obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/ea-scripts/Box Selected Elements.md

/*

Download this file and save to your Obsidian Vault including the first line, or open it in "Raw" and copy the entire contents to Obsidian.

This script will add an encapsulating box around the currently selected elements in Excalidraw.

See documentation for more details: https://zsviczian.github.io/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/ExcalidrawScriptsEngine.html

*/
//uncomment if you don't want a prompt for custom padding
//const padding = 10
const padding = parseInt (await utils.inputPrompt("padding?","number","10"));
if(isNaN(padding)) {
  new Notice("The padding value provided is not a number");
  return;
}
elements = ea.getViewSelectedElements();
const box = ea.getBoundingBox(elements);
color = ea
        .getExcalidrawAPI()
        .getAppState()
        .currentItemStrokeColor;
//uncomment for random color:
//color = '#'+(Math.random()*0xFFFFFF<<0).toString(16).padStart(6,"0");
ea.style.strokeColor = color;
id = ea.addRect(
	box.topX - padding,
	box.topY - padding,
	box.width + 2*padding,
	box.height + 2*padding
);
ea.copyViewElementsToEAforEditing(elements);
ea.addToGroup([id].concat(elements.map((el)=>el.id)));
ea.addElementsToView(false);