Initial implementation of command link arguments (#573)

Initial implementation of command link arguments

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Co-authored-by: prcrst <p-github@prcr.st>
Co-authored-by: Zef Hemel <zef@zef.me>

common/markdown_parser/customtags.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Tag } from "../deps.ts";
 
 export const CommandLinkTag = Tag.define();
 export const CommandLinkNameTag = Tag.define();
+export const CommandLinkArgsTag = Tag.define();
 export const WikiLinkTag = Tag.define();
 export const WikiLinkPageTag = Tag.define();
 export const CodeInfoTag = Tag.define();

common/markdown_parser/parser.test.ts

@@ -121,3 +121,40 @@ Deno.test("Test multi-status tasks", () => {
   assertEquals(tasks[1].children![0].children![1].text, "x");
   assertEquals(tasks[2].children![0].children![1].text, "TODO");
 });
+
+const commandLinkSample = `
+{[Some: Command]}
+{[Other: Command|Alias]}
+{[Command: Space | Spaces ]}
+`;
+
+Deno.test("Test command links", () => {
+  const lang = buildMarkdown([]);
+  const tree = parse(lang, commandLinkSample);
+  const commands = collectNodesOfType(tree, "CommandLink");
+  console.log("Command links parsed", JSON.stringify(commands, null, 2));
+  assertEquals(commands.length, 3);
+  assertEquals(commands[0].children![1].children![0].text, "Some: Command");
+  assertEquals(commands[1].children![1].children![0].text, "Other: Command");
+  assertEquals(commands[1].children![3].children![0].text, "Alias");
+  assertEquals(commands[2].children![1].children![0].text, "Command: Space ");
+  assertEquals(commands[2].children![3].children![0].text, " Spaces ");
+});
+
+const commandLinkArgsSample = `
+{[Args: Command]("with", "args")}
+{[Othargs: Command|Args alias]("other", "args", 123)}
+`;
+
+Deno.test("Test command link arguments", () => {
+  const lang = buildMarkdown([]);
+  const tree = parse(lang, commandLinkArgsSample);
+  const commands = collectNodesOfType(tree, "CommandLink");
+  assertEquals(commands.length, 2);
+
+  const args1 = findNodeOfType(commands[0], "CommandLinkArgs")
+  assertEquals(args1!.children![0].text, '"with", "args"');
+
+  const args2 = findNodeOfType(commands[1], "CommandLinkArgs")
+  assertEquals(args2!.children![0].text, '"other", "args", 123');
+});

common/markdown_parser/parser.ts

@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ const WikiLink: MarkdownConfig = {
   ],
 };
 
-export const commandLinkRegex = /^\{\[([^\]\|]+)(\|([^\]]+))?\]\}/;
+export const commandLinkRegex =  /^\{\[([^\]\|]+)(\|([^\]]+))?\](\(([^\)]+)\))?\}/;
 
 const CommandLink: MarkdownConfig = {
   defineNodes: [
     { name: "CommandLink", style: { "CommandLink/...": ct.CommandLinkTag } },
     { name: "CommandLinkName", style: ct.CommandLinkNameTag },
     { name: "CommandLinkAlias", style: ct.CommandLinkNameTag },
+    { name: "CommandLinkArgs", style: ct.CommandLinkArgsTag },
     { name: "CommandLinkMark", style: t.processingInstruction },
   ],
   parseInline: [
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ const CommandLink: MarkdownConfig = {
         ) {
           return -1;
         }
-        const [fullMatch, command, pipePart, label] = match;
+        const [fullMatch, command, pipePart, label, argsPart, args] = match;
         const endPos = pos + fullMatch.length;
 
         let aliasElts: any[] = [];
@@ -103,11 +104,26 @@ const CommandLink: MarkdownConfig = {
             ),
           ];
         }
+
+        let argsElts: any[] = [];
+        if (argsPart) {
+          const argsStartPos = pos + 2 + command.length + (pipePart?.length ?? 0);
+          argsElts = [
+            cx.elt("CommandLinkMark", argsStartPos, argsStartPos + 2),
+            cx.elt(
+              "CommandLinkArgs",
+              argsStartPos + 2,
+              argsStartPos + 2 + args.length,
+            ),
+          ];
+        }
+
         return cx.addElement(
           cx.elt("CommandLink", pos, endPos, [
             cx.elt("CommandLinkMark", pos, pos + 2),
             cx.elt("CommandLinkName", pos + 2, pos + 2 + command.length),
             ...aliasElts,
+            ...argsElts,
             cx.elt("CommandLinkMark", endPos - 2, endPos),
           ]),
         );

plug-api/silverbullet-syscall/system.ts

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export function invokeFunction(
 }
 
 // Only available on the client
-export function invokeCommand(name: string): Promise<any> {
-  return syscall("system.invokeCommand", name);
+export function invokeCommand(name: string, args?: string[]): Promise<any> {
+  return syscall("system.invokeCommand", name, args);
 }
 
