Function processTemplateVariablesForYaml

src/utils/templateProcessor.ts:156–323

* Process template variables for YAML frontmatter with proper quoting * This version ensures that values that could break YAML parsing are properly quoted

(
	template: string,
	taskData: TemplateData | ICSTemplateData
)

 * This version ensures that values that could break YAML parsing are properly quoted
 */
function processTemplateVariablesForYaml(
	template: string,
	taskData: TemplateData | ICSTemplateData
): string {
	let result = template;
	const now = new Date();

	// {{title}} - Task title (quote if contains special characters)
	const title = taskData.title || "";
	result = replaceYamlTemplateVariable(result, "title", title);

	// {{priority}} - Task priority
	result = result.replace(/\{\{priority\}\}/g, taskData.priority || "");

	// {{status}} - Task status
	result = result.replace(/\{\{status\}\}/g, taskData.status || "");

	// {{contexts}} - Task contexts (comma-separated)
	const contexts = Array.isArray(taskData.contexts) ? taskData.contexts.join(", ") : "";
	result = result.replace(/\{\{contexts\}\}/g, contexts);

	// {{tags}} - Task tags (comma-separated)
	const tags = Array.isArray(taskData.tags) ? taskData.tags.join(", ") : "";
	result = result.replace(/\{\{tags\}\}/g, tags);

	// {{hashtags}} - Task tags as space-separated hashtags
	const hashtags = Array.isArray(taskData.tags)
		? taskData.tags.map((tag) => `#${tag}`).join(" ")
		: "";
	result = result.replace(/\{\{hashtags\}\}/g, hashtags);

	// {{timeEstimate}} - Time estimate in minutes
	result = result.replace(/\{\{timeEstimate\}\}/g, taskData.timeEstimate?.toString() || "");

	// {{dueDate}} - Due date
	result = result.replace(/\{\{dueDate\}\}/g, taskData.dueDate || "");

	// {{scheduledDate}} - Scheduled date
	result = result.replace(/\{\{scheduledDate\}\}/g, taskData.scheduledDate || "");

	// {{details}} - User-provided details/description
	result = result.replace(/\{\{details\}\}/g, taskData.details || "");

	// {{parentNote}} - Parent note name/path - ALWAYS quote for YAML safety
	const parentNote = taskData.parentNote || "";
	result = replaceYamlTemplateVariable(result, "parentNote", parentNote, { alwaysQuote: true });

	// {{date}} - Current date (basic format only)
	result = result.replace(/\{\{date\}\}/g, format(now, "yyyy-MM-dd"));

	// {{time}} - Current time (basic format only)
	result = result.replace(/\{\{time\}\}/g, format(now, "HH:mm"));

	// Extended date/time variables (consistent with filename templates)
	result = result.replace(/\{\{year\}\}/g, format(now, "yyyy"));
	result = result.replace(/\{\{month\}\}/g, format(now, "MM"));
	result = result.replace(/\{\{day\}\}/g, format(now, "dd"));
	result = result.replace(/\{\{hour\}\}/g, format(now, "HH"));