osascript-tag

osascript-tag

osascript-tag is a JavaScript template literal tag that executes AppleScript and other OSA languages.

Every time I get a script it's a matter of trying to know what I could do with it. I see colors, imagery. It has to have a smell. It's like falling in love. You can't give a reason why.

— Paul Newman

Installation

To get started, add osascript-tag to your project:

npm i --save osascript-tag

⚠️ Warning: This package is still in beta and in active development. The API is likely to change in future releases.

Usage

Running AppleScript

const osascript = require('osascript-tag');

async function main() {
  try {
    const result = await osascript`
      tell application "iTunes"
        get properties of current track
      end tell
    `;
    console.log(result);
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error);
  }
}

Running JXA (JavaScript for Automation)

const osascript = require('osascript-tag');

async function main() {
  try {
    const result = await osascript.jxa({ flags: 's', json: true })`
      const app = Application.currentApplication();
      app.includeStandardAdditions = true;
      const lang = app.chooseFromList(
        ["applescript", "javascript", "typescript"],
        {
          withPrompt: "What is your favorite language?",
          multipleSelectionsAllowed: true
        }
      );
      lang;
    `;
    console.log(result);
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error);
  }
}

API

Licence

MIT