Class: Note

Note(row)

This represents a Note which is a central object in the Trilium Notes project.

Constructor

new Note(row)

Parameters:
Name Type Description
row object containing database row from "notes" table
Properties:
Name Type Description
noteId string primary key
type string one of "text", "code", "file" or "render"
mime string MIME type, e.g. "text/html"
title string note title
contentLength int length of content
isProtected boolean true if note is protected
isDeleted boolean true if note is deleted
isErased boolean true if note's content is erased after it has been deleted
dateCreated string local date time (with offset)
dateModified string local date time (with offset)
utcDateCreated string
utcDateModified string
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Extends

Methods

(async) addAttribute() → {Promise.<Attribute>}

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<Attribute>

(async) getAllNotePaths() → {Promise.<Array.<Array.<string>>>}

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Returns:
- array of notePaths (each represented by array of noteIds constituting the particular note path)
Type
Promise.<Array.<Array.<string>>>

(async) getAttribute(type, name) → {Promise.<Attribute>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
type string attribute type (label, relation, etc.)
name string attribute name
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Returns:
attribute of given type and name. If there's more such attributes, first is returned. Returns null if there's no such attribute belonging to this note.
Type
Promise.<Attribute>

(async) getAttributes(nameopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>}

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string <optional>
attribute name to filter
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Returns:
all note's attributes, including inherited ones
Type
Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>

(async) getAttributeValue(type, name) → {Promise.<string>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
type string attribute type (label, relation, etc.)
name string attribute name
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Returns:
attribute value of given type and name or null if no such attribute exists.
Type
Promise.<string>

(async) getBranches() → {Promise.<Array.<Branch>>}

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<Array.<Branch>>

(async) getChildBranches() → {Promise.<Array.<Branch>>}

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Returns:
child branches of this note
Type
Promise.<Array.<Branch>>

(async) getChildNotes() → {Promise.<Array.<Note>>}

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Returns:
child notes of this note
Type
Promise.<Array.<Note>>

(async) getContent() → {Promise.<*>}

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<*>

(async) getDescendantNoteIds() → {Promise.<Array.<string>>}

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Returns:
return list of all descendant noteIds of this note. Returning just noteIds because number of notes can be huge. Includes also this note's noteId
Type
Promise.<Array.<string>>

(async) getDescendantNotesWithAttribute(type, name, valueopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Note>>}

Finds descendant notes with given attribute name and value. Only own attributes are considered, not inherited ones
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
type string attribute type (label, relation, etc.)
name string attribute name
value string <optional>
attribute value
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<Array.<Note>>

(async) getDescendantNotesWithLabel(name, valueopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Note>>}

Finds descendant notes with given label name and value. Only own labels are considered, not inherited ones
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string label name
value string <optional>
label value
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<Array.<Note>>

(async) getDescendantNotesWithRelation(name, valueopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Note>>}

Finds descendant notes with given relation name and value. Only own relations are considered, not inherited ones
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string relation name
value string <optional>
relation value
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Type
Promise.<Array.<Note>>

(async) getJsonContent() → {Promise.<*>}

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<*>

(async) getLabel(name) → {Promise.<Attribute>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string label name
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Returns:
label if it exists, null otherwise
Type
Promise.<Attribute>

(async) getLabelDefinitions(nameopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>}

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string <optional>
label name to filter
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Returns:
all note's label definitions, including inherited ones
Type
Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>

(async) getLabels(nameopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>}

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string <optional>
label name to filter
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Returns:
all note's labels (attributes with type label), including inherited ones
Type
Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>

(async) getLabelValue(name) → {Promise.<string>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string label name
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Returns:
label value if label exists, null otherwise
Type
Promise.<string>
Get list of links coming out of this note.
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  • - not intended for general use
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Type
Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>

(async) getOwnedAttribute() → {Promise.<Attribute>}

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Returns:
attribute belonging to this specific note (excludes inherited attributes) This method can be significantly faster than the getAttribute()
Type
Promise.<Attribute>

(async) getOwnedAttributes() → {Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>}

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Returns:
attributes belonging to this specific note (excludes inherited attributes) This method can be significantly faster than the getAttributes()
Type
Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>

(async) getParentNotes() → {Promise.<Array.<Note>>}

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Returns:
parent notes of this note (note can have multiple parents because of cloning)
Type
Promise.<Array.<Note>>

(async) getRelation(name) → {Promise.<Attribute>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string relation name
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Returns:
relation if it exists, null otherwise
Type
Promise.<Attribute>

