Alfred-Anki

[bikeNik]

Ok. One more attempt to make the workflow for Anki cards generating. Or rather filling into Anki fields the content via Alfred. For me this way much handy than native Anki app. Obviously, it's not a full replacement for all cases. Something like Anki-Express.

 

Anki: Powerful, intelligent flash cards.

 

anki card generator: Create New Cards into any Decks with any "Note Type".

 

 

 

Install

$ npm install --global alfred-anki

or as anki.alfredworkflow

 

 

Requires: Node.js 7.6+, Alfred Powerpack, Anki intelligent flashcards, AnkiConnect plugin for Anki

Also you can consider DrLulz/Anki-Templates

Usage

• In Alfred, type :anki,
• Enter/Click on the any field to fill it in
• Enter/Click to save current value
• the same staps to edit.
• type :anki!, to setting menu.

• This workflow uses Markdown syntax:

• markdow-it library with Syntax highlighting (highlighjs.org),
  • <ins> tag plugin for markdown-it ++inserted++ => <ins>inserted</ins>,
  • <mark> tag plugin for markdown-it ==marked== => <mark>inserted</mark>
  • Emojies Shortcuts (emoticons): 🙂 😞 8-)
  • <abbr> tag plugin for markdown-it :

  • *[HTML]: Hyper Text Markup Language 
     The HTML specification

On the card fields:

• hit ⌃ + ↩ to remember last input after created card.
• hit ⌃ + ↩ one more time to toggle switch this option
• hit ⌥ + ↩ to reset text from all fields
• hit ⇧(shift) to preview parsed fields of the card
• for line break type '\n' (with space or without), also should be handy to use 'Alfred's snippets'.
• to add an image from clipboard use Alfred snippet >>img needs install pngpaste
• check out another Alfred's snippets

 

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• To use your own icons for your Model's fields just you should call the png files the same as fields [name-of-field].png and put it into icons folder of this Workflow directory. Recommended use two instances of each icon where second icon (with some mark) will be called as [name-of-field]_marked.png for "remember last import" option.

 

ToDo

•   Add sound to the field. (needs something universal)
•   Add to the card and move the local image file to the foldercollection.media via Alfred Snippet

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p.s. It would be great to hear some more feature ideas to improve workflows like this.

 

Edited February 28, 2019 by bikeNik
update to v1.2.0

[bikeNik]

Update: Added Markdown-it  library for use markdown. This awesome library works with Syntax highlighting (highlighjs.org). 

To quick add some markdown highlighting code into Anki field via Alfred:

```js
function $initHighlight(block, cls) {
  try {
    if (cls.search(/\bno\-highlight\b/) != -1)
      return process(block, true, 0x0F) +
             ` class="${cls}"`;
  } catch (e) {
    /* handle exception */
  }
  for (var i = 0 / 2; i < classes.length; i++) {
    if (checkCondition(classes[i]) === undefined)
      console.log('undefined');
  }
}

export  $initHighlight;
```

I use a little lifehack with Alfred's snippet trigger (which has line breaks). Cause I suppose Alfred doesn't allow to carry a new line of in his input's field. 

Edited February 21, 2019 by bikeNik

[deanishe]

6 minutes ago, bikeNik said:

Cause I suppose Alfred doesn't allow to carry a new line of in his input's field.

 

You can enter a newline into Alfred's query box, just not by hitting the RETURN key.

[bikeNik]

😎 ) And what would replace RETURN key.? 

.. I mean It works only when I paste text with line breaks. 

Edited February 18, 2019 by bikeNik

[deanishe]

Yup. Pasting…

 

I suppose you could also have your script expand escapes, so you could enter \n for a newline.

[bikeNik]

14 minutes ago, deanishe said:

I suppose you could also have your script expand escapes, so you could enter \n for a newline.

 

 

mm.. I don't think so. The point is, I need to see this new line in Alfred's query box with Large-Type (⌘L). And it won't convenient to edit the current field. So I think to make the trigger snippet like (>>n) which contains line break - would be better. I'm just pasting empty line break.

Edited February 19, 2019 by bikeNik

[deanishe]

Snippet is good, too.

 

1 minute ago, bikeNik said:

I need to see this new line in Alfred's query box with Large-Type (⌘L)

 

⌘L directly from the query box? Otherwise, there'd always be the chance to put a script to replace the \n (or whatever) before it reaches the Large Type.

 

I was thinking of escapes as it would make it much easier to edit the query again in Alfred, as it'd be on one line.

