Defer TODOs or any other block for X days later

[GitMurf]

✂️ Copy of your #42SmartBlock from Roam

• #42SmartBlock Defer<%NOCURSOR%>
  

  • <%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%><%SET:varTodayDNP,<%DATE:today%>%>
    

  • <%JAVASCRIPT:
    ```javascript
    
    var curSBname = roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.name;
    //Remove the {Deferrals} text from end
    var blockText = roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.startingBlockContents;
    var foundButton = false;
    
    if(blockText.indexOf('{Deferrals:') > -1){document.activeElement.value = blockText.substring(0,blockText.indexOf('{Deferrals:')).trim(); foundButton = true;}
    //document.activeElement.value = document.activeElement.value.trim();
    
    var rmDateFormatStr = roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.vars["varDefDate"];
    var usingDNP = false;
    if(!foundButton) //No button found which means no date variable set so need to parse out a DNP date
    {
      //Find the last date in the block
      var arrDnp = blockText.split(/(\[\[[^\]]*?\s[0-9]+(?:st|nd|rd|th),\s[0-9]{4}\]\])/);
      if(arrDnp.length > 1){var lastDate = arrDnp[arrDnp.length-2]}else{var lastDate = roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.vars["varTodayDNP"]; usingDNP = true;}
      rmDateFormatStr = lastDate.replace('[[','').replace(']]','').replace("st,","").replace("rd,","").replace("th,","").replace("nd,","");
    }
    
    //Set some variables
    var btnCounter = 0;
    var finalString = '';
    
    var rmDateParse = new Date(Date.parse(rmDateFormatStr));
    var howManyDays = prompt('\nHow many days to defer?\n\nOR pick random date:\n\ntw = this week\nnw = next week\nMonth and Year: tm, nm, ty, ny\n','1');
    var howManyDaysInt = parseInt(howManyDays);
    
    if(isNaN(howManyDaysInt)) //Random dates for this week, next week, etc.
    {
        switch(howManyDays) {
            //Sunday = 0, Saturday = 6
            case "tw":
                var curDayOfWeek = rmDateParse.getDay();
                if(curDayOfWeek == 6){curDayOfWeek = 0;}
                howManyDaysInt = 1 + (Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(6 - curDayOfWeek)));
                break;
            case "nw":
                var curDayOfWeek = rmDateParse.getDay();
                howManyDaysInt = 6 - curDayOfWeek + 1 + (Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(7)));
                break;
            case "tm":
                var curDayOfMonth = rmDateParse.getDate();
                var endOfMonth = new Date(dayjs(rmDateParse).endOf('month').format('MMMM DD, YYYY 00:00')).getDate();
                var endOfNextMonth = new Date(dayjs(rmDateParse).add(1,'month').endOf('month').format('MMMM DD, YYYY 00:00')).getDate();
                if(curDayOfMonth == endOfMonth){curDayOfMonth = 1; endOfMonth = endOfNextMonth;}
                howManyDaysInt = 1 + (Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(endOfMonth - curDayOfMonth)));
                break;
            case "nm":
                var curDayOfMonth = rmDateParse.getDate();
                var endOfMonth = new Date(dayjs(rmDateParse).endOf('month').format('MMMM DD, YYYY 00:00')).getDate();
                var endOfNextMonth = new Date(dayjs(rmDateParse).add(1,'month').endOf('month').format('MMMM DD, YYYY 00:00')).getDate();
                howManyDaysInt = endOfMonth - curDayOfMonth + 1 + (Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(endOfNextMonth)));
                break;
            case "ty":
                var daysLeftInYear = dayjs().endOf('year').diff(dayjs(rmDateParse),'day');
                howManyDaysInt = 1 + (Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(daysLeftInYear)));
                break;
            case "ny":
                var daysLeftInYear = dayjs().endOf('year').diff(dayjs(rmDateParse),'day');
                howManyDaysInt = 1 + daysLeftInYear + (Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(365)));
                break;
            default:
                howManyDaysInt = 1;
                break;
        }
    }
    
    var nextDate = new Date(rmDateParse.getFullYear(),rmDateParse.getMonth(), rmDateParse.getDate() + howManyDaysInt);
    var rmDateFormat = roam42.dateProcessing.parseTextForDates( dayjs(nextDate).format('MMMM DD, YYYY') ).trim();
    rmDateFormatStr = rmDateFormat.replace('[[','').replace(']]','').replace("st,","").replace("rd,","").replace("th,","").replace("nd,","");
    
    if(blockText.split(/({Deferrals:.*})/).length > 1)
    {
      var foundNum = parseInt(blockText.split(/({Deferrals:.*})/)[1].replace('{Deferrals:','').replace('}','').trim());
      if(Number.isInteger(foundNum))
      {
        btnCounter = foundNum;
      }
      btnCounter++;
      finalString = ', ' + rmDateFormat + '  {{Defer:42SmartBlock:' + curSBname + ':varDeferred=y,varDefDate=' + rmDateFormatStr + '}} {Deferrals: ' + btnCounter + '}';
    }
    else
    {
      btnCounter++;
      if(usingDNP){finalString = roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.vars["varTodayDNP"] + ' ';}
      finalString = finalString + '**Deferred To:** ' + rmDateFormat + '  {{Defer:42SmartBlock:' + curSBname + ':varDeferred=y,varDefDate=' + rmDateFormatStr + '}} {Deferrals: ' + btnCounter + '}';
    }
    
    roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.vars["varDeferred"] = 'n';
    roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.vars["varExitNow"] = 'y';
    
    return finalString;
    ```
    %>
    

📋 Describe the SmartBlock

Defer a TODO or any other block for X days. If there is no date in the block already, it will start at today's date and then defer X days from today. It tracks each deferral so you can see what the original date was and how many times you deferred it.

✅ Describe any prerequisites or dependencies that are required for this SmartBlock

Just roam42

📷 Screenshot of your #42SmartBlock workflow/template from Roam

💡 Additional Info

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/64155612/104762030-8eb52580-5718-11eb-9e22-7c6e5060d99c.mp4

[GitMurf]

Updated today to account for some tweaks made by @roamhacker with the SB engine!