https://github.com/japlscript/japlphoto

Java API for Apple's Photos app
https://github.com/japlscript/japlphoto

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Java API for Apple's Photos app

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/japlscript/japlphoto
• Owner: japlscript
• License: lgpl-2.1
• Created: 2021-09-17T10:53:33.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-07-14T08:01:43.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-14T22:00:13.624Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: apple, applescript, japlscript, java, macos, photos
• Language: Java
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• Size: 405 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Japlphoto

*Japlphoto* is a Java API for the Apple Photos app (macOS) based on

[JaplScript](https://github.com/japlscript/japlscript).

## Installation

Japlphoto is released via [Maven](https://maven.apache.org).

You can install it via the following dependency:

```xml

    com.tagtraum

    japlphoto

```

The Maven artifacts also contain sources and javadocs. 

If you are using [modules](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Platform_Module_System),

its name is `tagtraum.japlphoto`.

## Usage

                           

To use the generated code, do something like this:

```java

import com.tagtraum.macos.photos.Application;

public class AllAlbumNames {

    public static void main(final String[] args) {

        // get application

        final Application application = Application.getInstance();

        // get albums

        final Album[] albums = application.getAlbums();

        

        for (final Album album : albums) {

            // print name and size

            System.out.println(album.getName() + ", size=" + album.countMediaItems());

        }

    }

}

```

## API

You can find the complete [API here](https://japlscript.github.io/japlphoto/com/tagtraum/macos/photos/package-summary.html). 

## AppleScript Sandbox

Since macOS 10.14 (Mojave), Apple imposed a sandbox on AppleScript. Therefore

you may see dialog boxes requesting authorization to perform certain actions.

After a while, these boxes simply disappear and there does not seem to be an easy

way to authorize your app. In this case, you need to open the system preferences,

navigate to *Security & Privacy*, *Privacy*, and then *Automation*, and make

sure your app is allowed to remote control whatever app you are trying to remote

control (see also [this article](https://blog.beatunes.com/2018/10/beatunes-on-mojave-and-windows-10-dark.html)).

If you are shipping a real app with a UI and not just a command line tool, you

need to customize the sandbox permission dialog. You can do so by adding

the key `NSAppleEventsUsageDescription` to your app bundle's `/Contents/Info.plist`

file. For example:

    [...]

    NSAppleEventsUsageDescription

    SuperMusic uses AppleEvents to access your Music.app library,

            e.g., to set BPM values or create playlists.

    [...]

Apple's documentation for the keyword is [here](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/nsappleeventsusagedescription).