feat(templates): add support for built-in templates

apps/client/src/services/note_types.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { t } from "./i18n.js";
 import type { MenuItem } from "../menus/context_menu.js";
 import type { TreeCommandNames } from "../menus/tree_context_menu.js";
 
+const SEPARATOR = { title: "----" };
+
 async function getNoteTypeItems(command?: TreeCommandNames) {
     const items: MenuItem<TreeCommandNames>[] = [
         { title: t("note_types.text"), command, type: "text", uiIcon: "bx bx-note" },
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ async function getNoteTypeItems(command?: TreeCommandNames) {
         { title: t("note_types.web-view"), command, type: "webView", uiIcon: "bx bx-globe-alt" },
         { title: t("note_types.mind-map"), command, type: "mindMap", uiIcon: "bx bx-sitemap" },
         { title: t("note_types.geo-map"), command, type: "geoMap", uiIcon: "bx bx-map-alt" },
+        ...await getBuiltInTemplates(command)
     ];
 
     const templateNoteIds = await server.get<string[]>("search-templates");
@@ -40,6 +43,33 @@ async function getNoteTypeItems(command?: TreeCommandNames) {
     return items;
 }
 
+async function getBuiltInTemplates(command?: TreeCommandNames) {
+    const templatesRoot = await froca.getNote("_templates");
+    if (!templatesRoot) {
+        console.warn("Unable to find template root.");
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    const childNotes = await templatesRoot.getChildNotes();
+    if (childNotes.length === 0) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    const items: MenuItem<TreeCommandNames>[] = [
+        SEPARATOR
+    ];
+    for (const templateNote of childNotes) {
+        items.push({
+            title: templateNote.title,
+            uiIcon: templateNote.getIcon(),
+            command: command,
+            type: templateNote.type,
+            templateNoteId: templateNote.noteId
+        });
+    }
+    return items;
+}
+
 export default {
     getNoteTypeItems
 };

apps/server/src/services/hidden_subtree.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import migrationService from "./migration.js";
 import { t } from "i18next";
 import { cleanUpHelp, getHelpHiddenSubtreeData } from "./in_app_help.js";
 import buildLaunchBarConfig from "./hidden_subtree_launcherbar.js";
+import buildHiddenSubtreeTemplates from "./hidden_subtree_templates.js";
 
 const LBTPL_ROOT = "_lbTplRoot";
 const LBTPL_BASE = "_lbTplBase";
@@ -257,7 +258,8 @@ function buildHiddenSubtreeDefinition(helpSubtree: HiddenSubtreeItem[]): HiddenS
                 icon: "bx-help-circle",
                 children: helpSubtree,
                 isExpanded: true
-            }
+            },
+            buildHiddenSubtreeTemplates()
         ]
     };
 }

apps/server/src/services/hidden_subtree_templates.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { HiddenSubtreeItem } from "@triliumnext/commons";
+
+export default function buildHiddenSubtreeTemplates() {
+    const templates: HiddenSubtreeItem = {
+        id: "_templates",
+        title: "Built-in templates",
+        type: "book",
+        children: [
+            {
+                id: "_template_text_snippet",
+                type: "text",
+                title: "Text Snippet",
+                attributes: [
+                    {
+                        name: "template",
+                        type: "label"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        name: "textSnippet",
+                        type: "label"
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    };
+
+    return templates;
+}