[bikeNik]

@deanishe

Thnx btw. I need something to improve this workflow. Any suggestion would not be out of place.

Edited February 19, 2019 by bikeNik

[deanishe]

I love flashcards, but I'm a Studies.app guy, I'm afraid, so I don't have any useful feedback. Anki is crazy expensive on iOS  

[bikeNik]

At the end of the end in practice, the method suggested by Deanishe works better. Cause it doesn’t take clipboard.

I combine (‘\n ’) with snippets.

Workflow updated.

[bikeNik]

Update: Added a preview of parsed fields of the card by  ⇧[shift]. The data is updated every time when the field text will save.

 

[AZK]

Hi, love your workflow, would be great if it worked with alfred 4, though. Do you have any plans to update it?

[bikeNik]

2 hours ago, AZK said:

Do you have any plans to update it?

Thanks. Yes, in near future. I'm busy now a little. Sorry.

[AZK]

great, no worries!

[bikeNik]

was updated:

- moved the database to /Users/…/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Workflow Data/org.bikenik.anki

- update for Alfred 4

 

(please, save (backup) your data which in the workflow folder (json files) before updating)

Edited August 5, 2019 by bikeNik
p.s.

[Artyom]

@bikeNik Could you clarify how can I install your workflow? From your instructions `npm install --global alfred-anki` does nothing for me. I can see it installed to /usr/local/lib/node_modules/alfred-anki but there are no changes in Alfred. Other link "anki.alfredworkflow" sends me to github releases page, and there are no .alfredworkflow file inside, only source code

Edited August 27, 2019 by Artyom

[bikeNik]

@Artyom Try this release and install as anki.alfredworkflow

[CuteCat]

Downloaded latest update and ankiconnect but im getting a message saying waiting-for-refresh. Nothing happens when I use the refresh under settings, would appreciate some advice!

[bikeNik]

On 10/21/2019 at 3:58 PM, CuteCat said:

Downloaded latest update and ankiconnect but im getting a message saying waiting-for-refresh. Nothing happens when I use the refresh under settings, would appreciate some advice!

 

@CuteCat

 

For my WF I changed the next section in python files (__init__.py) in AnkiConnect add-on: 

 

    @api()
    def loadProfile(self, name):
        if name not in self.window().pm.profiles():
            # return False
            return self.window().pm.profiles()
        if not self.window().isVisible():
            self.window().pm.load(name)
            self.window().loadProfile()
            self.window().profileDiag.closeWithoutQuitting()
        else:
            cur_profile = self.window().pm.name
            if cur_profile != name:
                self.window().unloadProfileAndShowProfileManager()
                self.loadProfile(name)
        # return True
        return self.window().pm.profiles()

I changed lines in comments - ("return False" & "return True")

Edited November 23, 2019 by bikeNik

[bot4343]

 

Downloaded latest update and ankiconnect but im getting a message saying waiting-for-refresh. Nothing happens when I use the refresh under settings, would appreciate some advice!

Basically I have the same problem, how could I solve it?

 

UPD: sorry, problem is solved: Anki Connect didn't work properly 

Edited December 16, 2019 by bot4343

[Astatine-213]

It said that I'm working without anki connect. But I've already installed the plugin and restarted anki.

I also have installed node.js 12+

I'm currently working on Catalina with Alfred 4.

Does't anyone has similar issue?

[bikeNik]

3 hours ago, Astatine-213 said:

I've already installed the plugin and restarted anki.

 

@Astatine-213 Please, check this address. 

http://127.0.0.1:8765

you should get return with the following text:

 

AnkiConnect v.6

 

Edited April 9, 2020 by bikeNik

[Daniele]

Installed. but there's something wrong. I don't know what.

 

When I digit ":anki" how I should use it?

How I can insert e new card?

 

I Set the profile with my email address. It seems ok, but when I digit ":anki" it says the same "set some profile for workflow" .

How can i fix this? Thank you very much

 

 

 

[henrik]

Great workflow! The only issue I'm having is that I can only add a "front" but not a "back". 

 

 

When I press "back" (in my case "Rückseite"), there is a brief flash of the following image:

 

 

Right after, I get the following (blank) Alfred bar with the Anki icon:

 

 

I'm using Catalina 10.15.4.

 

Any idea what's wrong? Thanks for your help!

 

Best,

Henrik

Edited June 22, 2020 by henrik

[bikeNik]

@henrik  Yes. I've allready got this issue. https://github.com/bikenik/alfred-anki/issues/7#issuecomment-590779941

 

I'm making update with some new feature. I'll update soon. Thanks.