[FR] Custom URI commands

[nathonius]

Using advanced URI makes tons of sense, but it feels like we're missing a lot of its power! It would be great to be able to configure custom URI commands.

For example, if I use Periodic Notes for my daily notes instead of the core daily notes plugin, it would be nice to be able to call the proper command from raycast.

I don't think that adding support for every single command/plugin is particularly sustainable, but allowing custom commands might be. 😄

[lemomar]

Bump!

[KevinBatdorf]

Can you comment a bit on how you would want this to work? Like a way to add a custom command + url combo to fire the url when the entry item is pressed?

[nathonius]

Can you comment a bit on how you would want this to work? Like a way to add a custom command + url combo to fire the url when the entry item is pressed?

Exactly, yeah. Either a way to define an arbitrary URI as an option in raycast or or provide the ID of a command which the raycast plugin could format into the URI.

This all assumes I have a correct understanding of the advanced URI plugin. My understanding is that it allows you to call pretty much any command via URI.

[KevinBatdorf]

That sounds reasonable. Raycast won't be able to allow a dynamic user entered command, but I could create a generic command just for running custom commands. I'll have to investigate it some more though. I'll follow up.

[nathonius]

Raycast won't be able to allow a dynamic user entered command

I feel like this should be possible through settings or config file. I might take a crack at it.

[KevinBatdorf]

As far as I know, it grabs those from the package.json file, which runs through a validator before deploying to the store. So they need to be there beforehand. Could be some way though, I suppose.

[marcjulianschwarz]

If I remember correctly I was once talking with someone from Raycast about this and it was discouraged to have users create own commands.
That is one reason why I for example used the Actions menu in the "Create Note" command to let users generate their own "Folder Actions".

So, imo, like @KevinBatdorf suggested, a generic "URI command" would be the best solution.

[nathonius]

Yeah, for sure. I'd be over the moon with that. However, I think you might be able to use either the Storage API or a file in the support directory to store a list of custom URIs, then show them in a List or as Actions. I was probably using the word "command" when it means something very specific wrt to Raycast. I just meant some way to register those.

But regardless a generic URI command is needed for that anyway, so this is a perfect place to start.