obsi-dash

Generate HTML dashboards from Obsidian Dataview query materialization. hyper-idiosyncratic tool templating html dashboard pages from dataview/obsidan query materialization into json files and abusing deep links for browser <=> obsidian <=> nvim communication

(Yes, clicking on any of the thumbnail would immediately play them locally in jellyfin-mpv-shim)

example.mp4

Overview

obsi-dash scans JSON files in ~/share/_tmp and creates interactive HTML dashboards for viewing collections of videos, tasks, calendar events, projects, and notes. Each content type is automatically detected and rendered with appropriate templates.

Content Types

• Video: YouTube/video playlists with thumbnails, duration, channel info
• Task: Task lists with status, priority, due dates
• Calendar: Scheduled events with location and attendees
• Project: Active project tracking
• Notes: Organized notes with metadata

Installation

pip install . # -- break-system-packages

Usage

Place your Obsidian Dataview JSON exports in ~/share/_tmp (excluding files starting with -) and run:

cd ~/share/_tmp
python -m http.module 8008
obsi-dash # no need to be ran aftre the first time because it will be executed by the "queryAll" script as well

The tool will:

1. Scan the folder for JSON files
2. Auto-detect content type for each file
3. Validate and sanitize data
4. Generate individual HTML pages for video collections
5. Create a unified index.html with tabbed navigation

Data Format

JSON files should follow Obsidian Dataview export structure. The tool automatically identifies content type based on field presence:

• Video: id, summary, duration, channel, date, locator
• Task: file, summary, type: "task"
• Calendar: scheduled field or type: "calendar"
• Project: type: "note", status: "current"
• Notes: type: "note"

Dependencies

• jelly_yt_play (see https://github.com/YlanAllouche/jelly_play_scripts)
• a whole lot of js scripts in ~/share/_scripts/templates (see https://github.com/YlanAllouche/personal-share-example)
• presence of -tags.json file in ~/share/_scripts
• obsidian
• obsidian plugins
  • templater
  • deeplink
  • dataview
• python
• nvim ran with a socket at specific path (~/.cache/nvim/share.pipe)

License

MIT