Previewing Hugo in Obsidian

Dec 4, 2022#obsidian #project149

AI Translation

This post is translated from Chinese into English through AI.View Original

AI-generated summary

The author discusses their experience using Obsidian and Hugo for markdown editing. They mention that using a text editor for writing markdown was not a good experience, so they decided to use Obsidian again and created a plugin for previewing Hugo. The plugin allows for custom iframe preview of Hugo and runs the Hugo server in the background. The author also mentions encountering issues with getting the directory opened in Obsidian but found a solution through an issue. They provide updates on the plugin, including support for custom exec commands and the ability to define the path for Hugo. They also provide a link to the repository for the plugin.

I played with obsidian for a few days a while ago, but it was too troublesome, so I switched to hugo. I tried writing MD directly in a text editor, but the experience wasn't great. Then I remembered that there is obsidian software, so I created this plugin.

Repository: https://github.com/fzdwx/hugo-preview-obsidian

1. Current main features#

Open a custom iframe to preview hugo (via https://github.com/Ellpeck/ObsidianCustomFrames)
Start hugo server in the background

2. Problems encountered#

~~I didn't know the API (cwd) to get the directory opened in obsidian, but after raising an issue, I found out the method to get it~~

3. Updates#

Support custom exec command, for example, it can be used to start a terminal. Use ALT+F12 to invoke.
1. Since I use git for synchronization, I often need to open a terminal and enter a specific directory. So I need a quick way to start a terminal with the command wezterm start --class float --cwd ${cwd} in the current directory.
2. Currently, only the cwd variable is provided, which will be replaced with the path of the current note.
Add the ability to define the path of hugo. If not set, the system's hugo command will be used.