {
		// open correct vault first
		app.openLocation("obsidian://open?vault=" + vaultNameEnc);
		// less delay, since Obsidian process is already running
		delay(vaultStartUpDelay - 0.5);
	}
	app.openLocation(urlScheme);
	return;
}