Added task and note link custom field types, and show field on the board

[slim-sheady19]

I really wanted the ability to add Obsidian tasks as a sort of Relational property. Similarly, I wanted to link to obsidian notes. So, I forked the repo and extended the plugin to achieve the following:

in project settings:

if you want, I can submit a PR - let me know

P.S. - this has got to be my favourite obsidian plugin so far. you are only a handful of features from being a serious replacement for one of the overpriced SAAS like Notion and Clickup, at least for individuals & small teams. keep it up.

[slim-sheady19]

PPS. would you kindly let me know the expected time frame of your next release? this matters for me since if the new release is close, I will wait for it before extending it further on my fork. thank you.

[mrhyde]

@slim-sheady19 Thanks for the kind words! Appreciate it!
I'm struggling a bit to figure out what are you actually trying to achieve with those links and how they differ from the native obsidian wiki links? Could you showcase it?

P.S. As for release date its a matter of a week or so. And a small reminder that main branch is experimental and some things might not be as stable as someone would expect, so it's better to stick to the released versions.

[slim-sheady19]

so all I am doing with those is essentially the same thing as the 'Depends On' property but with a different name: 'Relates to Task'. What this lets me do is point a task towards other tasks that have some type of overlap in their scope or the system(s) they're touching. For example, in my software project I might have three or four tasks in To-Do that have to do with document handling, so I will link those tasks together and then implement all of them at the same time.
I had tried to do this with the 'URL' custom property type but it does not create a link to the Obsidian file so that's why I extended it myself.
Similarly, I added a 'Relates to Note' property that lets me add a reference to a (non-task) note anywhere in the vault. I am hoping that clears things up? Screenshot from my actual work vault:

This lets me keep everything highly organized so as I continue development I have relevant project knowledge & documentation handy to be pulled in to context for myself and AI while implementing individual tasks. It has become especially important once the project reaches a level of complexity that makes it too difficult to keep a mental model of.

thank you for the reply! keep up the great work. really looking forward to the next release.