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https://github.com/babashka/obb
Ad-hoc ClojureScript scripting of Mac applications via Apple's Open Scripting Architecture.
https://github.com/babashka/obb
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Ad-hoc ClojureScript scripting of Mac applications via Apple's Open Scripting Architecture.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/babashka/obb
- Owner: babashka
- License: epl-1.0
- Created: 2022-01-02T21:02:35.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-10-23T09:42:51.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-25T15:50:21.414Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: automation, babashka, clojure, clojurescript, javascript, macos, scripting
- Language: Clojure
- Homepage:
- Size: 65.4 KB
- Stars: 241
- Watchers: 9
- Forks: 5
- Open Issues: 7
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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README
# obb
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Ad-hoc [ClojureScript](https://clojurescript.org/) scripting of Mac applications via Apple's [Open Scripting Architecture](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/MacAutomationScriptingGuide/).
## Status
Experimental.
## Installation
### Homebrew
``` shell
$ brew install babashka/brew/obb
```
### Manual
Download from [Github releases](https://github.com/babashka/obb/releases).
## Usage
Evaluate an expression:
``` shell
$ obb -e '(-> (js/Application "Safari") (.-documents) (aget 0) (.url))'
"https://clojure.org/"
```
``` shell
$ obb -e '(-> (js/Application "Google Chrome") (.-windows) (aget 0) (.activeTab) (.title))'
#js ["GitHub - babashka/obb: Ad-hoc ClojureScript scripting of Mac applications"]
```
Or evaluate a file:
``` shell
$ obb examples/choice.cljs
```
Or make an executable script by using `obb` in a [shebang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)):
``` clojure
#!/usr/bin/env obb
(-> (js/Application "Safari")
(.quit))
```
## How does this tool work?
ClojureScript code is evaluated through [SCI](https://github.com/borkdude/sci), the same interpreter that powers [babashka](https://babashka.org/). SCI is compiled to JavaScript which is then by executed by `osascript`.
## Macros
SCI supports macros as first class citizens so you can write a few macros to deal with interop boilerplate:
``` clojure
(defmacro ->clj [obj & interops]
(let [names (map #(clojure.string/replace (str %) #"[.-]" "") interops)
ks (mapv keyword names)
exprs (mapv #(list % obj) interops)]
`(zipmap ~ks [~@exprs])))
(-> (js/Application "Spotify") (.-currentTrack) (->clj .artist .album .name))
;;=>
{:artist "The Gathering", :album "How to Measure a Planet? (Deluxe Edition)", :name "Travel"}
```
## References
- [Mac Automation Scripting Guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/MacAutomationScriptingGuide/GettoKnowScriptEditor.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40016239-CH5-SW1)
- [JXA Cookbook](https://github.com/JXA-Cookbook/JXA-Cookbook/wiki)
- [Scripting with JXA](https://bru6.de/jxa/)
- [It illustrates a way to find an App's properties and elements.](https://bru6.de/jxa/basics/working-with-apps/#get-an-apps-properties-and-elements)
## Tips and tricks
### Explore app specific APIs
Open `Script Editor.app`, go to `File` > `Open Dictionary` and select the
application you would like to explore, e.g. `Spotify.app`. After selection,
select `JavaScript` instead of `AppleScript`.
### Application bundle
Read [here](doc/application-bundle.md) how to create an application bundle from an obb script.
## Sister projects
- [babashka](https://github.com/babashka/babashka): Native, fast starting Clojure interpreter for scripting.
- [nbb](https://github.com/babashka/nbb): Ad-hoc CLJS scripting on Node.js using SCI.
- [scittle](https://github.com/babashka/scittle): The Small Clojure Interpreter exposed for usage in browser script tags.
## Build
[Install Babashka](https://github.com/babashka/babashka/#installation). Then build with:
``` shell
$ bb build
```
Then place `out/obb` anywhere on your path.
## Dev
To develop `obb` you can use the `bb dev` task which starts a shadow-cljs server
and a file watcher.