Location of `typing.otl` and imports

[davidedellagiustina]

Just by looking at the docs, at a first glance it seems to me that the main typing.otl file needs to be located at the root of the Obsidian vault. In general, I think it would be a nice addition if such file could be stored in a custom location specified by the user. For instance, I'd like to save it in a schema folder, where I also have other plugin-related config file (e.g. templates).

In addition, once the typing.otl can be "confined" to some folder, it would also be nice to have the possibility to split it into different files (for example, one for each type, which would be indeed useful when type specifications grow big). I'm actually not sure whether this possibility has already been considered, since in the docs I can see a placeholder for a "Scripting > Imports" section 😄

[konodyuk]

Yes, you can configure your root schema file via Settings > Typing > Schema Path. Make sure to create schema file before selecting it there by right clicking the needed folder and choosing New .otl file.

And schema "splitting" is also supported via imports. You can easily have something like this:

// schema/main.otl
import { Type1 } from "absolute/path/file.otl"
import { Type2 } from "./relative/path/file.otl"

// absolute/path/file.otl
type Type1 {}

// schema/relative/path/file.otl
type Type2 {}

Until it is properly documented, you can refer to my slightly messy yet informative mock vault for import examples.

[davidedellagiustina]

Thanks a lot! I didn't yet get the chance to install and try the plugin, so all my observations were based on the docs online. I'm looking forward to testing it soon!