Updated 01272023-170525
https://extratone.github.io/thingsthemes
I discovered that Things' new actions work with native hashing in Shortcuts! (Reminders' still don't??) Which means I was able to create a relatively simple deduplication shortcut that actually works!
(Obviously, be careful if you intend to use this on your personal library.) https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/c75588132d9b49bd9bd59a45289052f6
okay @culturedcode... I could say many things about how your work has singlehandedly added a lot of legitimacy to Shortcuts. but cassinelli's handled that I think.
— ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ (@NeoYokel) January 27, 2023
thanks for taking a chance on me with the beta.
... now top this!! https://t.co/7feWvtYyH8 pic.twitter.com/hOICaVqjgm
This shortcut includes two of Things' brand new Shortcuts actions and simple repeat loop utilizing matching by hash (which I definitely discovered via another shortcut but I haven't been able to figure out which/from where) to discover Things items with duplicate titles in one's database, which are then counted. The count is presented in a Show Alert action dialogue, from which you will have the choice of proceeding with deletion or canceling.
Also worthy of consideration:
You will receive a warning each time this action attempts to delete more than 99 items at once. This warning can be turned off in Thingsโ Settings.