auto-generated published_at field

remove blank lines between doc header and attributes in asciidoc
add default text in the files
add event-creation and publishing menu items

README.md

@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ author: "Author Name"
 summary: "Article summary"
 image: "https://example.com/image.jpg"
 topics: "bitcoin, nostr"
-published_at: "1234567890"
 ---
 ```
 
+**Note**: The `published_at` tag is automatically generated with the current UNIX timestamp during event creation for all replaceable event kinds. It should not be included in metadata and will be ignored if present.
+
 ### AsciiDoc Files (`.adoc`)
 
 Supported event kinds: **30040**, **30041**, **30818**
@@ -175,8 +176,8 @@ All tag values are normalized per NKBIP-08 spec (lowercase, hyphens, numbers onl
 
 ### Stand-alone vs Nested 30041
 
-- **Stand-alone 30041**: Uses NKBIP-01 tags (d, title, image, summary, published_at, topics)
-- **Nested 30041** (under 30040): Uses NKBIP-08 tags
+- **Stand-alone 30041**: Uses NKBIP-01 tags (d, title, image, summary, topics) plus automatically-generated `published_at`
+- **Nested 30041** (under 30040): Uses NKBIP-08 tags plus automatically-generated `published_at`
   - **Two-level structure** (book + chapters): 30041 events are chapters (c tag from chapter title, no s tag)
   - **Three-level structure** (book + chapters + sections): 30041 events are sections (c tag from parent chapter, s tag from section title)
   - All nested 30041 events inherit C tag (collection_id) and v tag (version_tag) from root 30040
@@ -186,6 +187,8 @@ All tag values are normalized per NKBIP-08 spec (lowercase, hyphens, numbers onl
 
 All predefined metadata fields are shown in frontmatter/attributes with placeholder descriptions. Remove or update placeholders you don't need. Placeholder values are automatically skipped when creating events.
 
+**Important**: The `published_at` tag is automatically generated with the current UNIX timestamp during event creation for all replaceable event kinds (all event kinds supported by this plugin). Do not include `published_at` in your metadata - it will be automatically added and any existing `published_at` values in metadata will be ignored.
+
 ### Common Fields
 
 - `kind` - Event kind (required)
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ All predefined metadata fields are shown in frontmatter/attributes with placehol
 ### Kind-Specific Fields
 
 **30023 (Article)**:
-- `published_at` - Unix timestamp
+- No additional fields beyond common ones
 
 **30040 (Publication Index)**:
 - `type` - Publication type (book, illustrated, magazine, documentation, academic, blog)
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ All predefined metadata fields are shown in frontmatter/attributes with placehol
 - `version_tag` - NKBIP-08 version identifier (v tag) - If set in root 30040, inherited by all events in the hierarchy
 
 **30041 (Publication Content)**:
-- **Stand-alone**: Same as 30023 (image, summary, published_at, topics)
+- **Stand-alone**: Same as 30023 (image, summary, topics)
 - **Nested** (under 30040): NKBIP-08 tags
   - `collection_id` - Inherited from root 30040 (C tag)
   - `title_id` - From root 30040 book title (T tag)

src/main.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Plugin, TFile, Notice } from "obsidian";
+import { Plugin, TFile, Notice, Menu } from "obsidian";
 import { ScriptoriumSettings, EventKind, DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from "./types";
 import { ScriptoriumSettingTab } from "./ui/settingsTab";
 import { NewDocumentModal } from "./ui/newDocumentModal";
@@ -65,9 +65,31 @@ export default class ScriptoriumPlugin extends Plugin {
 				callback: () => this.handleNewDocument(),
 			});
 
-			// Add ribbon icon for creating new documents
-			this.addRibbonIcon("file-plus", "New Nostr Document", () => {
-				this.handleNewDocument();
+			// Add ribbon icon with menu for Nostr actions
+			const ribbonIcon = this.addRibbonIcon("zap", "Nostr", () => {
+				// Create and show menu
+				const menu = new Menu();
+				menu.addItem((item) => {
+					item.setTitle("Write Nostr note")
+						.setIcon("file-plus")
+						.onClick(() => this.handleNewDocument());
+				});
+				menu.addItem((item) => {
+					item.setTitle("Create Nostr events")
+						.setIcon("file-check")
+						.onClick(() => this.handleCreateEvents());
+				});
+				menu.addItem((item) => {
+					item.setTitle("Publish events to relays")
+						.setIcon("upload")
+						.onClick(() => this.handlePublishEvents());
+				});
+				
+				// Show menu at the ribbon icon position
+				if (ribbonIcon) {
+					const rect = ribbonIcon.getBoundingClientRect();
+					menu.showAtPosition({ x: rect.left, y: rect.bottom + 5 });
+				}
 			});
 
 			// Status bar
@@ -163,17 +185,15 @@ export default class ScriptoriumPlugin extends Plugin {
 				}
 
 				// Create default content based on kind
+				// Note: This content will be replaced by writeMetadata() which formats
+				// the file properly with metadata. We just need minimal content here.
