feat: add demo vault

Ship a curated demo-vault/ for Smart Rename, bootstrapped by the release-injected
obsidian-dev-utils demo-vault-helper. Notes walk through renaming a note while
preserving backlink display text, handling invalid characters, and every setting.
Add a static registerDemoVaultCoverageSuite no-app test that keeps the demo vault
in sync with the PluginSettings surface, the project dprint.json (excludes
demo-vault), and the README demo vault access section.
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1. Adds the previous title as an alias to the renamed note
2. Preserves the backlinks to the renamed note that were using previous title as a display text.
## Demo vault
A demo vault with usage examples ships with every release. You can access it via any of the following:
1. Running the **Smart Rename: Open demo vault** command.
2. Downloading `smart-rename.demo-vault.zip` from the [Releases](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename/releases).
3. Browsing its source in [`demo-vault/`](./demo-vault/README.md) in this repository.
## Detailed explanation
### Step 1

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# Churny / runtime-generated Obsidian state.
.obsidian/workspace.json
.obsidian/hotkeys.json
# Built plugins are release-injected by archivePluginDemoVault at release time —
# both the plugin under test AND the obsidian-dev-utils-owned Demo Vault Helper
# bootstrap plugin (which installs, configures, and enables CodeScript Toolkit at
# runtime). Nothing helper-related is committed; commit only the baked settings
# file for the plugin under test.
.obsidian/plugins/*
!.obsidian/plugins/smart-rename/
.obsidian/plugins/smart-rename/*
!.obsidian/plugins/smart-rename/data.json

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{
// Scoped markdownlint config for the demo vault. The notes are an Obsidian
// vault, so two default rules are inherently incompatible and disabled here;
// every other rule still applies so the notes stay clean.
"config": {
// Notes intentionally open with a `[Docs](...)` link, not a heading.
"MD041": false,
// `[[wikilinks]]` are Obsidian's native link syntax; markdownlint parses
// them as undefined shortcut reference links.
"MD052": false
}
}

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{
"attachmentFolderPath": "_assets/attachments",
"newLinkFormat": "shortest",
"useMarkdownLinks": false,
"showUnsupportedFiles": true,
"defaultViewMode": "source",
"livePreview": true
}

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[
"demo-vault-helper",
"smart-rename"
]

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Welcome to the [Smart Rename](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename/) demo vault. When you rename a note, Obsidian normally rewrites every link to point at the new name - and the visible text changes with it. **Smart Rename** instead preserves the old title as the link's display text, so your notes keep reading the way you wrote them. It also handles invalid characters, the first header, and a frontmatter title key.
**How to try it:** open [[Rename me]], run **Smart Rename: Invoke** from the Command Palette (or right-click the note and choose the smart rename option), and type a new title. Then look at [[References/Note A]] and [[References/Note B]] - the links still show the old title.
> [!TIP] Interactive buttons
>
> The two setup notes have **Run** buttons, powered by [`CodeScript Toolkit`](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-codescript-toolkit/), which this vault installs for you automatically on first open (see [[CodeScript Toolkit prerequisite]]). Renaming itself is a manual command, so the feature notes have no buttons.
## Feature
- [[Smart rename]]
- [[Invalid characters]]
- [[Settings]]
## Setup
- [[Code buttons check]]
- [[CodeScript Toolkit prerequisite]]

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[Docs](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-codescript-toolkit/)
# Code buttons check
If [`CodeScript Toolkit`](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-codescript-toolkit/) is installed and enabled, the block below renders as a **Run** button. Click it - a notice should appear. If you only see a code block, install the prerequisite first: [[CodeScript Toolkit prerequisite]].
```code-button
---
caption: Click me
---
import { Notice } from 'obsidian';
new Notice('Code buttons work - you are ready to explore the demo vault.');
```

