From 153dbc0b0e6969fe1a1953959d5678ef90fbed8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ShivamChaudhary <sc31122004@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:49:52 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: respect geo-location settings when creating notes from
 templates

---
 src/actions.ts           | 12 +++++++-
 src/utils/geolocation.ts | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 src/utils/geolocation.ts

diff --git a/src/actions.ts b/src/actions.ts
index 975619d..32ce933 100644
--- a/src/actions.ts
+++ b/src/actions.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { NewNote } from "./parser";
 import { getSelectedFolder } from "./utils/folders";
 import { applyTagToNote, getAnyTagWithTitle } from "./utils/tags";
 import { ApplyTagsWhileInsertingSetting } from "./settings";
+import { getGeoLocationForNote } from "./utils/geolocation";
 
 export enum TemplateAction {
     NewNote = "newNote",
@@ -25,12 +26,21 @@ const performInsertTextAction = async (template: NewNote) => {
 
 const performNewNoteAction = async (template: NewNote, isTodo: 0 | 1) => {
     const folderId = template.folder ? template.folder : await getSelectedFolder();
-    const notePayload = { body: template.body, parent_id: folderId, title: template.title, is_todo: isTodo };
+    const notePayload: Record<string, unknown> = { body: template.body, parent_id: folderId, title: template.title, is_todo: isTodo };
 
     if (isTodo && template.todo_due) {
         notePayload["todo_due"] = template.todo_due;
     }
 
+    const geoLocation = await getGeoLocationForNote();
+    if (geoLocation) {
+        notePayload["latitude"] = geoLocation.latitude;
+        notePayload["longitude"] = geoLocation.longitude;
+        if (geoLocation.altitude !== undefined) {
+            notePayload["altitude"] = geoLocation.altitude;
+        }
+    }
+
     const note = await joplin.data.post(["notes"], null, notePayload);
     await joplin.commands.execute("openNote", note.id);
     for (const tag of template.tags) {
diff --git a/src/utils/geolocation.ts b/src/utils/geolocation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac8d0f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/geolocation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import joplin from "api";
+
+export interface GeoLocation {
+    latitude: number;
+    longitude: number;
+    altitude?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether the user has enabled "Save geo-location with notes" in Joplin settings.
+ */
+export const isGeoLocationEnabled = async (): Promise<boolean> => {
+    try {
+        const value = await joplin.settings.globalValue("note.saveGeolocation");
+        return value === true;
+    } catch {
+        // If the setting key is unavailable, default to false
+        return false;
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Gets the current GPS coordinates using the browser's geolocation API.
+ * Joplin runs on Electron, so navigator.geolocation is available.
+ * Returns null if geolocation is unavailable or the user denies permission.
+ */
+export const getCurrentLocation = (): Promise<GeoLocation | null> => {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        if (typeof navigator === "undefined" || !navigator.geolocation) {
+            resolve(null);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
+            (position) => {
+                resolve({
+                    latitude: position.coords.latitude,
+                    longitude: position.coords.longitude,
+                    altitude: position.coords.altitude ?? undefined,
+                });
+            },
+            () => {
+                // User denied or error — resolve with null gracefully
+                resolve(null);
+            },
+            {
+                timeout: 5000,
+                maximumAge: 60000,
+            }
+        );
+    });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns geo-location data to attach to a note, respecting the Joplin setting.
+ * Returns null if the setting is disabled or location cannot be determined.
+ */
+export const getGeoLocationForNote = async (): Promise<GeoLocation | null> => {
+    const enabled = await isGeoLocationEnabled();
+    if (!enabled) return null;
+    return await getCurrentLocation();
+};