Creating notes in current directory is not functioning properly

[p70062790]

🐛 Describe the bug

Setting the directory to current_dir does not create notes in the current folder.

Instead it just outputs in the vault outside the current folder.

I can force the correct folder by setting the default directory for notes, but this does not let me customize the directory the note goes to.

Config

local opt = require('obsidian').setup({
  workspaces = {
    {
      name = "personal",
      path = "~/vaults/personal",
    },
    {
      name = "work",
      path = "~/vaults/work",
      -- Optional, override certain settings.
      overrides = {
        notes_subdir = "notes",
      },
    },
  },

  -- Default directory for notes
  -- notes_subdir = "Zettelkasten",

 
  ---@param title string|?
  ---@return string
  note_id_func = function(title)
    -- Create note IDs in a Zettelkasten format with a timestamp and a suffix.
    -- In this case a note with the title 'My new note' will be given an ID that looks
    -- like '1657296016-my-new-note', and therefore the file name '1657296016-my-new-note.md'
    local suffix = ""
    if title ~= nil then
      -- If title is given, transform it into valid file name.
      suffix = title

    end
    return suffix
  end,
  
  completion = {
    -- Set to false to disable completion.
    nvim_cmp = true,
    -- Trigger completion at 2 chars.
    min_chars = 2,
  },

  -- Optional, set the log level for obsidian.nvim. This is an integer corresponding to one of the log
  -- levels defined by "vim.log.levels.*".
  log_level = vim.log.levels.INFO,

  -- Optional, completion of wiki links, local markdown links, and tags using nvim-cmp.
  completion = {
    -- Set to false to disable completion.
    nvim_cmp = true,
    -- Trigger completion at 2 chars.
    min_chars = 2,
  },

  -- Optional, configure key mappings. These are the defaults. If you don't want to set any keymappings this
  -- way then set 'mappings = {}'.
  mappings = {
    -- Overrides the 'gf' mapping to work on markdown/wiki links within your vault.
    ["gf"] = {
      action = function()
        return require("obsidian").util.gf_passthrough()
      end,
      opts = { noremap = false, expr = true, buffer = true },
    },
    -- Toggle check-boxes.
    ["<leader>ch"] = {
      action = function()
        return require("obsidian").util.toggle_checkbox()
      end,
      opts = { buffer = true },
    },
    -- Smart action depending on context, either follow link or toggle checkbox.
    ["<cr>"] = {
      action = function()
        return require("obsidian").util.smart_action()
      end,
      opts = { buffer = true, expr = true },
    }
  },
  -- Where to put new notes. Valid options are
  --  * "current_dir" - put new notes in same directory as the current buffer.
  --  * "notes_subdir" - put new notes in the default notes subdirectory.
  new_notes_location = "current_dir",

  templates = {
    folder = "Templates",
    -- A map for custom variables, the key should be the variable and the value a function
    substitutions = {},
  },


  -- Optional, customize how wiki links are formatted. You can set this to one of:
  --  * "use_alias_only", e.g. '[[Foo Bar]]'
  --  * "prepend_note_id", e.g. '[[foo-bar|Foo Bar]]'
  --  * "prepend_note_path", e.g. '[[foo-bar.md|Foo Bar]]'
  --  * "use_path_only", e.g. '[[foo-bar.md]]'
  -- Or you can set it to a function that takes a table of options and returns a string, like this:
  wiki_link_func = function(opts)
    return require("obsidian.util").wiki_link_id_prefix(opts)
  end,

  -- Optional, customize how markdown links are formatted.
  markdown_link_func = function(opts)
    return require("obsidian.util").markdown_link(opts)
  end,

  -- Either 'wiki' or 'markdown'.
  preferred_link_style = "wiki",

  -- Optional, customize the default name or prefix when pasting images via `:ObsidianPasteImg`.
  ---@return string
  image_name_func = function()
    -- Prefix image names with timestamp.
    return string.format("%s-", os.time())
  end,

