Repeat Last Commands

An Obsidian plugin that enhances your workflow by allowing you to quickly repeat your most recently used commands.

Features

• Last Command: Quickly execute the most recently used command
• Last Commands modal: Access your recent command history in a menu
• Command Aliases: Create custom names for frequently used commands (manageable in settings)
• Command Exclusions: Hide/show specific commands from the command palette (manageable in settings)
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Quickly configure shortcuts for commands directly from the palette
• Quick Switcher Preview: Enhanced Obsidian native Quick Switcher with hover preview functionality (press Ctrl+S to toggle)

How to Use

Basic Commands

• Last Command: Execute your most recently used command
• Last Commands modal: Open a modal with your command history to select from
• Copy Command ID: Copy the ID of the last executed command to clipboard

Quick Switcher Enhancement

When using the native Obsidian Quick Switcher:

• Press Ctrl+S to toggle file preview
• Hover over any file in the list to see its preview
• The preview appears centered in the switcher modal

Command Aliases

1. Open the command palette
2. Press Ctrl+A (or your configured shortcut) when a command is selected
3. Enter an alias name for the command
4. The command will now appear with your custom name in the command palette
5. You can manage all your aliases from the plugin settings

Keyboard Shortcuts in Command Palette

When the command palette is open, you can use these shortcuts:

• Ctrl+A: Create an alias for the selected command
• Ctrl+P: Pin/unpin the selected command
• Ctrl+-: Hide the selected command from the palette
• Ctrl++: Open modal to manage hidden commands
• Ctrl+H: Open hotkey settings for the selected command

Settings

Each setting below will appear if you have created aliases or hidden commands:

• Command Aliases: View and manage your custom command aliases

  • Shows commands with custom names you've created
  • You can remove aliases to restore original command names

• Hidden Commands: View and manage commands you've hidden from the command palette

  • Shows commands you've excluded from the command palette
  • You can restore hidden commands to make them visible again

Installation

1. Open Obsidian Settings
2. Go to Community Plugins and disable Safe Mode
3. Click Browse and search for "Repeat Last Commands"
4. Install the plugin and enable it

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release from the releases page
2. Extract the zip file to your Obsidian plugins folder: <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/
3. Enable the plugin in Obsidian settings

Support

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue on GitHub.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Development Environment Setup

File Structure

• main.ts must be in the src folder
• styles.css can be in the src folder or root folder

Development Options

0. First install yarn: npm install -g yarn

1. Inside the vault's plugins folder:

   • Delete the .env file or put empty paths.

2. From another folder:

   • Set the vault paths in the .env file:
     • TestVault for development
     • RealVault for production simulation
   • Necessary files will be automatically copied to the targeted vault

Available Commands

• yarn start: Opens VS Code, runs yarn install, then yarn dev
• yarn dev: For development
• yarn build: Builds the project
• yarn real: Simulates a traditional plugin installation in your REAL vault
• yarn bacp: Builds, adds, commits, and pushes (prompts for commit message)
• yarn acp: Adds, commits, and pushes (without building)
• yarn v or yarn update-version: Updates version, modifies relevant files, then adds, commits, and pushes
• yarn release: Creates a GitHub release (prompts for release title, can be multiline using \n)
• yarn lint: Lints the project
• yarn lint:fix: Fixes linting issues

Recommended Workflow

1. yarn start
2. yarn bacp
3. yarn v (or yarn update-version)
4. yarn r (or yarn release)

Additional Features

• obsidian-typings: This template automatically includes obsidian-typings, providing access to additional types not present in the official API.