Add :ObsidianNewFromTemplate command

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) with respect to the public API, which currently includes the installation steps, dependencies, configuration, keymappings, commands, and other plugin functionality. At the moment this does *not* include the Lua `Client` API, although in the future it will once that API stabilizes.
 
+### Added
+
+- Added `ObsidianNewFromTemplate` command. This command will create a new note from a template.
+
 ## Unreleased
 
 ## [v3.7.14](https://github.com/epwalsh/obsidian.nvim/releases/tag/v3.7.14) - 2024-06-04

lua/obsidian/commands/init.lua

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ local command_lookups = {
   ObsidianSearch = "obsidian.commands.search",
   ObsidianTags = "obsidian.commands.tags",
   ObsidianTemplate = "obsidian.commands.template",
+  ObsidianNewFromTemplate = "obsidian.commands.new_from_template",
   ObsidianQuickSwitch = "obsidian.commands.quick_switch",
   ObsidianLinkNew = "obsidian.commands.link_new",
   ObsidianLink = "obsidian.commands.link",
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ M.register("ObsidianSearch", { opts = { nargs = "?", desc = "Search vault" } })
 
 M.register("ObsidianTemplate", { opts = { nargs = "?", desc = "Insert a template" } })
 
+M.register("ObsidianNewFromTemplate", { opts = { nargs = "?", desc = "Create a new note from a template" } })
+
 M.register("ObsidianQuickSwitch", { opts = { nargs = "?", desc = "Switch notes" } })
 
 M.register("ObsidianLinkNew", { opts = { nargs = "?", range = true, desc = "Link selected text to a new note" } })

lua/obsidian/commands/new_from_template.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+local util = require "obsidian.util"
+local log = require "obsidian.log"
+
+---@param client obsidian.Client
+return function(client, data)
+  ---@type obsidian.Note
+  if not client:templates_dir() then
+    log.err "Templates folder is not defined or does not exist"
+    return
+  end
+
+  local note
+  if data.args:len() > 0 then
+    note = client:create_note { title = data.args, no_write = true }
+  else
+    local title = util.input("Enter title or path (optional): ", { completion = "file" })
+    if not title then
+      log.warn "Aborted"
+      return
+    elseif title == "" then
+      title = nil
+    end
+    note = client:create_note { title = title, no_write = true }
+  end
+
+  -- Open the note in a new buffer.
+  client:open_note(note, { sync = true })
+
+  local function insert_template(name)
+    client:write_note_to_buffer(note, { template = name })
+  end
+
+  local picker = client:picker()
+  if not picker then
+    log.err "No picker configured"
+    return
+  end
+
+  picker:find_templates {
+    callback = function(path)
+      insert_template(path)
+    end,
+  }
+  client:write_note_to_buffer(note)
+end