How to use nested suggester to execute multiple templates

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1

I am trying to group my templates by purpose using dictionaries inside templater.
My aim is at reducing the number of template files and maintain them from a master template. At most, I think I will have 3 or 4 master groups: (i) for creation of classes or archetypes; (ii) intellectual production; (iii) devices inventory; (iv) papers collection.

I have the dictionary part of the classes for the properties practically done, thanks to @holroy and @gino_m. What I need now is to connected the templates that contain the dictionaries to a suggester which would allow to select the respective master template.

The problem I am facing is how to execute/run a template from the suggester selector. By execution I mean, running the template as we do with Alt+N and then pick the template.

This is how the master selector, or “selector of templates”, looks:

selector of templates

<%*
const items = ["item 1", "item 2", "item 3"];
let subitems;
let selectedItem = await tp.system.suggester(item => item, items);

if (!selectedItem) {
	// No selected option, user hit `Escape` key
	return
}

switch (selectedItem) {
	case "item 1":
		subitems = ["template-11", "template-12", "template-13"];
		break;
	case "item 2":
		subitems = ["template-21", "template-22", "template-23"];
		break;
	case "item 3":
		subitems = ["template-31", "template-32", "template-33"];
		break
	default:
		console.log("nothing")
}
console.log(subitems);

selectedItem = await tp.system.suggester(item => item, subitems);

console.log(selectedItem)
const file = tp.file.find_tfile(selectedItem);
// await app.vault.load(file);
// await app.vault.process(file);
// await app.vault.read(file);
-%>

And these are a couple of templates that I want to execute from suggester:

template-11

<%*
const classes = [
  { name: "My Articles",
	prefix: "art",
	folder: "My Stuff",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "content/article",
		archetype: "[[My Stuff]]"
		}
    
  },	
  { name: "My Posts",
	prefix: "post",
	folder: "My Stuff",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "content/post",
		archetype: "[[My Stuff]]"
		}
  },	
  { name: "My Repositories",
	prefix: "repo",
	folder: "My Stuff",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "content/repo",
		archetype: "[[My Stuff]]"
		}
  },	
]

console.log(classes);
tR += "We are at " + tp.file.title
tR += "\nClass Groups\n"
tR += "-------------------\n"
classes.forEach(item => {
	tR += item.name;
	tR += "\n"; 
});
%>

and:

template-21

<%*
const classes = [
  { name: "Devices",
	prefix: "dev",
	folder: "Inventory",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "inventory/devices",
		archetype: "[[Inventory]]"
		}
    
  },
  	
  { name: "Computers",
	prefix: "comp",
	folder: "Inventory",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "inventory/computers",
		archetype: "[[Inventory]]"
		}
  },
  
  { name: "Audio",
	prefix: "aud",
	folder: "Inventory",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "inventory/audio",
		archetype: "[[Inventory]]"
		}
  },
]
console.log(classes);
tR += "We are at " + tp.file.title
tR += "\nClass Groups\n"
tR += "-------------------\n"
classes.forEach(item => {
	tR += item.name;
	tR += "\n"; 
});
-%>

All this works but it just read the templates, they are not executed.

Any ideas?

2

How about changing the logic and go for what you did before:
await tp.file.include("[[Default Minimal Template]]");?

3

Yes, I tried it. It doesn’t do anything.
I added this code based on your sugesstion await tp.file.include("[[template-11]]"), but doesn’t work:

if (selectedItem == "template-11" ) {
	new Notice(selectedItem);
	await tp.file.include("[[template-11]]");
} else if (selectedItem == "template-21" ) {
	new Notice(selectedItem);
	await tp.file.include("[[template-21]]");	
}

