Clipper - Reddit Template

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For this template to work, you need to open a specific Reddit post. It does not work when you are viewing the feed.

Effect

This template

creates a new note
gets triggered when viewing a Reddit post
pre-fixes the note title with the current date
- E.g.: "2024-11-13 REDDIT Is it possible to move the New Note, New Folder, Sort and Collapse buttons so they sit next to the Files icon in the left side panel"
Adds properties and values taken from the post
Adds the first comment to the note content

Code

{
	"schemaVersion": "0.1.0",
	"name": "Reddit Post",
	"behavior": "create",
	"noteContentFormat": "> Posted in **{{selector:shreddit-post?subreddit-prefixed-name}}** by *{{selector:shreddit-post?author}}* at {{selector:shreddit-post?created-timestamp|date:\"YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ\"}} (⬆️ {{selector:shreddit-post?score}})\n\n\n# {{selector:shreddit-post?post-title|trim}}\n\n{{selectorHtml:shreddit-post > div[class=\"text-neutral-content\"]|markdown}}\n\n{{selector:zoomable-img > img?src|image}}\n\n## Comments ({{selector:shreddit-comment-tree?totalcomments}})\n### First Comment\n#### {{selector:shreddit-comment-tree > shreddit-comment?author|first}}:\n> {{selector:shreddit-comment-tree > shreddit-comment > div[slot=comment]|first}}",
	"properties": [
		{
			"name": "url",
			"value": "{{url}}",
			"type": "text"
		},
		{
			"name": "title",
			"value": "{{selector:shreddit-post?post-title|trim}}",
			"type": "text"
		},
		{
			"name": "subreddit",
			"value": "{{selector:shreddit-post?subreddit-prefixed-name}}",
			"type": "text"
		},
		{
			"name": "tags",
			"value": "clippings, reddit",
			"type": "multitext"
		},
		{
			"name": "published",
			"value": "{{selector:shreddit-post?created-timestamp|date:\\\"YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ\\\"}}",
			"type": "date"
		},
		{
			"name": "created",
			"value": "{{time|date:\\\"YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ\\\"}}",
			"type": "date"
		}
	],
	"triggers": [
		"/^https:\\/\\/www.reddit.com\\/r\\/\\w+\\/comments/"
	],
	"noteNameFormat": "{{selector:shreddit-post?created-timestamp|date:\"YYYY-MM-DD\"}} REDDIT {{selector:shreddit-post?post-title|trim|safe_name}}",
	"path": "00 Inbox/Clippings"
}