 // Only available on the client

plugs/editor/editor.plug.yaml

@@ -226,3 +226,10 @@ functions:
     path: ./upload.ts:uploadFile
     command:
       name: "Upload: File"
+
+  customFlashMessage:
+    path: editor.ts:customFlashMessage
+    command:
+      name: "Flash: Custom Message"
+      contexts:
+      - internal

plugs/editor/editor.ts

@@ -50,3 +50,7 @@ export async function moveToPosCommand() {
   const pos = +posString;
   await editor.moveCursor(pos);
 }
+
+export async function customFlashMessage(_ctx: any, message: string) {
+  await editor.flashNotification(message);
+}

plugs/editor/navigate.ts

@@ -87,7 +87,15 @@ async function actionClickOrActionEnter(
     }
     case "CommandLink": {
       const commandName = mdTree.children![1]!.children![0].text!;
-      await system.invokeCommand(commandName);
+      const argsNode = findNodeOfType(mdTree, "CommandLinkArgs");
+      const argsText = argsNode?.children![0]?.text;
+      // Assume the arguments are can be parsed as the innards of a valid JSON list
+      try {
+        const args = argsText ? JSON.parse(`[${argsText}]`) : [];
+        await system.invokeCommand(commandName, args);
+      } catch(e: any) {
+        await editor.flashNotification(`Error parsing command link arguments: ${e.message}`, "error");
+      }
       break;
     }
   }

plugs/editor/upload.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async function saveFile(file: UploadFile) {
   editor.insertAtCursor(attachmentMarkdown);
 }
 
-export async function uploadFile() {
-  const uploadFile = await editor.uploadFile();
+export async function uploadFile(_ctx: any, accept?: string, capture?: string) {
+  const uploadFile = await editor.uploadFile(accept, capture);
   await saveFile(uploadFile);
 }

web/client.ts

@@ -879,10 +879,14 @@ export class Client {
     }
   }
 
-  async runCommandByName(name: string) {
+  async runCommandByName(name: string, args?: string[]) {
     const cmd = this.ui.viewState.commands.get(name);
     if (cmd) {
-      await cmd.run();
+      if (args) {
+        await cmd.run(args);
+      } else {
+        await cmd.run();
+      }
     } else {
       throw new Error(`Command ${name} not found`);
     }

web/cm_plugins/smart_quotes.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const straightQuoteContexts = [
   "FrontMatterCode",
   "DirectiveStart",
   "Attribute",
+  "CommandLink"
 ];
 
 // TODO: Add support for selection (put quotes around or create blockquote block?)

web/editor_state.ts

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function createEditorState(
               return false;
             }
           }
-          Promise.resolve()
+          Promise.resolve([])
             .then(def.run)
             .catch((e: any) => {
               console.error(e);

web/hooks/command.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export type CommandDef = {
 
 export type AppCommand = {
   command: CommandDef;
-  run: () => Promise<void>;
+  run: (args?: string[]) => Promise<void>;
 };
 
 export type CommandHookT = {
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ export class CommandHook extends EventEmitter<CommandHookEvents>
         const cmd = functionDef.command;
         this.editorCommands.set(cmd.name, {
           command: cmd,
-          run: () => {
-            return plug.invoke(name, [cmd]);
+          run: (args?: string[]) => {
+            return plug.invoke(name, [cmd, ...args??[]]);
           },
         });
       }

web/syscalls/system.ts

@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ export function systemSyscalls(
       }
       return plug.invoke(name, args);
     },
-    "system.invokeCommand": (_ctx, name: string) => {
+    "system.invokeCommand": (_ctx, name: string, args?: string[]) => {
       if (!client) {
         throw new Error("Not supported");
       }
-      return client.runCommandByName(name);
+      return client.runCommandByName(name, args);
     },
     "system.listCommands": (): { [key: string]: CommandDef } => {
       if (!client) {

website/Markdown/Command links.md

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Command links allow you to create buttons in your pages that trigger commands.
+
+# Basic use
+{[Stats: Show]} or {[Open Daily Note]}
+
+# Aliasing
+{[Stats: Show|Show me stats]}
+
+# Passing arguments
+{[Flash: Custom Message|Say hello]("hello there")}

website/Markdown/Extensions.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ In addition to supporting [[Markdown/Basics|markdown basics]] as standardized by
     * [[Live Templates]]
 * [[Anchors]]
 * Hashtags, e.g. `#mytag`.
-* Command link syntax: `{[Stats: Show]}` rendered into a clickable button {[Stats: Show]}.
+* [[Markdown/Command links]] syntax
 * [Tables](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#tables)
 * [Task lists](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#task-lists)
 * [Highlight](https://www.markdownguide.org/extended-syntax/#highlight)