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[Docs](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-codescript-toolkit/)
# CodeScript Toolkit prerequisite
The **Run** buttons in this vault are powered by [`CodeScript Toolkit`](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-codescript-toolkit/). This vault installs and enables it for you automatically the first time you open the vault (and trust it). Nothing here is required to explore Smart Rename - renaming is a plain command with no button.
## If the buttons do not work
If a code block does not turn into a button, install CodeScript Toolkit manually:
1. Open **Settings -> Community plugins -> Browse**.
2. Search for **CodeScript Toolkit**, install it, and enable it.
3. Reopen a note that has a **Run** button.
Or click the button below to install and enable it (needs an internet connection):
```code-button
---
caption: Install CodeScript Toolkit
---
await require('/demoSetup.ts').installAndEnable(app, 'fix-require-modules');
```

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[Docs](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename/)
# Invalid characters
Some characters (like `:` `/` `\` `*` `?`) cannot appear in a file name. Smart Rename lets you decide what happens when your new title contains one.
## Try it
1. Open [[Rename me]] and run **Smart Rename: Invoke**.
2. Type a title that contains an invalid character, such as `Chapter 1: Beginnings`.
3. Depending on the **Invalid characters action** setting, Smart Rename will either show an error, remove the invalid character, or replace it.
## The three actions
- **Error** - refuse the rename and show a notice (the default).
- **Remove** - strip the invalid characters from the file name.
- **Replace** - swap each invalid character for the configured replacement character (default `_`).
When the invalid title is stored as the note's display text (so the reader still sees `Chapter 1: Beginnings` even though the file name is sanitized) is controlled by the store-invalid-title setting. See [[Settings]] for all of these keys.

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# Smart Rename demo vault
A small Obsidian vault that demonstrates the [Smart Rename](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename) plugin - it renames the active note and rewrites its backlinks so their display text keeps showing the old title, with control over invalid characters, the first header, and a frontmatter title key.
Open [00 Start](<./00 Start.md>) and work through the notes. Open [Rename me](<./Rename me.md>), run **Smart Rename: Invoke**, and watch the backlinks in `References/`.
## First open
The first time you open this vault, Obsidian treats it as **untrusted**, so the bundled plugins are listed but not loaded until you **Trust author and enable plugins** and reload. After that, the Demo Vault Helper installs [CodeScript Toolkit](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-codescript-toolkit) (which powers the optional **Run** buttons in the setup notes) and opens the start note for you.

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[Docs](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename/)
# Note A
A note that links to [[Rename me]] with a plain link (no alias). After a smart rename, this becomes `[[New title|Rename me]]` so it still reads "Rename me".

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[Docs](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename/)
# Note B
Another note linking to [[Rename me|our starting note]]. It already has a custom alias, so the link keeps showing "our starting note" - smart rename only swaps the target, never your chosen display text.

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[Docs](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename/)
# Rename me
This is the note the [[Smart rename]] demo renames. With this note active, run **Smart Rename: Invoke** and give it a new title.
Two notes link here - [[References/Note A]] and [[References/Note B]]. After the rename, their links will keep showing "Rename me" as their display text instead of switching to the new name.

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[Docs](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename/)
# Settings
Open **Settings -> Community plugins -> Smart Rename** to configure the plugin. Each option below lists the setting key stored in the plugin's `data.json`.
## Invalid characters
- `invalidCharacterAction` - how to process invalid characters in the new title: show an error, remove them, or replace them.
- `replacementCharacter` - the character used to replace invalid characters (only when the action is *Replace*).
- `shouldStoreInvalidTitle` - keep the original, invalid title as the note's display text; if disabled, the sanitized version is stored.
## Title
- `shouldUpdateFirstHeader` - also update the first header of the note when it matches the old title.
- `shouldUpdateTitleKey` - update the `title` key in the note's frontmatter.
## Previous display text
- `shouldPreservePreviousDisplayTextInNoteLinks` - keep the old title as display text in ordinary note links.
- `shouldPreservePreviousDisplayTextInFrontmatterLinks` - keep the old title as display text in links inside frontmatter.
## Other
- `shouldSupportNonMarkdownFiles` - make the command and context menu available for non-markdown files too.

