onNoteCreation, and templating

[diyoyo]

Hi,
I am wondering whether it is possible to run a script onTemplateChange or something.
Let's say you're writing a note, then add a link to a new note while typing, then runOnNoteCreation from the template will be executed correctly.

Now let's say you create a new note from a branch that is not configured with any rule. The default note has no template, but is already created.
So what to do to be able to run the same script as in runOnNoteCreation when we finally affect the note to the said template?

[dosubot[bot]]

Trilium doesn't support running scripts like runOnNoteCreation when you assign a template to an existing note—those scripts only run at note creation time. When you add a template to an existing note, Trilium copies over attributes, content (if the note is empty), and children from the template, but it doesn't trigger any script execution or provide an onTemplateChange event or hook for this action (docs, events).

If you need to run template logic after assigning a template, you'll have to do it manually (for example, by running a script yourself). There’s no built-in workaround or automation for this scenario. If your workflow depends on this, you might consider using runOnAttributeChange for some related automation, but it won’t replicate the full behavior of runOnNoteCreation on template assignment (event hooks).

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