obsidian-core-workflow-b

# Obsidian Core Workflow B: Advanced Plugin Features ## Overview Add production UI to an existing Obsidian plugin: custom sidebar views, modal dialogs with forms, fuzzy-search suggestion popups, editor commands that manipulate selections, status bar widgets, context menus, and programmatic file creation via the Vault API. Every snippet is a complete, copy-pasteable class. ## Prerequisites - A working plugin built with `obsidian-core-workflow-a` (or equivalent) - `npm install --save-dev obsidian` already done - Familiarity with the Plugin lifecycle (`onload` / `onunload`) ## Instructions ### Step 1: Custom sidebar view (ItemView) A custom view registers a new panel type that can live in the left or right sidebar. ```typescript // src/views/StatsView.ts import { ItemView, WorkspaceLeaf, TFile } from "obsidian"; export const STATS_VIEW_TYPE = "vault-stats-view"; export class StatsView extends ItemView { constructor(leaf: WorkspaceLeaf) { super(leaf); } getViewType(): string { return STATS_VIEW_TYPE; } getDisplayText(): string { return "Vault Stats"; } getIcon(): string { return "bar-chart-2"; } async onOpen() { const container = this.containerEl.children[1]; container.empty(); container.addClass("stats-view"); container.createEl("h4", { text: "Vault Statistics" }); const listEl = container.createEl("ul"); const files = this.app.vault.getMarkdownFiles(); let totalWords = 0; for (const file of files...