 				let content = "";
-				if (kind === 30040) {
-					// AsciiDoc document header for 30040
+				if (kind === 30040 || kind === 30041 || kind === 30818) {
+					// AsciiDoc files - minimal content, writeMetadata will format properly
 					content = `= ${title}\n\n`;
-				} else if (kind === 30023 || kind === 30817 || kind === 30818) {
-					// Add title as heading for other kinds that require title
-					if (kind === 30817 || kind === 30818) {
-						content = `# ${title}\n\n`;
-					} else {
+				} else if (kind === 30023 || kind === 30817) {
+					// Markdown files - add title as heading
 					content = `# ${title}\n\n`;
-					}
 				} else if (kind === 1 || kind === 11) {
 					// For kind 1 and 11, add a simple placeholder
 					content = `\n`;
@@ -207,8 +227,8 @@ export default class ScriptoriumPlugin extends Plugin {
 
 				// Create metadata with title preset from the filename
 				const metadata = createDefaultMetadata(kind);
-				// Always set title if provided (even for kind 1 where it's optional)
-				if (title && title.trim()) {
+				// Set title if provided (skip for kind 1 which doesn't have title)
+				if (kind !== 1 && title && title.trim()) {
 					(metadata as any).title = title.trim();
 				}
 				

src/metadataManager.ts

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ interface TagDefinition {
 
 const TAG_DEFINITIONS: Record<EventKind, TagDefinition[]> = {
 	1: [
-		{ key: "title", description: "Note title (optional)", required: false },
-		{ key: "author", description: "Author name", required: false },
-		{ key: "summary", description: "Brief summary", required: false },
 		{ key: "topics", description: "Comma-separated topics (e.g., 'bitcoin, nostr')", required: false },
 	],
 	11: [
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@ const TAG_DEFINITIONS: Record<EventKind, TagDefinition[]> = {
 		{ key: "author", description: "Author name", required: false },
 		{ key: "summary", description: "Article summary", required: false },
 		{ key: "image", description: "Image URL", required: false },
-		{ key: "published_at", description: "Unix timestamp of first publication", required: false },
 		{ key: "topics", description: "Comma-separated topics (e.g., 'bitcoin, nostr')", required: false },
 	],
 	30040: [
@@ -52,7 +48,6 @@ const TAG_DEFINITIONS: Record<EventKind, TagDefinition[]> = {
 		{ key: "title", description: "Chapter/section title (required)", required: true },
 		{ key: "image", description: "Image URL", required: false },
 		{ key: "summary", description: "Article summary", required: false },
-		{ key: "published_at", description: "Unix timestamp of first publication", required: false },
 		{ key: "topics", description: "Comma-separated topics (e.g., 'bitcoin, nostr')", required: false },
 		// Note: NKBIP-08 tags (collection_id, title_id, chapter_id, section_id, version_tag) 
 		// are only used when 30041 is nested under 30040, not for stand-alone 30041 events
@@ -214,16 +209,23 @@ function parseAsciiDocAttributes(content: string): { metadata: Record<string, an
 				}
 			}
 			bodyStartIndex = i + 1;
-		} else if (foundTitle && line === "") {
-			// Empty line after title/attributes - body starts after this
+			continue;
+		}
+		
+		// Handle blank lines and body start
+		if (foundTitle) {
+			if (line === "") {
+				// Empty line - continue parsing in case there are more attributes after blank line
+				// (for backwards compatibility), but update body start index
 				bodyStartIndex = i + 1;
-			break;
-		} else if (foundTitle && !line.startsWith(":")) {
-			// Non-attribute line after title - body starts here
+				continue;
+			} else if (!line.startsWith(":")) {
+				// Non-attribute, non-empty line after title - body starts here
 				bodyStartIndex = i;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+	}
 	
