AppSetting

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The settings modal for the application, managing core and plugin setting tabs.

Import:

import type { AppSetting } from '@obsidian-typings/obsidian-public-latest';

Signature:

export interface AppSetting extends Modal

Extends: Modal

Constructor

new AppSetting(app: App)

Constructor.

To get the constructor instance, use getAppSettingConstructor from obsidian-typings/implementations.

Properties

	Property	Type	Description
	activeTab	null | SettingTab	Current active tab of the settings modal.
	app	App	The Obsidian app instance. (Inherited from Modal)
	backButtonEl	HTMLElement	Back button element shown in the title bar when a sub-page is open.
	bgEl	HTMLElement	Background applied to application to dim it (Inherited from Modal)
	bgOpacity	string	Opacity percentage of the background (Inherited from Modal)
	communityPluginTabContainer	HTMLElement	Container element containing the community plugins
	communityPluginTabHeaderGroup	HTMLElement	Container element containing the community plugins header.
	containerEl	HTMLElement	The container HTML element for the modal. (Inherited from Modal)
	contentEl	HTMLElement	The HTML element that represents the content of the modal. (Inherited from Modal)
	corePluginTabContainer	HTMLElement	Container element containing the core plugins.
	corePluginTabHeaderGroup	HTMLElement	Container element containing the core plugins header.
	dimBackground	boolean	Whether the background is being dimmed (Inherited from Modal)
	feedbackBanner	unknown	Feedback banner element.
	hasInitialInputFocus	boolean	Whether the modal focuses its first input when opened. (Inherited from Modal)
	headerEl	HTMLDivElement	Header element of the modal dialog. (Inherited from Modal)
	isSearchActive	boolean	Whether the settings search is currently active.
	lastTabId	string	Previously opened tab ID.
	lastVimGTimestamp	number	Timestamp of the last Vim g keypress, used to detect gg.
	modalEl	HTMLElement	The HTML element that represents the modal. (Inherited from Modal)
	pageStack	unknown[]	The stack of open sub-pages.
	pluginTabs	SettingTab[]	List of all plugin tabs (core and community, ordered by precedence).
	popout	unknown	The popout-window handle when the settings are popped out, or null.
	popoutStorageKey	string	The local-storage key used to persist the popout-window state.
	quitRef	EventRef | null	The event reference for the workspace quit hook, or null.
	scope	Scope	The scope for the keymaps. (Inherited from Modal)
	searchComponent	SearchComponent	The search input component.
	searchIndex	unknown	The internal index used to search settings.
	searchNavItems	unknown[]	The navigable items shown for the current search results.
	searchResultsEl	HTMLElement	The container element for search results.
	selection	null | WindowSelection	Selection logic handler (Inherited from Modal)
	settingTabs	SettingTab[]	List of all core settings tabs (editor, files & links, ...).
	shouldAnimate	boolean	Whether the modal should animate (Inherited from Modal)
	shouldRestoreSelection	boolean	Whether the modal should restore the selection when it is opened or closed. (Inherited from Modal)
	tabContainer	HTMLElement	Container element containing the core settings.
	tabContentContainer	HTMLElement	Container for currently active settings tab.
	tabGroupContainerEl	HTMLElement	The container element for the vertical tab header group.
	tabHeadersEl	HTMLElement	Container for all settings tabs.
	tabNavItems	unknown[]	The navigable tab items in the sidebar.
	titleEl	HTMLElement	The HTML element that represents the title of the modal. (Inherited from Modal)
	titleTextEl	HTMLElement	The element displaying the current page title.
	unloadHandler	(() => void) | null	The beforeunload handler registered while popped out, or null.
	win	null | Window	Reference to the global Window object. (Inherited from Modal)

Methods

	Method	Returns	Description
	activateNavItem(el)	void	Activates the navigable nav item matching the given element.
	activateSettingItem(el)	void	Activates the setting item for the given element (clicks it).
	addSettingTab(tab)	void	Add a new plugin tab to the settings modal.
	animateClose()	Promise<void>	Performed when animation is complete (Inherited from Modal)
	animateOpen()	Promise<void>	Performed when animation is started (Inherited from Modal)
	clearPageStack()	void	Closes and hides every open sub-page.
	close()	void	Close the modal. (Inherited from Modal)
	closeActiveTab()	void	Closes the currently active tab.
	closePage()	void	Closes the top-most sub-page.
	focusNavItem(navItem)	void	Focuses the given nav item.
	focusNextNavItem(direction)	void	Moves focus to the nav item at the given offset from the current one.
	focusNextSettingItem(settingEl, direction)	void	Moves focus to the setting item at the given offset from the given one.
	focusSettingItem(settingEl, focusVisible?)	void	Focuses the given setting item element.
	focusSidebar()	void	Moves focus to the sidebar.
	getCurrentPageEl()	HTMLElement | undefined	Gets the root element of the current page.
	getNavigableNavItems()	unknown[]	Gets the currently navigable nav items (search results or tabs).
	getNavigableSettingItems()	HTMLElement[]	Gets the currently navigable setting item elements.
	getPopoutOptions()	unknown	Gets the options used when popping the settings out into a window.
	getRootEl()	HTMLElement	Gets the modal's root element. (Inherited from Modal)
	isPluginSettingTab(tab)	boolean	Check whether tab is a plugin tab.
	navigateToSearchResult(result, hit?)	void	Navigates to a search result, optionally scrolling to a specific definition.
	onClickOutside(evt)	void	Closes the modal when a click occurs outside of it, unless the event was already handled. (Inherited from Modal)
	onClose()	void	Called when the modal is closed. (Inherited from Modal)
	onEscapeKey()	void	On escape key press close modal (Inherited from Modal)
	onHistoryBack()	void	Called when the user navigates back in the history. (Inherited from Modal)
	onHistoryForward()	void	Called when the user navigates forward in the history. (Inherited from Modal)
	onOpen()	Promise<void> | void	Called when the modal is opened. (Inherited from Modal)
	onSearchChanged()	void	Handles a change to the search query.
	onWindowClose()	void	On closing of the modal (Inherited from Modal)
	open()	void	Show the modal on the the active window. On phones, the modal will animate on screen. (Inherited from Modal)
	openPage(page)	void	Opens a sub-page.
	openTab(tab)	void	Open a specific tab by tab reference.
	openTabById(id)	HotkeysSettingTab	Open the hotkeys setting tab by ID.
	openTabById(id)	SettingTab	Open a specific tab by ID.
	rebuildTabNavItems()	void	Rebuilds the sidebar tab nav items.
	refreshCurrentPage(tab)	void	Re-renders the current page for the given tab if it is active.
	refreshSearch()	void	Re-runs the current search.
	removeSettingTab(tab)	void	Remove a plugin tab from the settings modal.
	scrollToDefinition(tab, definition)	void	Scrolls to and focuses a setting definition within a tab.
	setBackgroundOpacity(opacity)	this	Set the background opacity of the dimmed background. (Inherited from Modal)
	setCloseCallback(callback)	this	Set the callback to be called when the modal is closed. (Inherited from Modal)
	setContent(content)	this	Set the content of the modal. (Inherited from Modal)
	setDimBackground(dim)	this	Set whether the background should be dimmed. (Inherited from Modal)
	setTitle(title)	this	Set the title of the modal. (Inherited from Modal)
	updateModalTitle(tab)	void	Update the title of the modal.
	updatePageTitle()	void	Updates the displayed page title from the current page or active tab.
	updatePluginSection()	void	Update a tab section.

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Links to this page:

• App
• getAppSettingConstructor