(async) getRelationDefinitions(nameopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>}

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string <optional>
relation name to filter
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Returns:
all note's relation definitions including inherited ones
Type
Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>

(async) getRelations(nameopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>}

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string <optional>
relation name to filter
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Returns:
all note's relations (attributes with type relation), including inherited ones
Type
Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>

(async) getRelationTarget(name) → {Promise.<Note>|null}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string
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Returns:
target note of the relation or null (if target is empty or note was not found)
Type
Promise.<Note> | null

(async) getRelationTargets(nameopt) → {Promise.<Array.<Note>>}

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string <optional>
relation name to filter
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<Array.<Note>>

(async) getRelationValue(name) → {Promise.<string>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string relation name
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Returns:
relation value if relation exists, null otherwise
Type
Promise.<string>

(async) getRevisions() → {Promise.<Array.<NoteRevision>>}

Returns note revisions of this note.
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<Array.<NoteRevision>>

getScriptEnv() → {string}

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Returns:
JS script environment - either "frontend" or "backend"
Type
string

(async) getTargetRelations() → {Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>}

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Returns:
relations targetting this specific note
Type
Promise.<Array.<Attribute>>

(async) hasAttribute(type, name) → {Promise.<boolean>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
type string attribute type (label, relation, etc.)
name string attribute name
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Returns:
true if note has an attribute with given type and name (including inherited)
Type
Promise.<boolean>

(async) hasChildren() → {boolean}

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Returns:
- true if note has children
Type
boolean

(async) hasLabel(name) → {Promise.<boolean>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string label name
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Returns:
true if label exists (including inherited)
Type
Promise.<boolean>

(async) hasRelation(name) → {Promise.<boolean>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
name string relation name
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Returns:
true if relation exists (including inherited)
Type
Promise.<boolean>

invalidateAttributeCache()

Clear note's attributes cache to force fresh reload for next attribute request. Cache is note instance scoped.
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(async) isDescendantOfNote(ancestorNoteId) → {Promise.<boolean>}

Parameters:
Name Type Description
ancestorNoteId
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Returns:
- true if ancestorNoteId occurs in at least one of the note's paths
Type
Promise.<boolean>

isHtml() → {boolean}

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Returns:
true if this note is HTML
Type
boolean

isJavaScript() → {boolean}

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Returns:
true if this note is JavaScript (code or attachment)
Type
boolean

isJson() → {boolean}

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Returns:
true if this note is of application/json content type
Type
boolean

isRoot() → {boolean}

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Returns:
true if this note is the root of the note tree. Root note has "root" noteId
Type
boolean

isStringNote() → {boolean}

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Returns:
true if the note has string content (not binary)
Type
boolean

(async) loadAttributesToCache() → {Promise.<void>}

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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) removeAttribute(type, name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Removes given attribute name-value pair if it exists.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
type string attribute type (label, relation, etc.)
name string attribute name
value string <optional>
attribute value (optional)
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) removeLabel(name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Remove label name-value pair, if it exists.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string label name
value string <optional>
label value
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) removeRelation(name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Remove relation name-value pair, if it exists.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string relation name
value string <optional>
relation value (noteId)
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) setAttribute(type, name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Update's given attribute's value or creates it if it doesn't exist
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
type string attribute type (label, relation, etc.)
name string attribute name
value string <optional>
attribute value (optional)
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) setContent() → {Promise}

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Returns:
Type
Promise

(async) setJsonContent() → {Promise}

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Returns:
Type
Promise

(async) setLabel(name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Update's given label's value or creates it if it doesn't exist
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string label name
value string <optional>
label value
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) setRelation(name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Update's given relation's value or creates it if it doesn't exist
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
name string relation name
value string <optional>
relation value (noteId)
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) toggleAttribute(type, enabled, name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Based on enabled, attribute is either set or removed.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
type string attribute type ('relation', 'label' etc.)
enabled boolean toggle On or Off
name string attribute name
value string <optional>
attribute value (optional)
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) toggleLabel(enabled, name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Based on enabled, label is either set or removed.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
enabled boolean toggle On or Off
name string label name
value string <optional>
label value (optional)
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>

(async) toggleRelation(enabled, name, valueopt) → {Promise.<void>}

Based on enabled, relation is either set or removed.
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
enabled boolean toggle On or Off
name string relation name
value string <optional>
relation value (noteId)
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Returns:
Type
Promise.<void>