 	const body = lines.slice(bodyStartIndex).join("\n");
 	return { metadata, body };
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ function parseAsciiDocAttributes(content: string): { metadata: Record<string, an
 
 /**
  * Filter out placeholder values from metadata
+ * Also removes published_at as it's automatically generated during event creation
  */
 function filterPlaceholders(metadata: Record<string, any>, kind: EventKind): Record<string, any> {
 	const filtered: Record<string, any> = {};
@@ -242,6 +245,11 @@ function filterPlaceholders(metadata: Record<string, any>, kind: EventKind): Rec
 			continue;
 		}
 		
+		// Remove published_at - it's automatically generated during event creation
+		if (key === "published_at") {
+			continue;
+		}
+		
 		// Skip placeholder values
 		if (isPlaceholder(value, key, kind)) {
 			continue;
@@ -356,7 +364,21 @@ export async function writeMetadata(
 		if (isMarkdownFile(file)) {
 			const { body } = parseMarkdownFrontmatter(currentContent);
 			const frontmatter = formatMarkdownFrontmatter(metadata);
-			const newContent = frontmatter ? `---\n${frontmatter}---\n${body}` : body;
+			
+			// If body is empty or only whitespace, add default content
+			const trimmedBody = body.trim();
+			let finalBody = body;
+			if (!trimmedBody || trimmedBody.length === 0) {
+				// For kind 1, just add placeholder text (no header)
+				if (metadata.kind === 1) {
+					finalBody = `place your content here\n\n---\n\n**How to use this app:**\n1. Edit your content above\n2. Click the Nostr menu button (lightning bolt icon ⚡) in the left sidebar\n3. Select "Create Nostr events" to create and sign events\n4. Select "Publish events to relays" to publish to relays`;
+				} else {
+					// For other kinds, add level-one header (#) with default text
+					finalBody = `# This is the first header in this document\n\nplace your content here\n\n---\n\n**How to use this app:**\n1. Edit your content above\n2. Click the Nostr menu button (lightning bolt icon ⚡) in the left sidebar\n3. Select "Create Nostr events" to create and sign events\n4. Select "Publish events to relays" to publish to relays`;
+				}
+			}
+			
+			const newContent = frontmatter ? `---\n${frontmatter}---\n${finalBody}` : finalBody;
 			await app.vault.modify(file, newContent);
 		} else if (isAsciiDocFile(file)) {
 			// For AsciiDoc, we need to preserve the title if it exists in the body
@@ -391,13 +413,13 @@ export async function writeMetadata(
 			const actualBody = bodyLines.slice(actualBodyStart).join("\n");
 			
 			// Format new content with title + attributes + body
+			// Note: No blank line between document header and attributes (AsciiDoc spec)
 			const lines: string[] = [];
 			if (titleLine) {
 				lines.push(titleLine);
 			} else if (metadata.title) {
 				lines.push(`= ${metadata.title}`);
 			}
-			lines.push("");
 			
 			// Add all predefined attributes with placeholders or actual values
 			const kind = metadata.kind;
@@ -450,9 +472,30 @@ export async function writeMetadata(
 				}
 			}
 			
+			// Add blank line after attributes (before body content)
 			lines.push("");
 			
-			const newContent = lines.join("\n") + actualBody;
+			// If body is empty or only whitespace, add default content with level-one header
+			const trimmedBody = actualBody.trim();
+			if (!trimmedBody || trimmedBody.length === 0) {
+				// Add level-one header (==) with default text (title is already in doc header)
+				lines.push(`== This is the first header in this document`);
+				lines.push("");
+				lines.push("place your content here");
+				lines.push("");
+				lines.push("---");
+				lines.push("");
+				lines.push("**How to use this app:**");
+				lines.push("1. Edit your content above");
