Some material that I paste into Bike brings more empty rows than I want.
This script prunes out empty rows from the front document – either from the whole document, or (if the selection is extended) only from selected rows.
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(() => {
"use strict";
// Delete childless empty rows in the visible part of
// the front document.
//
// If the selection is extended,
// then only childless gaps in *selected* rows
// are removed.
//
// Otherwise, *all* childless empty rows in any visible
// part of the document are pruned out.
// Reversible with ⌘Z
// Rob Trew @2022
// Ver 0.04
// const main :: IO ()
const main = () => {
const
bike = Application("Bike"),
doc = bike.documents.at(0);
return doc.exists() ? (() => {
const
selectionExtended = Boolean(
doc.selectedText()
),
childlessEmptyRows = doc.rows.where((
selectionExtended ? (
inSelection
) : (x => x)
)({
_and: [
{visible: true},
{name: ""},
{containsRows: false}
]
})),
n = childlessEmptyRows.length;
return (
// Effect
bike.delete(childlessEmptyRows),
// Value (message string)
[
[`Deleted ${n} empty rows in`],
selectionExtended ? (
["extended selection of "]
) : [],
[`document: "${doc.name()}"`],
0 < n ? ["(⌘Z to undo)"] : []
]
.flat()
.join("\n")
);
})() : "No documents open in Bike";
};
// inSelecton :: Dict -> Dict
const inSelection = match =>
// JXA Where/Whose condition for Bike Rows
// further restricted to selected rows only.
({
_and: [
{selected: true},
match
]
});
// MAIN ---
return main();
})();
See: Using Scripts - Bike