use templatable command instead of URL

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ The icons work with light and dark mode.
 You can also use it as a command and assign hotkeys to it. You can disable the ribbon button in settings.
 ![command](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5298006/125869408-d39d870b-ab4f-42d0-b915-b6abc1e617d5.png)
 
+By default the plugin uses `child_process` to launch VSCode with the `code` command, but the previous method using URLs can still be enabled.
+
+You can template the command opening VSCode however you like with its [provided command line arguments](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/command-line). This way you can technically launch any command you set, so take caution. Potential use cases include opening workspaces with `.code-workspace` files (e.g. for Dendron), opening specific files, folders, etc.
+
 ## Compatibility
 
 The plugin was tested in Obsidian v0.11.13 and subsequent versions, but probably works with older versions.
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ You can also manually copy from releases to your `.obsidian/plugins/open-vscode`
 
 ## Issues
 
-VSCode can't open a workspace without a further confirmation dialog (that you just can hit enter on) for security reasons. See [this issue](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/95670) for more infomation.
+Using the URL method for opening, VSCode can't open a workspace without a further confirmation dialog (that you just can hit enter on) for security reasons. See [this issue](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/95670) for more infomation.
 
 ## Credits
 

main.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import {
-	addIcon, FileSystemAdapter, Plugin,
-	PluginSettingTab, App, Setting
+	addIcon, App, FileSystemAdapter, Plugin,
+	PluginSettingTab, Setting
 } from 'obsidian';
 
-let svg = `
+const svg = `
 <path
   fill="currentColor"
   d="M 96.453125 10.773438 L 75.882812 0.878906 C 73.488281 -0.277344 70.640625 0.210938 68.769531 2.082031 L 29.367188 38.035156 L 12.195312 25.011719 C 10.601562 23.789062 8.351562 23.890625 6.871094 25.242188 L 1.371094 30.253906 C -0.449219 31.898438 -0.449219 34.761719 1.355469 36.40625 L 16.25 49.996094 L 1.355469 63.585938 C -0.449219 65.230469 -0.449219 68.097656 1.371094 69.742188 L 6.871094 74.753906 C 8.367188 76.101562 10.601562 76.203125 12.195312 74.980469 L 29.367188 61.945312 L 68.789062 97.914062 C 70.644531 99.785156 73.492188 100.273438 75.882812 99.117188 L 96.476562 89.203125 C 98.640625 88.164062 100.007812 85.980469 100.007812 83.570312 L 100.007812 16.398438 C 100.007812 14.007812 98.621094 11.808594 96.460938 10.769531 Z M 75.015625 72.707031 L 45.101562 50 L 75.015625 27.292969 Z M 75.015625 72.707031"
@@ -32,9 +32,17 @@ export default class OpenVSCode extends Plugin {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		let path = this.app.vault.adapter.getBasePath();
-		let url = "vscode://file/" + path;
-		window.open(url, "_blank");
+		const path = this.app.vault.adapter.getBasePath();
+		if (this.settings.useURL) {
+			const url = "vscode://file/" + path;
+			window.open(url, "_blank");
+		}
+		else {
+			const { exec } = require("child_process");
+			const template = this.settings.executeTemplate.trim() === "" ? DEFAULT_SETTINGS.executeTemplate : this.settings.executeTemplate;
+			const command = template.replace("{{vaultpath}}", path);
+			exec(command);
+		}
 	}
 
 	async loadSettings() {
@@ -57,10 +65,14 @@ export default class OpenVSCode extends Plugin {
 
 interface OpenVSCodeSettings {
 	ribbonIcon: boolean,
+	useURL: boolean,
+	executeTemplate: string,
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OpenVSCodeSettings = {
 	ribbonIcon: true,
+	useURL: false,
+	executeTemplate: "code {{vaultpath}}",
 }
 
 class OpenVSCodeSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
@@ -73,7 +85,7 @@ class OpenVSCodeSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 	}
 
 	display(): void {
-		let { containerEl } = this;
+		const { containerEl } = this;
 		containerEl.empty();
 		containerEl.createEl("h2", { text: "Settings" });
 
@@ -87,7 +99,28 @@ class OpenVSCodeSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					this.plugin.saveSettings();
 					this.plugin.refreshIconRibbon();
 				})
-			)
+			);
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName('Use URL')
+			.setDesc('Open VSCode using a `vscode://` URL instead of executing the `code` command.')
+			.addToggle((toggle) => toggle
+				.setValue(this.plugin.settings.useURL)
+				.onChange((value) => {
+					this.plugin.settings.useURL = value;
+					this.plugin.saveSettings();
+				})
+			);
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName('Default template for executing the `code` command')
+			.setDesc('You can use the following placeholders: {{vaultpath}}')
+			.addText(text => text.setPlaceholder(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.executeTemplate)
+				.setValue(this.plugin.settings.executeTemplate || DEFAULT_SETTINGS.executeTemplate)
+				.onChange((value) => {
+					value = value.trim();
+					if (value === "") value = DEFAULT_SETTINGS.executeTemplate;
+					this.plugin.settings.executeTemplate = value;
+					this.plugin.saveData(this.plugin.settings);
+				}));
 	}
 
 }

manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "open-vscode",
 	"name": "Open vault in VSCode",
-	"version": "1.0.2",
+	"version": "1.1.0",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.11.13",
 	"description": "Ribbon button and command to open vault as a Visual Studio Code workspace",
 	"author": "NomarCub",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "open-vscode",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Open vault in Visual Studio Code ribbon button and command for Obsidian (https://obsidian.md)",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {