concepto-bridge/apple.js

// apple helper module
var applescript = require('applescript');

exports.runScript = function(script, onSuccess, onError) {
	applescript.execString(script, function(err, data) {
		if (err && onError) {
			onError(err);
		} else if (onSuccess) {
			onSuccess(data);
		}
	});
};

exports.say = function(text, voice) {
	var tmp = { text:text };
	tmp.text.split('"').join("'");	// replace " with '.
	var script = 'say "'+text+'"';
	if (voice) {
		script += ' using "'+voice+'"'
	};
	exports.runScript(script);
};

exports.isAppOpen = function(app, success, error) {
	var the_script = 'tell application "System Events"\n';
	the_script += '  if(get name of processes contains "'+app+'") then\n';
	the_script += '     return true\n';
	the_script += '  else\n';
	the_script += '     return false\n';
	the_script += '  end if\n';
	the_script += 'end tell\n';
	exports.runScript(the_script, function(resp){
		if (resp=='true'||resp=='false') resp=eval(resp);
		success(resp);
	}, error);
};

exports.openApp = function(app, success, error) {
	var the_script = 'try\n';
	the_script += 'tell application "'+app+'"\n';
	the_script += '  launch\n';
	the_script += 'end tell\n';
	the_script += 'end try\n';
	exports.runScript(the_script, success, error);
};

exports.openDialog = function(title, text, input, buttons, icon, timeout, callback) {
	var tmp = { script:'', text:text };
	
	
};

// TESTS
// examples
/*
exports.say('Hola amigos mios! Espero que lo esten pasando bien! Un gran abrazo navideño.');

// Very basic AppleScript command. Returns the song name of each 
// currently selected track in iTunes as an 'Array' of 'String's. 
var script = ;
 
exports.runScript('tell application "iTunes" to get name of selection', 
	function(resp) {
		console.log(resp);
	}
);*/