Add initial configuration from the settings tab #68

main.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default class ObsidianFlashcard extends Plugin {
 	}
 
 	private getDefaultSettings(): ISettings {
-		return { contextAwareMode: true, sourceSupport: false, codeHighlightSupport: false, inlineID: false, contextSeparator: " > ", deck: "Default", flashcardsTag: "card", inlineSeparator: "::", inlineSeparatorReverse: ":::", defaultAnkiTag: "obsidian" }
+		return { contextAwareMode: true, sourceSupport: false, codeHighlightSupport: false, inlineID: false, contextSeparator: " > ", deck: "Default", flashcardsTag: "card", inlineSeparator: "::", inlineSeparatorReverse: ":::", defaultAnkiTag: "obsidian", ankiConnectPermission: false }
 	}
 
 	private generateCards(activeFile: TFile) {

src/gui/settings-tab.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,35 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
     containerEl.empty();
     containerEl.createEl("h1", { text: "Flashcards" });
 
+    const description = createFragment()
+    description.append(
+      "This needs to be done only one time. Open Anki and click the button to grant permission.",
+          createEl('br'),
+        'Be aware that AnkiConnect must be installed.',
+    )
+
+    new Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName("Give Permission")
+      .setDesc(description)
+      .addButton((button) => {
+        button.setButtonText("Grant Permission").onClick(() => {
+
+          new Anki().requestPermission().then((result) => {
+            if (result.permission === "granted") {
+              plugin.settings.ankiConnectPermission = true;
+              plugin.saveData(plugin.settings);
+              new Notice("Anki Connect permission granted");
+            } else {
+              new Notice("AnkiConnect permission not granted");
+            }
+          }).catch((error) => {
+            new Notice("Something went wrong, is Anki open?");
+            console.error(error);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+  
+
     new Setting(containerEl)
       .setName("Test Anki")
       .setDesc("Test that connection between Anki and Obsidian actually works.")

src/services/anki.ts

@@ -303,4 +303,8 @@ export class Anki {
 
     return [obsidianBasic, obsidianBasicReversed, obsidianSpaced];
   }
+
+  public async requestPermission() {
+    return await this.invoke("requestPermission", 6);
+  }
 }

src/settings.ts

@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ export interface ISettings {
   inlineSeparator: string;
   inlineSeparatorReverse: string;
   defaultAnkiTag: string;
+  ankiConnectPermission: boolean;
 }