Nested Capture keys

How To Requests
1

Is it possible to have nested capture keys? for example, if you want to create a capture template for programming (p): python(pp), c(pc), ruby (pr), etc. I know this can be done in orgmode but not sure if it is possible for org-roam.

Thanks

2

Yes, it’s possible. Org-roam-capture-templates are just an extension to Org-capture-templates.

3

Thank you. Is this shown in the manual on how to do this? Can you please point an example?

4

Yes, evaluate this expression: (info "(Org)Template elements"). Also consult the docstring C-h v org-capture-templates.

(setq org-roam-capture-templates
  '(("d" "default" ...)
    ("p" "Programming")
    ("pp" "python" ...)
    ("pc" "c"  ...)
    ("pr" "r" ...)
      ...etc...))

You define the group as a list of two elements (KEY NAME), then define actual templates as usual using a two-letter sequence for the key.

5

Thank you. I set it similar to my orgmode capture template and was getting all sorts of error which prompted me to post the question. I will read the docstring and try again. Thanks for your time.

6

Here is another example showing daily templates. You can see that I have some key bindings for various customer meetings. I have the customers organized alphabetically so when I have two customers that share the first few characters I create a deeper nest.

See wmcdir (work, meeting customer, d (first letter of customer name), i (second letter of customer name), r (capture tempalte for customer starting with dir). The trick is that you have to have an entry for each branch point. So I have wm for work meetings and wmc for Customer (under work meetings) and wmcd for work meetings for customers that start with the letter d.

(setq org-roam-dailies-capture-templates
      `(
        ("j" "Journal" entry
         "* %?"
         :if-new (file+head ,(expand-file-name "journal/%<%Y-%m-%d>.org" org-roam-dailies-directory)
                            "#+title: %<%A, %B %d %Y>")
         :clock-in nil
         :clock-resume nil
         )

        ("w" "Work" )

        ("wl" "Log" entry
         "* %?"
         :if-new (file+head ,(expand-file-name "work/%<%Y-%m-%d>.org" org-roam-dailies-directory)
                            "#+title: Work log for %<%Y-%m-%d>")
         :clock-in t
         :clock-resume t
         )

        ("we" "Email" entry
         "* Respond to %:fromname Re: %:subject\n%a\n#+begin_quote\n   %i\n#+end_quote\n\n%?"
         :if-new (file+head ,(expand-file-name "work/%<%Y-%m-%d>.org" org-roam-dailies-directory)
                            "#+title: Work log for %<%Y-%m-%d>")
         :clock-in t
         :clock-resume t
         )


        ("wm" "Work Meetings")
        ("wmc" "Customer")
        ("wmca" "A" plain
         (file "~/org/roam/daily/my-company/meetings/customer/TEMPLATE")
         :if-new (file+head ,(expand-file-name "my-company/meetings/customer/A/%<%Y-%m-%d>.org" org-roam-dailies-directory)
                            "#+PROPERTY: CUSTOMER A\n#+PROPERTY: MAIL_TO My Team <my@team.tld>\n#+PROPERTY: MAIL_SUBJECT Meeting notes: Customer Sync w/ A\n#+PROPERTY: MAIL_FROM Nick Anderson <nick@cmdln.org>\n#+title: Customer Sync with A %<%A, %B %d, %Y>\n#+filetags: :CFEngine:customer_meeting:customer:\n")
         :unnarrowed t
         :append t
         )

        ("wmcd" "D")
        ("wmcdi" "i")
        ("wmcdir" "Dirasto" plain
         (file "~/org/roam/daily/my-company/meetings/customer/TEMPLATE")
         :if-new (file+head ,(expand-file-name "my-company/meetings/customer/Dirasto/%<%Y-%m-%d>.org" org-roam-dailies-directory)
                            "#+PROPERTY: CUSTOMER Dirasto\n#+PROPERTY:\nMAIL_TO: My Team <my@team.tld>\n#+PROPERTY: MAIL_SUBJECT Meeting notes: Customer Sync w/ Dirasto\n#+PROPERTY: MAIL_FROM Nick Anderson <nick@cmdln.org>\n#+title: Customer Sync with Dirasto %<%A, %B %d, %Y>\n#+filetags: :customer_meeting:customer:\n")
         :unnarrowed t
         :append t
         )

        ("wmcdis" "District Five" plain
         (file "~/org/roam/daily/my-company/meetings/customer/TEMPLATE" )
         :if-new (file+head ,(expand-file-name "my-company/meetings/customer/District_Five/%<%Y-%m-%d>.org" org-roam-dailies-directory)
                            "#+PROPERTY: CUSTOMER District Five\n#+PROPERTY:\n MAIL_TO:  Team <my@team.tld>\n#+PROPERTY: MAIL_SUBJECT Meeting notes:  Customer Sync w/ District Five\n#+PROPERTY: MAIL_FROM Nick Anderson <nick@cmdln.org>\n#+title:  Customer Sync with District Five %<%A, %B %d, %Y>\n#+filetags: ::customer_meeting:customer:\n")
         :unnarrowed t
         :append t
         ))