node-osascript  

> Use AppleScript from node.js

Execute AppleScript from node.js and process the results.

Install

``sh
$ npm install node-osascript
`

Overview

Execute AppleScript and use the results of the javascript in node.
The result is transformed into a javascript object using PEG.js
So AppleScript lists are transformed into an Array, Records into a plain object and
Dates to the Date type as well as Numbers, Booleans and Strings.

Examples

$3

`js
var osascript = require('node-osascript');

osascript.execute('display dialog "What should I do?" buttons {"Go home", "Work", "Nothing"}\nset DlogResult to result\n return result', function(err, result, raw){
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log(result, raw)
});
`

$3

You can inject a javascript object into the script to have acces to these variables.

`js
var osascript = require('node-osascript');

osascript.execute('display dialog message', { message : "Hello from Node.JS" },function(err, result, raw){
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log(result, raw)
});
`

$3

You can force an AppleScript to stop running

`js
var osascript = require('node-osascript');

var childProcess = osascript.execute('display dialog "What should I do?" buttons {"Go home", "Work", "Nothing"}\nset DlogResult to result\n return result', function(err, result, raw){
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log(result, raw)
});

//after 20 seconds, the AppleScript will be killed
setTimeout(function(){
console.log('kill');
childProcess.stdin.pause();
childProcess.kill();
},20000)

`

API

$3

#### execute(script, [variables], callback)

Execute the script, if specified injecting the variables into the AppleScript.

`js
osascript.execute('script', { varName : 'value'}, function(err, result, raw){
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log(result, raw)
});
`

#### executeFile(path, [variables], callback)

Execute file in path, if specified injecting the variables into the AppleScript.

`js
osascript.executeFile('path/to/script.scpt', { varName : 'value'}, function(err, result, raw){
if (err) return console.error(err)
console.log(result, raw)
});
`

Tests

To run platform independent tests use:
`
npm test
`

If you are on macOS you can run all tests using:
`
npm testall
``

License

MIT