From a2acae90a5b1574f2911b50192d3e9b6c0446b13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hoang Nam <vannamhh@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:55:26 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Enhance task processing by removing code blocks from
 content analysis

---
 src/main.ts                  | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 src/utils/helpers.ts         | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 src/views/ProgressBarView.ts |  7 +++++--
 3 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 6bc9763..31cb2ee 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -469,15 +469,29 @@ export default class TaskProgressBarPlugin extends Plugin {
 	async activateView(): Promise<void> {
 		const { workspace } = this.app;
 
+		// Wait for workspace to be ready
+		if (!workspace.layoutReady) {
+			workspace.onLayoutReady(() => this.activateView());
+			return;
+		}
+
 		let leaf: WorkspaceLeaf | null = null;
 		const leaves = workspace.getLeavesOfType("progress-tracker");
 
 		if (leaves.length > 0) {
 			leaf = leaves[0];
 		} else {
-			leaf = workspace.getRightLeaf(false);
-			if (leaf) {
+			// Try to get right leaf, with fallback
+			const rightLeaf = workspace.getRightLeaf(false);
+			if (rightLeaf) {
+				leaf = rightLeaf;
 				await leaf.setViewState({ type: "progress-tracker", active: true });
+			} else {
+				// Fallback: create a new split in the right sidebar
+				leaf = workspace.getLeaf('split', 'vertical');
+				if (leaf) {
+					await leaf.setViewState({ type: "progress-tracker", active: true });
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/utils/helpers.ts b/src/utils/helpers.ts
index 3315e39..d9921c3 100644
--- a/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Remove code blocks from content to avoid counting tasks inside them
+ * @param content - Content with potential code blocks
+ * @returns Content without code blocks
+ */
+export function removeCodeBlocks(content: string): string {
+	// Remove fenced code blocks (```)
+	let result = content.replace(/```[\s\S]*?```/g, '');
+	
+	// Remove inline code blocks (`)
+	result = result.replace(/`[^`\n]+`/g, '');
+	
+	return result;
+}
+
 /**
  * Safely escape regex special characters in a string
  * Used by multiple methods that need to create regex patterns
@@ -74,8 +89,10 @@ export function validateContent(
  * @returns true if content contains tasks
  */
 export function hasTasksInContent(content: string): boolean {
+	// Remove code blocks before checking for tasks
+	const contentWithoutCodeBlocks = removeCodeBlocks(content);
 	const extendedTaskRegex = /- \[[^\]]*\]/i;
-	return extendedTaskRegex.test(content);
+	return extendedTaskRegex.test(contentWithoutCodeBlocks);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -87,7 +104,10 @@ export function countTasksByCheckboxState(content: string): {
 	[state: string]: number;
 } {
 	const taskCounts: { [state: string]: number } = {};
-	const lines = content.split("\n");
+	
+	// Remove code blocks before counting tasks
+	const contentWithoutCodeBlocks = removeCodeBlocks(content);
+	const lines = contentWithoutCodeBlocks.split("\n");
 
 	for (const line of lines) {
 		const match = line.trim().match(/^- \[([^\]]*)\]/);
@@ -111,9 +131,13 @@ export function hasTaskContentChanged(
 	oldContent: string,
 	newContent: string
 ): boolean {
+	// Remove code blocks before comparing
+	const oldContentWithoutCodeBlocks = removeCodeBlocks(oldContent);
+	const newContentWithoutCodeBlocks = removeCodeBlocks(newContent);
+	
 	// Split content into lines
-	const oldLines = oldContent.split("\n");
-	const newLines = newContent.split("\n");
+	const oldLines = oldContentWithoutCodeBlocks.split("\n");
+	const newLines = newContentWithoutCodeBlocks.split("\n");
 
 	// Find task lines in both contents - support all checkbox states
 	const oldTasks = oldLines.filter((line) =>
diff --git a/src/views/ProgressBarView.ts b/src/views/ProgressBarView.ts
index 0efa9fe..fcdf0af 100644
--- a/src/views/ProgressBarView.ts
+++ b/src/views/ProgressBarView.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { TaskProgressBarSettings } from "../interfaces/settings";
 import { DataviewApi, KanbanBoard } from "../interfaces/types";
 import { DebugLogger } from "../utils/logger";
-import { escapeRegExp, extractObsidianLinks, extractMarkdownLinks } from "../utils/helpers";
+import { escapeRegExp, extractObsidianLinks, extractMarkdownLinks, removeCodeBlocks } from "../utils/helpers";
 
 /**
  * Progress bar view that displays task completion status in the sidebar
@@ -1539,7 +1539,10 @@ export class TaskProgressBarView extends ItemView {
 	 */
 	private countTasksByCheckboxState(content: string): { [state: string]: number } {
 		const taskCounts: { [state: string]: number } = {};
-		const lines = content.split("\n");
+		
+		// Remove code blocks before counting tasks
+		const contentWithoutCodeBlocks = removeCodeBlocks(content);
+		const lines = contentWithoutCodeBlocks.split("\n");
 
 		for (const line of lines) {
 			const match = line.trim().match(/^- \[([^\]]*)\]/);