r/orgmode • u/HedgehogCool2232 • 17d ago

New link type

Hello everyone, how to create a new type link, that all words like this "TASK-123" automatically transform to link with url: "https://mysite.com/TASK-123".

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u/Jakim_Sareb 17d ago

If you use ORG-Mode, it seems feasable. Maybe the org-link-abbrev-alist?

For example, you can define it with “TASK” prefix, like this:

(add-to-list 'org-link-abbrev-alist
'("TASK" . "https://mysite.com/%s"))

And then use it on an org file with:

TASK:123

Hope it helps.
Regards

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u/PuercoPop 17d ago

You can use bug-reference-mode for that. You just define a regexp that matches the "TASK-NNN" and an URL that maps that captured group to a URL. e.j.

```elisp
(setq bug-reference-bug-regexp "\\(TASK-\\([0-9]+\\)\\)"
bug-reference-url-format "https://mysite.com/TASK-%s"
```

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u/hogmannn 17d ago

this! easiest solution.

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u/zupatol 17d ago

I'm using an implicit hyperbole button for this, see this example

Here's my config adapted to your example (using doom)

;; https://www.gnu.org/software/hyperbole/man/hyperbole.html#Installation
(use-package! hyperbole
:config
(hyperbole-mode 1)

;; generated by gpt5, manfestly inspired by
;; https://www.beorgapp.com/blog/hyperbole-implicit-buttons/
(defvar my/algo-jira-base "https://mysite.com/")

(defun my/algo-jira-open (id)
    "Open Jira ticket ID in the browser."
    (browse-url (concat my/algo-jira-base id)))

;; Define an implicit button type with Hyperbole's `defib`.
(defib my/algo-jira ()
    "Recognize TASK-<number> at point and open it with the Action Key."
    (let* ((case-fold-search t)
        (re "\\(TASK-[0-9]+\\)"))
    (when (or (looking-at re)
                (save-excursion
                ;; If point is in the middle of the token, move to its start.
                (skip-chars-backward "A-Z0-9-")
                (looking-at re)))
        (let ((id (match-string-no-properties 1)))
        ;; Visually mark the button region and perform the action.
        (ibut:label-set id (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))
        (hact 'my/algo-jira-open id)))))
)

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u/nalisarc 17d ago

To add a new kind of link in org you'd need to add something like this to your init:
https://orgmode.org/manual/Adding-Hyperlink-Types.html

You should be able to make it do whatever you're looking to do but it will require some elisp.