https://roamjs.com/extensions/roam42/smartblocks:_alternative_methods

Support Parameters

Prevent Removals

Stand up S3 bucket to store workflows.

Point each dynamo entry to S3 version for latest.

Should buyers store which version they bought locally?

Could backport this logic for Marketplace.

Allow users to put a price on their workflows

Will need to do Stripe Connect accounts

https://roamjs.com/extensions/roam42/smartblocks:_using_predefined_workflows

Turns out, this is blocked on:

• #4
• #5
• #10
• #13

I've noticed that my SmartBlock workflows that rely on <%DATEBASIS:DNP%> aren't working as they should in v2. These workflows seem to set the date as the day prior to the Daily Notes page I'm running the workflow on.

For example, if I run this workflow on the 'October 9th, 2021' DNP ...

<%DATEBASIS:DNP%><%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%>
<%DATE:today%>

... it tells me it's October 8th.

If I run exactly the same workflow using SmartBlocks v1, it tells me (correctly) that it's October 9th.

The backlog is at 15 items. Let's squash em before release

TODOUNDATED finds undated TODOs in normal pages, but not in Daily Notes. This is unexpected, as the documentation says:

Purpose: Returns a list of block references of TODOs with no date

Without any qualification, I'd expect it to work for TODOs in Daily Notes. Lots of people create tasks in their Daily Notes by default, and without TODOUNDATED we cannot detect when we forgot to schedule a TODO, and it may be lost forever.

For example, I have the following in my Daily SmartBlock:

- <%TODOTODAY%><%SKIPIFEMPTY%>
- ### <%IFCHILDREN%>📥 Inbox (unscheduled)
    - <%TODOUNDATED:20,(({uid})),-Now,-Soon,-Later%><%SKIPIFEMPTY%>
- ### <%IFCHILDREN%>⏰ Overdue
    - <%TODOOVERDUE%><%SKIPIFEMPTY%>
- ### <%IFCHILDREN%>🔜 Upcoming
    - <%TODOFUTUREDNP%><%SKIPIFEMPTY%>

This would work almost perfectly to ensure I don't miss any tasks (and that they're all tagged with a date or with Now/Soon/Later) if TODOUNDATED worked with Daily Notes.

Is there any reason why we can't have this feature?

Use blueprint alert to capture user input and return to smart block flow.

input should also page/block ref autocomplete

<%DROPDOWN%> for a select with preset options

• Breadcrumbs
• CONCAT
• CURRENTPAGENAME
  • Argument for without namespace
• RESOLVEBLOCKREF
• RESOLVEBLOCKREFATEND
• CURRENTUSER
• BLOCKMENTIONS
  • With alpha sort

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a smartblock with just this line of code
   window.document.querySelector("textarea.rm-block-input")
2. Trigger once using xx and then selecting the smartblock from popup menu using mouse. It returns null.
3. Trigger again using xx and then selecting the smartblock from popup menu using keyboard. It returns the valid html element.
4. The above are repeatable again and again.

Spend time after release iterating on any issues or bugs that come up.

I get an error in the settings menu: Hot Keys. Is says: Error with setting.

Attached a screenshot and console log.

This will be a tracker issue to make sure we cover all of the things before merging smartblocks V2 back into roam42. This will be done after release and will not be part of the project:

• Roam42 loads smartblocks script from RoamJS instead of from Roam42
• window.roam42.smartblocks globals functions point to window.roamjs.smartblocks globals
• Workbench <> Smartblocks - Nuke the idea of and be able to infer whether we need a block or not.
• Change default keystroke back to jj both in extension and in docs. uncomment 42setting
• Reinsert (42)? into button text regex
• Change roam42 docs to link straight to smartblocks extension and delete roam42/smartblocks pages

• Date
• TIME
• TIMEAMPM

Blocked on the Roam team implementing in the write API

Configure a smartblock to automatically run on your daily note page each day

The settings are not rendered, instead the message “error rendering settings” is shown.

• JAVASCRIPT
• JAVASCRIPTASYNC
• ONBLOCKEXIT

• ClipboardCopy
• ClipboardPasteText

Doesn't seem to be an issue on the desktop app, though. I'm on Android, and I believe the app version is v0.9.6-314e3399. Let me know if there's any additional information I can provide!

RoamJS Dynamo backend for storing and receiving workflows

Meant to replace https://github.com/dvargas92495/SmartBlocks/issues

Supports get all, get by name, and install

Make editing easier by having Nested Smartblock commands color coded, just like in VS CODE extension

Add any enhancements brought up by users during development as bullets for this milestone

Be able to one button push a smartblock workflow to the registry

Will need a token from RoamJS + RoamJS account. OR Might not... could generate a token from Roam+Graph

Gate J/JA/JAVASCRIPT/JAVASCRIPTASYNC commands for security purposes

Interested Testers:

• Fabrice Gallet
• R.J. Nestor

• OPENPAGE
• SIDEBARWINDOWOPEN
• SIDEBARWINDOWCLOSE
• SIDEBARSTATE
• GOTOBLOCK

• TODOTODAY
• TODOOVERDUE
• TODOOVERDUEDNP
• TODOFUTURE
• TODOFUTUREDNP
• TODOUNDATED

• GET
• SET
• CLEARVARS

• NOBLOCKOUTPUT
• EXIT
• NOTIFICATION
• SEARCH

Hi David, the <%TODOTODAY%> command gives different result between V1 and V2, if you already have tasks on the page. In V1 only tasks on other DNPs linked to the current DNP are entered, in V2 the tasks already on the current DNP are also entered as BlockRef again. See Screenshots.

• Single workflow, multiple locations
• Multiple workflows, single location
• Calling other smartblocks from within one flow <%SMARTBLOCK%>

It would be cool to have the original state of the block eg. collapsed or the query settings like "group by page" and "show paths" preserved after inserting a smart block.

I mostly insert queries on my DNP which slows roam down when they are visible. Also, I always have to manually change the query settings.

dvargas92495/roamjs-com#737 (comment)

After I updated Roam today, plugin doesn't work right away.
Smartblocks is still installed, but extension setting screen doesn't appear like in the below screenshot.

Attach smart block workflows to custom keyboard shortcuts

Could think of this as also keyboard maestro combos, where the default one opens the menu

The DATEBASIS is not inherited in the execution of a workflow run on a different page.

Example:

- #SmartBlock datebasis tests
    - DATEBASIS tests
        - Today's date is <%DATE:Today%>
        - Current pagename <%CURRENTPAGENAME%>
        - <%DATEBASIS:DNP%> `DATEBASIS` set to **DNP**
            - Today date is now <%DATE:Today%>
            - Two weeks from now <%SET:future,<%DATE:in two weeks%>%><%GET:future%>
            - Workflow run: <%SMARTBLOCK:workflow%>
            - Workflow run on page <%GET:future%>: <%SMARTBLOCK:workflow,<%GET:future%>%>
            - Today date is now <%DATE:Today%>
        - <%DATEBASIS:<%GET:future%>%>`DATEBASIS` set to <%GET:future%>
            - Today date is now <%DATE:Today%>
            - Workflow run: <%SMARTBLOCK:workflow%>
            - Workflow run on page <%GET:future%>: <%SMARTBLOCK:workflow,<%GET:future%>%>
- #SmartBlock workflow
    - Workflow output: Today date is <%DATE:Today%>

Output from running datebasis tests workflow:

Port over the minimal functionality necessary to showcase the speed improvements

Also do Date abbreviations

Sellers could add Price to publish metadata

Buyers will go through a payment flow on panel

https://stripe.com/docs/connect/collect-then-transfer-guide?platform=web#accept-payment

• CURSOR
• NOCURSOR
• INDNE/UNINDENT
• FOCUSONBLOCK

Roam42 currently uses the same trigger for workflow as quickly inserting a smart block command

Either keep this convention or use a separate trigger

Mini help menu appears on insertion

• REPLACE command and UPDATE block command
  • 

Example SmartBlocks

- #SmartBlock settings
    - <%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%> <%SET:greeting,Hello World%>
- #SmartBlock greeting
    - <%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%>text to not be output
    - Start of block <%SMARTBLOCK:settings%> text after another SmartBlock invocation <%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%> text after NOBLOCKOUTPUT
    - Greeting is "<%GET:greeting%>"
- #SmartBlock greeting unwanted output
    - <%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%> works here!
    - Start of block <%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%> text after NOBLOCKOUTPUT <%SMARTBLOCK:settings%> text after another SmartBlock invocation
    - Greeting is "<%GET:greeting%>"

The greeting SmartBlock works as expected. The greeting unwanted output SmartBlock gives the output:

- Start of block  text after NOBLOCKOUTPUT  text after another SmartBlock invocation
- Greeting is "Hello World"

SmartBlocks V2

There are three main goals with SmartBlocks V2:

• Performance
• Automation
• Registry

The Roam Document tracking the status of milestones and outlining the freelance approach could be found here.

Performance

Roam42 Smartblocks currently "mimic" users by fake typing into blocks and fake clicking on bullets. The big performance enhancement necessitating a rewrite is migrating the smart blocks engine from using these fake user actions to using the Roam official Write API they released at the beginning of 2021. This will allow the resolution of smart blocks to be near-instantaneous.

Automation

Currently, you could only trigger a smart block workflow manually from the block that you are on. What if you want one triggered automatically once per day? How about on another separate or multiple places in your graph? How about on a custom keyboard shortcut? By migrating to the Roam Write API, Smartblocks now have access to all of these automations and more.

Registry

How do you currently share a Smartblock workflow with someone else? How do you currently add one you really like to your graph? With the Roam write API, both of these laborious processes could be made into simple one clicks. Smartblocks V2 will come with a registry where users will be able to publish their Smartblock workflows and download ones they like, all from within Roam!

Use It Today!

SmartBlocks V2 is currently available as its own extension at https://roamjs.com/extensions/smartblocks. It currently implements the bare minimum and there is still much work to do. It will be the first of the Roam42 modules that will be split out and made available as its own extension. Once it reaches a point of stability, it will be re-bundled as part of the Roam42 extension. In the meantime, use the extension at your own risk as it's not yet ready for wider use.

Funding

For dedicated development on SmartBlocks V2, we are looking to hit a funding goal of $10,800. By funding the development, you will be spotlighted on SmartBlock's extension page in the contributor's section while also gaining exclusive access to updates on the project. You will also have the option to pull funding at any time, proportional to the milestones that have been completed.

• RANDOMBLOCK
• RANDOMBLOCKFROM
• RANDOMBLOCKMENTION
• RANDOMPAGE

• IF, THEN, ELSE
• IFTRUE
• IFDAYOFMONTH
• IFDAYOFWEEK

Will want to browse by

• User
• Alphabetically
• Tags (future)

Install workflow directly from Registry

Other extensions should be allowed to interact with smartblocks by registering a command

Smart blocks currently have no way of referring to blocks that are created as part of its workflow

Useful image: