New function %dateformat.current()% to insert current date without switches in sandbox script

Similar to issue #353 we also need a reliable date format variable for the sandscript that displays the current date (at time of running the script)

Example for using it to prefix a date to the subject line

%{% 
  (async () => {
    var val = await dateformat_current("Ymd_");
    header_prefix($subject,val);
    return "";
})()
%}%

Here is a preview version with the new variable. I had to add some logic around (not calling) the util.wrapDeferredHeader() function which was designed to resolve unknown variables in new emails by creating a clickable field. This is not useful when in a sandbox where we just need to immediately evaluate strings / text variables to be further processed by script.

smartTemplate-fx-4.10.2pre4.zip

Further to this, it might be valuable to be able to determine the current composeCase (e.g. "new" "reply" " forward" "editAsNew" etc.) or the simplified st4composeType (just one of the three valuse "new" "rsp" and "fwd"). So I want to consider adding a variable within the sandbox to read out these states to take appropriate actions.

To try out this version, download the zip file and then drag it into Thunderbird Add-ons Manager (without extracting)

#356

Implemented in 4.11 - Published 05/04/2025

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RealRaven2000 commented on Feb 6, 2025

RealRaven2000 commented on Apr 9, 2025

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New function `%dateformat.current()%` to insert current date without switches in sandbox script #356