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[Docs](https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-smart-rename/)
# Smart rename
Smart Rename renames the **active note** and rewrites its backlinks so their **display text keeps showing the old title**. A plain rename would change the visible link text to the new name; Smart Rename turns `[[Old title]]` into `[[New title|Old title]]` so the reader still sees what you originally wrote.
## Try it
1. Open [[Rename me]] (the note this demo renames).
2. Run **Smart Rename: Invoke** from the Command Palette, or right-click the note in the file explorer and choose the smart rename option.
3. Type a new title - for example `Renamed note` - and confirm.
4. Open [[References/Note A]] and [[References/Note B]]. Their links now point at the new note, but still **display** the old title.
## What it preserves
- **Note links** - a bare `[[Rename me]]` becomes `[[Renamed note|Rename me]]`, keeping the old text visible (controlled by the note-links setting in [[Settings]]).
- **Frontmatter links** - links inside YAML frontmatter get the same treatment (controlled by the frontmatter-links setting).
- **The first header and a title key** - optionally kept in sync with the new name (see [[Settings]]).
Renaming to a title that contains characters Obsidian cannot use in a filename is handled separately - see [[Invalid characters]].

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import type { App } from 'obsidian';
import { Notice } from 'obsidian';
import {
enableCommunityPlugin,
installCommunityPlugin
} from 'obsidian-dev-utils/obsidian/community-plugins';
// Smart Rename works on the active file via a command + a prompt for the new title, so there is
// Nothing for a code-button to drive - the demo notes walk through it manually. The only helper the
// Vault needs is the shared CodeScript Toolkit installer used by the prerequisite note's button.
export async function installAndEnable(app: App, pluginId: string): Promise<void> {
await installCommunityPlugin({ app, pluginId });
await enableCommunityPlugin({ app, pluginId });
new Notice(`Installed and enabled: ${pluginId}`);
}

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// Per-vault startup script, run by the universal Demo Vault Helper plugin (via CodeScript
// Toolkit's require) once CodeScript Toolkit is installed and enabled. This is where each
// plugin's demo vault does its own startup setup. Here it just opens the landing note.
const START_NOTE_PATH = '00 Start.md';
const startNote = app.vault.getFileByPath(START_NOTE_PATH);
if (startNote) {
void app.workspace.getLeaf(false).openFile(startNote);
}

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{
"extends": "./node_modules/obsidian-dev-utils/dist/templates/dprint.json",
"excludes": [
"dist",
"**/node_modules",
"**/*-lock.json",
"**/*.md",
"demo-vault"
]
}

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import process from 'node:process';
import { registerDemoVaultCoverageSuite } from 'obsidian-dev-utils/script-utils/demo-vault-coverage';
import { getRootFolder } from 'obsidian-dev-utils/script-utils/root';
// Keeps the in-repo `demo-vault/` in sync with the plugin's public surface WITHOUT
// Launching Obsidian: it reflects the real config from source and asserts every
// Setting is documented in a note, and that the guard note/member still exist
// (rename drift). Smart Rename's feature surface is an editor/file command with
// No public API interface, so only the PluginSettings config class is reflected;
// The plugin's runtime behavior is covered by the other integration tests.
registerDemoVaultCoverageSuite({
configInterfaces: [{ interfaceName: 'PluginSettings', sourcePath: 'src/plugin-settings.ts' }],
interfaces: [],
nonTrivialGuard: {
expectDemoNote: 'Settings.md',
expectMember: 'invalidCharacterAction',
interfaceName: 'PluginSettings',
sourcePath: 'src/plugin-settings.ts'
},
rootFolder: getRootFolder() ?? process.cwd()
});