Obsidian Plugin Config

🎯 Global CLI injection tool for Obsidian plugins.

Installation

npm install -g obsidian-plugin-config

Update

npm install -g obsidian-plugin-config@latest --force

Usage (global CLI)

# Inject in current plugin directory
# Prompts for confirmation before replacing each existing file
obsidian-inject

# Inject by path
# Prompts for confirmation before replacing each existing file
obsidian-inject ../my-plugin

# Inject without confirmation
# Auto-confirms all file replacements (no prompts)
obsidian-inject ../my-plugin --no

# Inject with SASS support
# Adds esbuild-sass-plugin dependency and SCSS compilation
obsidian-inject ../my-plugin --sass

# Verification only (dry-run)
# Shows what would be injected without making any changes
obsidian-inject ../my-plugin --dry-run

# Help
obsidian-inject --help

CLI Options

• --no, -n - Skip confirmation prompts (auto-confirm)
• --sass - Add SASS support (esbuild-sass-plugin)
• --dry-run - Verification only (no changes)

What is injected

• ✅ Standalone local scripts: esbuild.config.ts, acp.ts, update-version.ts, release.ts, help.ts, utils.ts
• ✅ package.json: scripts, dependencies, yarn protection
• ✅ tsconfig.json: modern optimized TypeScript configuration
• ✅ eslint.config.mts: ESLint flat config
• ✅ Config files: .editorconfig, .prettierrc, .npmrc, .env, .vscode/settings.json, .vscode/tasks.json
• ✅ GitHub Actions: release workflow
• ✅ Traceability: .injection-info.json (version, date)
• 🎨 SASS support: optional, via --sass flag

Commands available after injection

yarn start          # Install dependencies + start dev
yarn dev            # Development build (watch mode)
yarn build          # Production build
yarn real           # Build + install to real vault
yarn acp            # Add, commit, push
yarn bacp           # Build + add, commit, push
yarn v              # Update version
yarn r              # GitHub release
yarn lint           # ESLint check
yarn lint:fix       # ESLint fix
yarn prettier       # Prettier check
yarn prettier:fix   # Prettier format all
yarn h              # Full help

Updating Dependencies

yarn upgrade        # Update all dependencies to latest

SASS Support

obsidian-inject ../my-plugin --sass

What gets added:

• ✅ esbuild-sass-plugin dependency
• ✅ Automatic .scss detection (src/styles.scss priority)
• ✅ CSS cleanup after compilation

Architecture

Target plugins become 100% standalone after injection:

• ✅ Scripts integrated locally (no external runtime dependency)
• ✅ Updatable via re-injection
• ✅ Yarn protection enforced
• ✅ Compatible with all Obsidian plugins

Development Workflow (for injected plugins)

After injection, your plugin has a complete development setup:

Environment Setup

In-place development (inside vault):

• Develop directly in .obsidian/plugins/your-plugin
• Run yarn dev - builds automatically to current location

External development (outside vault):

• Develop anywhere on your system
• Configure .env file with vault paths:

  TEST_VAULT=/path/to/test/vault
  REAL_VAULT=/path/to/production/vault

• Run yarn dev - builds to TEST_VAULT
• Run yarn real - builds to REAL_VAULT

Development Commands

yarn start          # Install dependencies + start dev
yarn dev            # Watch mode (auto-rebuild on changes)
yarn build          # Production build
yarn real           # Build to production vault

VSCode Tasks (Ctrl+Shift+P → "Run Task")

After injection, VSCode tasks are available for quick access:

• Build - Production build
• Lint / Lint: Fix - ESLint check/fix
• Prettier: Check / Prettier: Fix - Format check/fix
• Obsidian Inject - Re-inject configuration (with confirmation)
• Obsidian Inject (no confirm) - Re-inject without confirmation
• Cleanup: Lint + Prettier + Build - Full cleanup sequence

💡 Tip: Use Ctrl+Shift+B (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+B (Mac) for the default Build task.

Version & Release

yarn v              # Update version (prompts for type)
yarn acp            # Add, commit, push changes
yarn bacp           # Build + add, commit, push
yarn r              # Create GitHub release

Code Quality

yarn lint           # Check for linting errors
yarn lint:fix       # Auto-fix linting errors
yarn prettier       # Check formatting
yarn prettier:fix   # Auto-format all files

Recommended Workflow

1. yarn start - Install and start development
2. Make changes, test in Obsidian
3. yarn bacp - Build and commit changes
4. yarn v - Update version
5. yarn r - Create release

Development (for contributors)

Setup

git clone https://github.com/3C0D/obsidian-plugin-config
cd obsidian-plugin-config
yarn install

Local injection commands

yarn inject-prompt              # Interactive injection
yarn inject-path ../my-plugin   # Direct injection
yarn inject ../my-plugin --sass # With SASS support
yarn check-plugin ../my-plugin  # Dry-run only

Publish workflow

yarn npm-publish    # All-in-one:
                    # 1. Version bump
                    # 2. Generate bin/obsidian-inject.js
                    # 3. Verify package
                    # 4. Commit + push
                    # 5. Publish to NPM
                    # 6. Update global CLI (optional)