feat: Add option to respect Obsidian's "Folder to create new notes in" setting

src/main.ts

@@ -61,9 +61,15 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 	 * Falls back to default wikilink format if the file cannot be resolved.
 	 */
 	private createLinkGenerator(sourcePath: string): LinkGenerator {
-		return ({ linkPath, alias, isInTable }: LinkGeneratorParams): string => {
+		return ({
+			linkPath,
+			alias,
+			isInTable,
+		}: LinkGeneratorParams): string => {
 			// Try to get the TFile for the link path
-			const targetFile = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(linkPath + ".md");
+			const targetFile = this.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(
+				linkPath + ".md",
+			);
 
 			if (targetFile instanceof TFile) {
 				// File exists, use Obsidian's generateMarkdownLink API
@@ -72,12 +78,15 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 						targetFile,
 						sourcePath,
 						"",
-						alias || ""
+						alias || "",
 					);
 					return link;
 				} catch (error) {
 					// Fall back to default format if API fails
-					console.warn("Failed to generate link using Obsidian API:", error);
+					console.warn(
+						"Failed to generate link using Obsidian API:",
+						error,
+					);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -145,6 +154,9 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 		const { contentStart } = getFrontMatterInfo(fileContent);
 		const frontmatter = fileContent.slice(0, contentStart);
 		const linkGenerator = this.createLinkGenerator(filePath);
+		const baseDir = this.settings.respectNewFileFolderPath
+			? this.app.vault.getConfig("newFileFolderPath")
+			: undefined;
 		const updatedBody = replaceLinks({
 			body: fileContent.slice(contentStart),
 			linkResolverContext: {
@@ -154,7 +166,7 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 			},
 			settings: {
 				namespaceResolution: this.settings.namespaceResolution,
-				baseDir: this.settings.baseDir,
+				baseDir,
 				ignoreDateFormats: this.settings.ignoreDateFormats,
 				ignoreCase: this.settings.ignoreCase,
 				preventSelfLinking: this.settings.preventSelfLinking,
@@ -258,6 +270,9 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 		}
 
 		const linkGenerator = this.createLinkGenerator(activeFile.path);
+		const baseDir = this.settings.respectNewFileFolderPath
+			? this.app.vault.getConfig("newFileFolderPath")
+			: undefined;
 		const updatedText = replaceLinks({
 			body: selectedText,
 			linkResolverContext: {
@@ -267,7 +282,7 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 			},
 			settings: {
 				namespaceResolution: this.settings.namespaceResolution,
-				baseDir: this.settings.baseDir,
+				baseDir,
 				ignoreDateFormats: this.settings.ignoreDateFormats,
 				ignoreCase: this.settings.ignoreCase,
 				preventSelfLinking: this.settings.preventSelfLinking,
@@ -337,9 +352,12 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 		}
 
 		// Build candidateMap and Trie using the helper function.
+		const baseDir = this.settings.respectNewFileFolderPath
+			? this.app.vault.getConfig("newFileFolderPath")
+			: undefined;
 		const { candidateMap, trie } = buildCandidateTrie(
 			allFiles,
-			this.settings.baseDir,
+			baseDir,
 			this.settings.ignoreCase ?? false,
 		);
 		this.candidateMap = candidateMap;
@@ -487,7 +505,7 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 
 		// Optionally, override the default save command to run modifyLinks (throttled).
 		const saveCommandDefinition =
-			// @ts-expect-error
+			// @ts-ignore
 			this.app?.commands?.commands?.["editor:save-file"];
 		const saveCallback = saveCommandDefinition?.checkCallback;
 		if (typeof saveCallback === "function") {
@@ -523,7 +541,7 @@ export default class AutomaticLinkerPlugin extends Plugin {
 	async onunload() {
 		// Restore original save command callback
 		const saveCommandDefinition =
-			// @ts-expect-error
+			// @ts-ignore
 			this.app?.commands?.commands?.["editor:save-file"];
 		if (saveCommandDefinition && this.originalSaveCallback) {
 			saveCommandDefinition.checkCallback = this.originalSaveCallback;

src/settings/settings-info.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export type AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 	formatOnSave: boolean;
-	baseDir: string;
 	showNotice: boolean;
+	respectNewFileFolderPath: boolean; // Respect Obsidian's "Folder to create new notes in" setting as base directory
 	considerAliases: boolean; // Consider aliases when linking
 	namespaceResolution: boolean; // Automatically resolve namespaces for shorthand links
 	ignoreDateFormats: boolean; // Ignore date formatted links (e.g. 2025-02-10)
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export type AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AutomaticLinkerSettings = {
 	formatOnSave: false,
-	baseDir: "pages",
 	showNotice: false,
+	respectNewFileFolderPath: false, // Default: do not respect Obsidian's "Folder to create new notes in" setting
 	considerAliases: true, // Default: consider aliases
 	namespaceResolution: true, // Default: enable automatic namespace resolution
 	ignoreDateFormats: true, // Default: ignore date formats (e.g. 2025-02-10)

src/settings/settings.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@ export class AutomaticLinkerPluginSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					});
 			});
 
+		// Toggle for respecting Obsidian's "Folder to create new notes in" setting
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Respect 'Folder to create new notes in' setting")
+			.setDesc(
+				"When enabled, the plugin will use Obsidian's 'Folder to create new notes in' setting as the base directory for omitting folder prefixes in links.",
+			)
+			.addToggle((toggle) => {
+				toggle
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.respectNewFileFolderPath)
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.respectNewFileFolderPath = value;
+						await this.plugin.saveData(this.plugin.settings);
+					});
+			});
+
 		// Toggle for running linter after formatting
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName("Run Obsidian Linter after formatting")
@@ -77,21 +92,6 @@ export class AutomaticLinkerPluginSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					});
 			});
 
-		// Setting for base directories.
-		new Setting(containerEl)
-			.setName("Base directory")
-			.setDesc(
-				"Enter the directory to be treated as the base directory. For example, 'pages' will allow links to be formatted without the 'pages/' prefix. If you want to achieve more complex behavior, consider using Obsidian Linter Plugin.",
-			)
-			.addText((text) => {
-				text.setPlaceholder("e.g. pages\n")
-					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.baseDir)
-					.onChange(async (value) => {
-						this.plugin.settings.baseDir = value;
-						await this.plugin.saveData(this.plugin.settings);
-					});
-			});
-
 		// Toggle for considering aliases.
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName("Consider aliases")