  -- Optional, boolean or a function that takes a filename and returns a boolean.
  -- `true` indicates that you don't want obsidian.nvim to manage frontmatter.
  -- disable_frontmatter = false,

  -- Optional, alternatively you can customize the frontmatter data.
  -- @return table
  --note_frontmatter_func = function(note)
    -- Add the title of the note as an alias.
    -- if note.title then
     --  note:add_alias(note.title)
    -- end

    -- local out = { id = note.id, aliases = note.aliases, tags = note.tags }

    -- `note.metadata` contains any manually added fields in the frontmatter.
    -- So here we just make sure those fields are kept in the frontmatter.
    -- if note.metadata ~= nil and not vim.tbl_isempty(note.metadata) then
    --  for k, v in pairs(note.metadata) do
    --    out[k] = v
    --  end
    -- end

    -- return out
  -- end,

  -- Optional, by default when you use `:ObsidianFollowLink` on a link to an external
  -- URL it will be ignored but you can customize this behavior here.
  ---@param url string
  follow_url_func = function(url)
    -- Open the URL in the default web browser.
    vim.fn.jobstart({"open", url})  -- Mac OS
    -- vim.fn.jobstart({"xdg-open", url})  -- linux
  end,

  -- Optional, set to true if you use the Obsidian Advanced URI plugin.
  -- https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-advanced-uri
  use_advanced_uri = false,

  -- Optional, set to true to force ':ObsidianOpen' to bring the app to the foreground.
  open_app_foreground = false,

  picker = {
    -- Set your preferred picker. Can be one of 'telescope.nvim', 'fzf-lua', or 'mini.pick'.
    name = "telescope.nvim",
    -- Optional, configure key mappings for the picker. These are the defaults.
    -- Not all pickers support all mappings.
    mappings = {
      -- Create a new note from your query.
      new = "<C-x>",
      -- Insert a link to the selected note.
      insert_link = "<C-l>",
    },
  },

  -- Optional, sort search results by "path", "modified", "accessed", or "created".
  -- The recommend value is "modified" and `true` for `sort_reversed`, which means, for example,
  -- that `:ObsidianQuickSwitch` will show the notes sorted by latest modified time
  sort_by = "modified",
  sort_reversed = true,

  -- Set the maximum number of lines to read from notes on disk when performing certain searches.
  search_max_lines = 1000,

  -- Optional, determines how certain commands open notes. The valid options are:
  -- 1. "current" (the default) - to always open in the current window
  -- 2. "vsplit" - to open in a vertical split if there's not already a vertical split
  -- 3. "hsplit" - to open in a horizontal split if there's not already a horizontal split
  open_notes_in = "current",

  -- Optional, configure additional syntax highlighting / extmarks.
  -- This requires you have `conceallevel` set to 1 or 2. See `:help conceallevel` for more details.
  ui = {
    enable = true,  -- set to false to disable all additional syntax features
    update_debounce = 200,  -- update delay after a text change (in milliseconds)
    max_file_length = 5000,  -- disable UI features for files with more than this many lines
    -- Define how various check-boxes are displayed
    checkboxes = {
      -- NOTE: the 'char' value has to be a single character, and the highlight groups are defined below.
      [" "] = { char = "☐", hl_group = "ObsidianTodo" },
      ["x"] = { char = "✔", hl_group = "ObsidianDone" },
      [">"] = { char = "➜", hl_group = "ObsidianRightArrow" },
      ["~"] = { char = "~", hl_group = "ObsidianTilde" },
      ["!"] = { char = "!", hl_group = "ObsidianImportant" },
      -- Replace the above with this if you don't have a patched font:
      -- [" "] = { char = "☐", hl_group = "ObsidianTodo" },
      -- ["x"] = { char = "✔", hl_group = "ObsidianDone" },

