You can control the Markdown output generated by YARLE by using a custom template file like the one below, which is similar to YARLE's default template.
To use a custom template with YARLE, include the templateFile
parameter in your config.json
file. For example,
"templateFile": "/absolute-path-to-your-template-dir/myTemplate.tmpl"
A custom template file can have any file name and extension.
-
To include content, specify its block. A template block has two basic elements:
- A "block" tag that encloses the type of content it will produce and the formatting around the content (e.g.
#
for a header, or---
for a separator). - The "content" tag inside the block, such as
{tags}
and{content}
. Every content tag must be surrounded by its block tags.
- A "block" tag that encloses the type of content it will produce and the formatting around the content (e.g.
-
To exclude a type of content, don't include that block. For example, to create Markdown files with only the title and the content, define a template with these blocks:
{title-block}# {title}{end-title-block}
{content-block}{content}{end-content-block}
Name | Block and content tags | Description |
---|---|---|
Title | {title-block}{title}{end-title-block} |
Note title |
Tags | {tags-block}{tags}{end-tags-block} |
Note tags |
Tags as Yaml list | {tags-yaml-list-block}tags: {tags-yaml-list}{end-tags-yaml-list-block} |
Note tags as yaml list |
Array Tags | {tags-array-block}{tags-array}{end-tags-array-block} |
Note tags in array format (to be compatible with Obsidian's Yaml Frontmatter) |
Content | {content-block}{content}{end-content-block} |
Note content |
Date of creation | {created-at-block}{created-at}{end-created-at-block} |
Creation date of the note |
Reminder Time | {reminder-time-block}{reminder-time}{end-reminder-time-block} |
Reminder time of the note |
Reminder Done Time | {reminder-done-time-block}{reminder-done-time}{end-reminder-done-time-block} |
Reminder done time of the note |
Reminder Order | {reminder-order-block}{reminder-order}{end-reminder-order-block} |
Reminder order of the note |
Last update | {updated-at-block}{updated-at}{end-updated-at-block} |
Last updated date of the note |
Source URL | {source-url-block}{source-url}{end-source-url-block} |
Source URL from the EN metadata |
Original Notebook Name | {notebook-block}{notebook}{end-notebook-block} |
Name of the EN notebook where the note is stored |
Link to the HTML file | {link-to-original-block}{link-to-original}{end-link-to-original-block} |
Generate an HTML version of the note in the note's resource folder. A link to the HTML file is included here. |
Location | {location-block}{location}{end-location-block} |
The GPS coordinates of the location from the EN location details. |
If a Table of contents is generated in the enex, feel free to add these blocks to the template:
Table of contents can be created in EN v10+ if you select all of your notes, then right click and choose Copy internal links
then Copy app links
. Then create a new note, title MUST BE: Table of Contents, and paste the internal links into the note's body. That's all.
Name | Block and content tags | Description |
---|---|---|
Evernote link | {evernotelink-block}{evernotelink}{end-evernotelink-block} |
Link to the original note in Evernote |
Evernote guid | {evernoteguid-block}{evernoteguid}{end-evernoteguid-block} |
Guid of the original note in Evernote |
This example puts the note title at the top, preceded by #
. The tags are listed next, surrounded by horizontal rules. The note content follows. Finally, the note's metadata is included, indented, at the bottom of the note. The output also includes an HTML version of the note, with a link to it in the Markdown file.
{title-block}# {title}{end-title-block}
{tags-block}
---
Tags {tags}
---
{end-tags-block}
{content-block}{content}{end-content-block}
{created-at-block} Created at: {created-at}{end-created-at-block}
{updated-at-block} Updated at: {updated-at}{end-updated-at-block}
{source-url-block} Source: {source-url}{end-source-url-block}
{notebook-block} Notebook: {notebook}{end-notebook-block}
{location-block} Where: {location}{end-location-block}
{link-to-original-block} Link to original content: {link-to-original}{end-link-to-original-block}
As a starting point, you can edit the sampleTemplate.tmpl
default template. Don't forget to specify the templateFile
in your config file.
{title-block}# {title}{end-title-block}
{tags-array-block}
---
Tags {tags-array}
---
{end-tags-array-block}
{content-block}{content}{end-content-block}
{created-at-block} Created at: {created-at}{end-created-at-block}
{updated-at-block} Updated at: {updated-at}{end-updated-at-block}
{source-url-block} Source: {source-url}{end-source-url-block}
{notebook-block} Notebook: {notebook}{end-notebook-block}
Have fun! 😃