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 want a prompt for custom padding
//const padding = parseInt (await utils.inputPrompt("padding?","number","10"));
const padding = 10
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);