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Zotero API Markdown Notes

Zotero API Markdown Notes

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Create Markdown notes from Zotero Citations using the API
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Zotero API Markdown Notes Extension for VSCode

This extension allows you to query Zotero documents and create markdown notes with the abstract of the white paper and its authors using the Zotero API Client.

TO DO

  • When an article is extracted in markdown, it is placed directly in the location of the root.md file. Now I want it to be in the same folder as it is in Zotero, and if it's not in any folder in Zotero, I want it to be in the root folder.
  • Make sure that tags automatically include the names of the folders in which they are located.
  • Set bug article if there are special characters in the article name.

Features

  • Query Zotero documents.
  • Create markdown notes with the abstract and authors of a document.
  • Generate unique Dendron-style IDs for each note.
  • Save notes in a specified directory.

Requirements

  • Visual Studio Code
  • Node.js
  • Zotero account with API access

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • zoteroMarkdownNotes.apiKey: your Zotero API key
  • zoteroMarkdownNotes.groupId: your Zotero library ID

How to Use

  1. Install the extension in VSCode.
  2. Set your Zotero API key, group ID in the extension settings.
    1. You can generate an API Key here
    2. You can find the group ID in your Zotero online Library: Zotero / My Profile / Library / Group Libraries / {Your library} and the ID is in the URI (https://www.zotero.org/groups/**4638576**/aLibrary/library)
  3. Use the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) to run the Zotero: Create Markdown Note command.
  4. Select a document from the list. The extension will create a markdown note with the document's abstract and authors.

Known Issues

As of the current version, the extension does not handle errors that might occur when querying the Zotero API or writing the markdown file. Future versions will include error handling.

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release of Zotero Markdown Notes Extension for VSCode.

Feedback

If you have suggestions for improvements, please contact me.

License

MIT

Acknowledgements

This extension uses the Zotero API Client JavaScript library.

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