Modified selector of templates

<%*
const items = ["item 1", "item 2", "item 3"];
let subitems;
let selectedItem = await tp.system.suggester(item => item, items);

if (!selectedItem) {
	// No selected option, user hit `Escape` key
	return
}

switch (selectedItem) {
	case "item 1":
		subitems = ["template-11", "template-12", "template-13"];
		break;
	case "item 2":
		subitems = ["template-21", "template-22", "template-23"];
		break;
	case "item 3":
		subitems = ["template-31", "template-32", "template-33"];
		break
	default:
		console.log("nothing")
}
console.log(subitems);

selectedItem = await tp.system.suggester(item => item, subitems);

if (selectedItem == "template-11" ) {
	new Notice(selectedItem);
	await tp.file.include("[[template-11]]");
} else if (selectedItem == "template-21" ) {
	new Notice(selectedItem);
	await tp.file.include("[[template-21]]");	
}

tR += selectedItem
console.log(selectedItem)
-%>

I am sure I am missing something, but I don’t know what.

I am expecting that after selecting the template, it will execute the template tied to the selected option by suggester, but it doesn’t.

4

The interest thing though is that all dictionaries get printed to the console, while nothing with tR += gets “printed” in the new note.

In the following script, I added console.log(item.name, item.prefix);, and works: it prints all the values in the dictionary.

<%*
const classes = [
  { name: "My Articles",
	prefix: "art",
	folder: "My Stuff",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "content/article",
		archetype: "[[My Stuff]]"
		}
    
  },	
  { name: "My Posts",
	prefix: "post",
	folder: "My Stuff",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "content/post",
		archetype: "[[My Stuff]]"
		}
  },	
  { name: "My Repositories",
	prefix: "repo",
	folder: "My Stuff",
    fields: {
	    summary: "",
		tags: "content/repo",
		archetype: "[[My Stuff]]"
		}
  },	
]

console.log(classes);

tR += "We are at " + tp.file.title
tR += "\nClass Groups\n"
tR += "-------------------\n"
classes.forEach(item => {
	console.log(item.name, item.prefix);
	tR += item.name;
	tR += "\n"; 
});
_%>

Why doesn’t tR += work?

5

In one of my scripts, this works:

    if (builtinReplacementChoice === "Remove InlineQueries") {
        // Include the separate Templater template file
        await tp.file.include("[[Remove InLineQueries Template]]");
  • Doesn’t work without await.
6

I got it to work!
It was a silly thing. The result of reading the template has to be loaded into a variable, then tR it. Like so:

txt = await tp.file.include("[[template-11]]");
tR += txt;

So, the final working master multi template selector is:

<%*
const items = ["item 1", "item 2", "item 3"];
let subitems;
let selectedItem = await tp.system.suggester(item => item, items);

if (!selectedItem) {
	// No selected option, user hit `Escape` key
	return
}

switch (selectedItem) {
	case "item 1":
		subitems = ["template-11", "template-12", "template-13"];
		break;
	case "item 2":
		subitems = ["template-21", "template-22", "template-23"];
		break;
	case "item 3":
		subitems = ["template-31", "template-32", "template-33"];
		break
	default:
		console.log("nothing")
}
console.log(subitems);

selectedItem = await tp.system.suggester(item => item, subitems);

let txt;
if (selectedItem == "template-11" ) {
	new Notice(selectedItem);
	txt = await tp.file.include("[[template-11]]");  //read template
} else if (selectedItem == "template-21" ) {
	new Notice(selectedItem);
	txt = await tp.file.include("[[template-21]]");	
}

tR += txt;     // execute the template

tR += selectedItem
console.log(selectedItem)
-%>
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7

Is this for a more user-friendly (Wang-solution like) fourth iteration of the MTP?

8

Yes. I gave a hint at doing it in my answer to @holroy on the “Meta Template Picker”. He was expecting the MTP to work with a suggester selector, but that part was not ready yet. The MTP is an underlying part. Now, I have to tie both solutions.

A Meta Template Picker iteration to manage multiple templates based on dictionaries - Share & showcase - Obsidian Forum

One thing that comes obvious after using/working this template script so many times is that are clearly three parts identified: the properties declaration for many classes in a dictionary; the process of acting on the instructions in that dictionary; and the utility functions. I was thinking what if I were able to insert any dictionary, instead of being stuck at one, at the top, at will?

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