      -- You can also add more custom ones...
    },
    -- Use bullet marks for non-checkbox lists.
    bullets = { char = "•", hl_group = "ObsidianBullet" },
    external_link_icon = { char = "", hl_group = "ObsidianExtLinkIcon" },
    reference_text = { hl_group = "ObsidianRefText" },
    highlight_text = { hl_group = "ObsidianHighlightText" },
    tags = { hl_group = "ObsidianTag" },
    block_ids = { hl_group = "ObsidianBlockID" },
    hl_groups = {
      -- The options are passed directly to `vim.api.nvim_set_hl()`. See `:help nvim_set_hl`.
      ObsidianTodo = { bold = true, fg = "#f78c6c" },
      ObsidianDone = { bold = true, fg = "#89ddff" },
      ObsidianRightArrow = { bold = true, fg = "#f78c6c" },
      ObsidianTilde = { bold = true, fg = "#ff5370" },
      ObsidianImportant = { bold = true, fg = "#d73128" },
      ObsidianBullet = { bold = true, fg = "#89ddff" },
      ObsidianRefText = { underline = true, fg = "#c792ea" },
      ObsidianExtLinkIcon = { fg = "#c792ea" },
      ObsidianTag = { italic = true, fg = "#89ddff" },
      ObsidianBlockID = { italic = true, fg = "#89ddff" },
      ObsidianHighlightText = { bg = "#75662e" },
    },
  },

  -- Specify how to handle attachments.
  attachments = {
    -- The default folder to place images in via `:ObsidianPasteImg`.
    -- If this is a relative path it will be interpreted as relative to the vault root.
    -- You can always override this per image by passing a full path to the command instead of just a filename.
    img_folder = "assets/imgs",  -- This is the default
    -- A function that determines the text to insert in the note when pasting an image.
    -- It takes two arguments, the `obsidian.Client` and an `obsidian.Path` to the image file.
    -- This is the default implementation.
    ---@param client obsidian.Client
    ---@param path obsidian.Path the absolute path to the image file
    ---@return string
    img_text_func = function(client, path)
      path = client:vault_relative_path(path) or path
      return string.format("![%s](%s)", path.name, path)
    end,
  },

      callbacks = {
      -- Runs at the end of `require("obsidian").setup()`.
      ---@param client obsidian.Client
      post_setup = function(client) end,

      -- Runs anytime you enter the buffer for a note.
      ---@param client obsidian.Client
      ---@param note obsidian.Note
      enter_note = function(client, note) end,

      -- Runs anytime you leave the buffer for a note.
      ---@param client obsidian.Client
      ---@param note obsidian.Note
      leave_note = function(client, note) end,

      -- Runs right before writing the buffer for a note.
      ---@param client obsidian.Client
      ---@param note obsidian.Note
      pre_write_note = function(client, note) end,

      -- Runs anytime the workspace is set/changed.
      ---@param client obsidian.Client
      ---@param workspace obsidian.Workspace
      post_set_workspace = function(client, workspace) end,
    },
})

Environment

NVIM v0.10.0
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.1716656478
Run "nvim -V1 -v" for more info
Obsidian.nvim v3.8.0 (7507dee26f18610d5f928ff2b7e5fcb658074e52)
Status:
  • buffer directory: nil
  • working directory: /home/scytheuser
Workspaces:
  ✓ active workspace: Workspace(name='personal', path='/home/scytheuser/vaults/personal', root='/home/scytheuser/vaults/personal')
  ✗ inactive workspace: Workspace(name='work', path='/home/scytheuser/vaults/work', root='/home/scytheuser/vaults/work')
Dependencies:
  ✓ plenary.nvim: a3e3bc82a3f95c5ed0d7201546d5d2c19b20d683
  ✓ nvim-cmp: a110e12d0b58eefcf5b771f533fc2cf3050680ac
  ✓ telescope.nvim: a0bbec21143c7bc5f8bb02e0005fa0b982edc026
Integrations:
  ✓ picker: TelescopePicker()
  ✓ completion: enabled (nvim-cmp) ✗ refs, ✗ tags, ✗ new
    all sources:
      • path
      • nvim_lsp
      • nvim_lua
Tools:
  ✓ rg: ripgrep 14.1.0
Environment:
  • operating system: Linux
Config:
  • notes_subdir: nil