Plug-In: Import Image Files

This plug-in will import the chosen image files, adding a row for each image. Requires the outline to have an added text column titled: “Image”"

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/*{
	"type": "action",
	"targets": ["omnioutliner"],
	"author": "Otto Automator",
	"identifier": "com.omni-automation.oo.pics-to-rows",
	"version": "1.0",
	"description": "Import chosen image files, adding a row for each image. Requires the outline to have an added text column titled: “Image”",
	"label": "Add Rows with Pictures",
	"shortLabel": "Pics to Rows",
	"paletteLabel": "Pics to Rows",
	"image": "person.crop.rectangle.stack"
}*/
(() => {
	const action = new PlugIn.Action(async function(selection, sender){
		try {
			// check for titled text column
			var colTitle = "Image"			
			imageColumn = columns.find(col => {
				return (col.type === Column.Type.Text && col.title === colTitle)
			})
			if(!imageColumn){
				errMsg = `There is no text column titled “${colTitle}” in this outline.`
				throw {
					name: "Missing Column",
					message: errMsg
				}
			} else {
				picker = new FilePicker()
				picker.folders = false
				picker.multiple = true
				picker.types = [FileType.image]

				urlsArray = await picker.show()

				var bStyle = document.outline.baseStyle
				urlsArray.forEach(url => {
					urlStr = url.string
					// get file name
					var filename = urlStr.substring(urlStr.lastIndexOf('/')+1)
					// remove file extension and encoding
					var baseName = filename.substring(0,filename.lastIndexOf('.'))
					baseName = decodeURIComponent(baseName)
					// import images
					url.fetch(function(data){
						wrapper = FileWrapper.withContents(filename,data)
						textObj = Text.makeFileAttachment(wrapper, bStyle)
						rootItem.addChild(
							null,
							function(item){
								item.topic = baseName
								item.setValueForColumn(textObj,imageColumn)
							}
						)
					})
				})			
			}
		}
		catch(err){
			new Alert(err.name, err.message).show()
		}
	});

	action.validate = function(selection, sender){
		return true
	};
	
	return action;
})();