Class: AppleScript

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/applescript.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.choose(text = "Choose from the following", choices = [], default = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/applescript.rb', line 60

def choose(text="Choose from the following", choices=[], default=nil)
  default ||= choices[0]
  execute(%{
  tell application "Finder"
    activate
    set choiceList to {#{choices.collect{|c| '"'+c+'"'}.join(",")}}
    choose from list choiceList with prompt "#{text.gsub('"', '\"')}"#{%{ default items "#{default}"} if default}
  end tell
  }).choice
end

.choose_file(text = "Choose a file", type = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/applescript.rb', line 71

def choose_file(text="Choose a file", type=nil)
  execute(%{
  tell application "Finder"
    activate
    choose file with prompt "#{text.gsub('"', '\"')}" #{%!of type {"#{type}"}! if type}
  end tell
  }).unix_path
end

.execute(script) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/applescript.rb', line 25

def execute(script)
  osascript = `which osascript`
  if not osascript.empty? and File.executable?(osascript)
    raise AppleScriptError, "osascript not found, make sure it is in the path"
  else
    result = `osascript -e "#{script.gsub('"', '\"')}" 2>&1`
    if result =~ /execution error/
      raise AppleScriptError, result
    end
    AppleScriptString.new(result)
  end
end

.gets(text) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/applescript.rb', line 42

def gets(text)
  execute(%{
  tell application "Finder"
    activate
    display dialog "#{text.gsub('"', '\"')}" default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} default button "OK"
  end tell
  }).answer
end

.puts(text) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/applescript.rb', line 51

def puts(text)
  execute(%{
  tell application "Finder"
    activate
    display dialog "#{text.gsub('"', '\"')}" buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"
  end tell
  }).answer
end

.say(text) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/applescript.rb', line 38

def say(text)
  execute(%{say "#{text.gsub('"', '\"')}"})
end