[BUG] <% tp.file.cursor() %> doesn't work.

[qawatake]

Describe the bug <% tp.file.cursor() %> doesn't work when templating.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. create template macro zettelkasten with ↓
   • template path = _template/zettelkasten
   • focus new pane = on
2. create a file _template/zettelkasten with

# <% tp.file.cursor() %>

3. execute QuickAdd: Run QuickAdd -> zettelkasten from the command palette.

Expected behavior A file with content # is generated and the cursor position is on the right side of # .

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: macOS, Mac mini (M1, 2020)
• Version: Big Sur (v11.6.1)

[chelming]

Fun discovery: if you keep the note title the same, it works the second time you call the quickadd (and add it to your current/existing doc):

# Heading
2022-01-17
- ***cursor is actually here***

# Heading
2022-01-17
- <% tp.file.cursor() %>

[chelming]

it also works if you run it twice and choose "overwrite file"

[macdrifter]

There seems to be a related bug report over at the Templater repo. It's not clear to me after reading that thread if this is a QuickAdd defect or a Templater design/bug conflict. Maybe a feature request for QuickAdd to place the cursor at the bottom of a new file when it is created? Not sure that's the right design either.

[apoyezzhayev]

As a workaround for templates added by "capture", I've used a timeout with the command "Templater: Jump to next cursor location". It seems that the QuickAdd insertion logic is still running when the templater tries to set the cursor.

<%*
// Just some modal form
result = await tp.user.modal_form('add_single_example', {title: "Example"})  
const title = result.getValue('title');  
// I want to get a caption with example 
tR += `> [!example] ${title}`  
-%>

> <% tp.file.cursor() %>
// Add small timeout, e.g. 100, to finish QuickAdd logics and run command
<%* setTimeout(() => {
	app.commands.executeCommandById("templater-obsidian:jump-to-next-cursor-location");  
}, 100) -%>