TestFlight
Want to get early access and help test the unfinished next version of Actions for Obsidian? Please step this way:
Providing Feedback
During testing, should you come across something broken or something that makes you scratch your head, please let me know! That's what TestFlights are for, after all. There's a prominent feedback button in the app.
But before sending out a support request, please check the FAQs first to see whether the problem has already been addressed. Here are the three most common questions:
- Help, I've installed the app but don't see any new workflow in Shortcuts
- Help, I've installed the app but don't see the actions in Shortcuts
- Why is AfO brought to the foreground when one of its actions is the last block in a workflow?
I'm just a 1-man show so let's help each other out that way. 😅 Thank you!
What's New In TestFlight
Every time you update Actions for Obsidian, please make sure to update the Actions URI companion plugin as well (Obsidian → Settings → Community Plugins → Check for Updates)!
iOS v1.1.1 build 3250
2023-05-26
This release is preparing things for the upcoming iOS release.
Requires Actions URI plugin version: 1.1.2.
New things
Added purchase/paywall tab.
No longer broken
- Fixes successful "Create"-type actions halting workflows
- Fixes "Search and Replace"-type actions not working
iOS v1.1.0 build 2436
2023-05-10
We're getting close to the iOS release, and even though there are not many changes listed below, quite a bit of work went into this build and its companion plugin.
No longer broken
- Fixes an issue where successfully creating a note could cause the workflow to hang and ultimately throw an error. That was a weird one, thanks to all who helped me find the bugger!
Changed
- Resets trial period to prevent purchase reminders.
iOS v1.1.0 build 2338
2023-04-18
New Stuff
- Vaults / Open Vault is available on iOS now. Vaults / Close Vault still isn't because it's technically not possible on iOS.
- You'll find links to this here page and the Version History / Changelog for the releases in the "Docs & Links" tab now.
Breaking changes (worth it, though)
A few actions have been streamlined and enhanced! If you used them in your shortcuts, you should check up on them as they might break the workflows. These improvements will be part of macOS version v1.1 which is currently undergoing the App Store review process.
- Daily Notes / Check For Existence Of Daily Note: the action returns a
true/falseresult instead of the oldavailable/unavailablestatus, making it easier to use the action result in an "If" block. - Daily Notes / Create Daily Note: If there is already a current Daily Note, the default behavior of the action is now to skip the attempt to create the note and leave it as it is. You can also choose to overwrite the note (i.e., trash it and create a new one from scratch) or abort with an error. (Before you only had the option to overwrite the note or have it return an error.) In other words, you could call the action 10 times in a row now, the first call would create the note, and the other 9 calls would gracefully accept the note being there already.
- Notes / Check For Existence Of Note: the action returns a
true/falseresult instead of the oldavailable/unavailablestatus - Notes / Create Note: The default behavior in case there’s already a note with the same name / at the requested file path, the base file name will be suffixed with a number. You can also choose to overwrite the note or skip the creation of a new, suffixed note (i.e., leaving it as it is).
Changed
- Daily Notes / Open Daily Note In Obsidian no longer calls back to Actions for Obsidian after opening, Obsidian remains focussed now.
- Daily Notes / Open Most Recent Daily Note In Obsidian no longer calls back to Actions for Obsidian after opening, Obsidian remains focussed now.
- Notes / Open Note in Obsidian no longer calls back to Actions for Obsidian after opening, Obsidian remains focussed now.
- Notes / Search Notes has been removed from iOS for the time being. Getting search results out of Obsidian is still a bit of a mess and I have yet to find a stable way to make it happen. I look at alternatives but this is the situation right now, sorry.
- Vaults / Open Vault no longer calls back to Actions for Obsidian after opening, Obsidian remains focussed now.
- In the "Enter the vault name" step of the vault linking process (i.e., the onboarding), it is better explained that it's also possible to paste in the Obsidian URL of any note from that vault, and the form will extract the vault name from that.
No longer broken
- The installation dates reported by the App Store for TestFlight builds are hilariously wrong. (8000+ days? C'mon.) Now the install date is set to the build date.
Known Issues
- 🚨 Help Wanted: Triggering AfO-related workflows from Siri can sometimes be a bit …temperamental. I am working on finding the underlying issue. Should anybody feel like digging into that in order to find some recurring patterns, I'd be grateful! 🙏🏼
- Purchasing is not implemented yet.
- Placeholders in "Insert Text At Placeholder In …" actions don't work in front matter yet.
iOS v0.9.0 build 201
2023-04-07
Initial Testflight build. Please take a look at the app itself but, more importantly, put the Shortcuts actions through their paces. If you don't see any AfO actions in Shortcuts, please restart your iOS device, that should force iOS to register the new additions.
Licensing/ purchasing isn't implemented yet, and the "number of days since installation" will be off.