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+{
+  "name": "Selected Markdown to Jira",
+  "identifier": "selected-markdown-to-jira",
+  "script": "selected-markdown-to-jira.qml",
+  "authors": ["@pbek"],
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "minAppVersion": "17.05.7",
+  "description" : "With this script you can right click the selected text and convert it to Jira Code.\n\n<b>Dependencies</b>\n\n<a href=\"https://nodejs.org/en/download/\">Node.js</a>\n<a href=\"https://github.com/kylefarris/J2M\">jira2md</a>\n\n<b>Installation</b>\nAfter you have installed <i>Node.js</i> you can install <i>jira2md</i> by typing:\n<code>npm install jira2md</code>"
+}
diff --git a/selected-markdown-to-jira/selected-markdown-to-jira.qml b/selected-markdown-to-jira/selected-markdown-to-jira.qml
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+import QtQml 2.0
+
+/**
+ * This script creates a menu item and a button that converts the selected Markdown
+ * text to Jira code in the clipboard
+ * 
+    * Dependencies:
+    * Node.js: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
+    * https://github.com/kylefarris/J2M
+    * 
+    * first you have to install jira2md:
+    * npm install jira2md
+ */
+QtObject {
+    property string nodejsExecutablePath;
+
+    // register your settings variables so the user can set them in the script settings
+    property variant settingsVariables: [
+        {
+            "identifier": "nodejsExecutablePath",
+            "name": "Node.js path",
+            "description": "Please select the path to your Node.js executable:",
+            "type": "file",
+            "default": "nodejs",
+        }
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the custom action
+     */
+    function init() {
+        script.registerCustomAction("markdownToJira", "Markdown to Jira", "Jira", "edit-copy", true, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This function is invoked when a custom action is triggered
+     * in the menu or via button
+     * 
+     * @param identifier string the identifier defined in registerCustomAction
+     */
+    function customActionInvoked(identifier) {
+        if (identifier != "markdownToJira") {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // get the selected text from the note text edit
+        var text = script.noteTextEditSelectedText();
+
+        // fix unordered lists
+        text = text.replace(/^-/gm, "*");
+        text = text.replace(/\t-/gm, "\t*");
+
+        // you need NodeJs and jira2md (https://github.com/kylefarris/J2M) to convert Markdown to Jira
+        var params = ["-e", "console.log(require('jira2md').to_jira(require('fs').readFileSync('/dev/stdin').toString()))"];
+        var result = script.startSynchronousProcess(nodejsExecutablePath, params, text);
+
+        // replace some names
+        result = String(result).replace(/\@Georg/ig, "[~g.franz]");
+
+        // put the result into the clipboard
+        script.setClipboardText(result);
+    }
+}