+				lines.push("2. Click the Nostr menu button (lightning bolt icon ⚡) in the left sidebar");
+				lines.push("3. Select \"Create Nostr events\" to create and sign events");
+				lines.push("4. Select \"Publish events to relays\" to publish to relays");
+			} else {
+				// Use existing body content
+				lines.push(actualBody);
+			}
+			
+			const newContent = lines.join("\n");
 			await app.vault.modify(file, newContent);
 		}
 	} catch (error) {

src/nostr/eventBuilder.ts

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export function getNpubFromPrivkey(privkey: string): string {
 
 /**
  * Build tags array from metadata
+ * Automatically adds published_at tag with current UNIX timestamp for all replaceable event kinds
  */
 export function buildTagsFromMetadata(
 	metadata: EventMetadata,
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ export function buildTagsFromMetadata(
 ): string[][] {
 	const tags: string[][] = [];
 	
+	// All event kinds in this plugin are replaceable (0-9999 range)
+	// Add published_at tag automatically with current UNIX timestamp
+	const publishedAt = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
+	tags.push(["published_at", publishedAt]);
+
 	switch (metadata.kind) {
 		case 1:
 			// No special tags required (title is optional)
@@ -108,7 +114,6 @@ export function buildTagsFromMetadata(
 			if (metadata.title) tags.push(["title", metadata.title]);
 			if (metadata.image) tags.push(["image", metadata.image]);
 			if (metadata.summary) tags.push(["summary", metadata.summary]);
-			if (metadata.published_at) tags.push(["published_at", metadata.published_at]);
 			if (metadata.topics) {
 				metadata.topics.forEach((topic) => tags.push(["t", topic]));
 			}
@@ -176,7 +181,6 @@ export function buildTagsFromMetadata(
 			// Stand-alone 30041 can have same tags as 30023
 			if (meta30041.image) tags.push(["image", meta30041.image]);
 			if (meta30041.summary) tags.push(["summary", meta30041.summary]);
-			if (meta30041.published_at) tags.push(["published_at", meta30041.published_at]);
 			if (meta30041.topics) {
 				meta30041.topics.forEach((topic) => tags.push(["t", topic]));
 			}

src/types.ts

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export interface Kind30023Metadata extends BaseMetadata {
 	kind: 30023;
 	title: string; // mandatory
 	image?: string;
-	published_at?: string;
 	topics?: string[]; // t tags
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ export interface Kind30041Metadata extends BaseMetadata {
 	title: string; // mandatory
 	// Stand-alone 30041 can have same tags as 30023
 	image?: string;
-	published_at?: string;
 	topics?: string[]; // t tags
 	// NKBIP-08 tags (only for nested 30041 under 30040)
 	collection_id?: string; // C tag (inherited from root 30040)

src/ui/metadataModal.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export class MetadataModal extends Modal {
 				});
 		}
 
+		// Author and Summary are not shown for kind 1
+		if (this.metadata.kind !== 1) {
 			new Setting(contentEl)
 				.setName("Author")
 				.setDesc("Author name")
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ export class MetadataModal extends Modal {
 						});
 					text.inputEl.rows = 3;
 				});
+		}
 
 		// Kind-specific fields
 		this.renderKindSpecificFields(contentEl);
@@ -119,17 +122,6 @@ export class MetadataModal extends Modal {
 					});
 			});
 
-		new Setting(container)
-			.setName("Published At")
-			.setDesc("Unix timestamp of first publication")
-			.addText((text) => {
-				text.setValue(meta.published_at || "")
-					.setPlaceholder("Unix timestamp")
-					.onChange((value) => {
-						meta.published_at = value;
-					});
-			});
-
 		new Setting(container)
 			.setName("Topics")
 			.setDesc("Comma-separated topics (t tags)")