Applescripts and plug-ins.
Applescripts and plug-ins.
- Subject: Applescripts and plug-ins.
- From: Jeremy Sacket <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 17:41:53 -0600
I am trying to write a plug-in for an existing application. I am
having trouble making my plugin Applescriptable.
I have searched high and low for examples or what not. I have
successfully wrote a sample app that is scriptable, but can not
get it to work with a bundle. The script can not access my objects. I
even modified an existing application to load as a plug-in. It is
below.
Thanks for any help.
////////Applescript for testing the plugin in MyApp.
tell application "MyApp"
activate
set title1 to the title of the testobject
display dialog title1
set the title of the testobject to "test2"
set title2 to the title of the testobject
display dialog "Test2"
end tell
//////////The Main class of the plug-in.
@implementation AppDelegate
+ (void)initialize{
NSLog(@"AppDelegate");
theObject = [[SimpleObject alloc] init];
[theObject setTitle: @"Test Object"];
NSLog([[NSApp theObject] title]);
}
- (SimpleObject *) theObject {
return theObject;
}
- (void) setTheObject: (SimpleObject *) newTheObject {
[newTheObject retain];
[theObject release];
theObject = newTheObject;
}
////The object
@implementation SimpleObject
- (NSString *) title {
return title;
}
- (void) setTitle: (NSString *) newTitle {
[newTitle retain];
[title release];
title = newTitle;
}
- (void) dealloc {
[title release];
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";>
<!-- The purpose of the script suite is to describe the parts of your
application's
object model that you want to be accessible via AppleScript. -->
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<!-- This is the name of your application -->
<key>Name</key>
<string>ASTest</string>
<!-- This is the AppleEvent code you want associated with your
application -->
<key>AppleEventCode</key>
<string>AStS</string>
<key>Classes</key>
<dict>
<!-- This is here to add ASTest's extra functionality to the standard
NSApp class. -->
<key>NSApplication</key>
<dict>
<key>AppleEventCode</key>
<!-- We are using the standard AppleEvent code associated with the
NSApplication class -->
<string>capp</string>
<key>Attributes</key>
<dict>
<!-- This key must match the name of an instance variable
accessible through key-value (getter/setter) methods in the class -->
<key>theObject</key>
<dict>
<!-- The AppleEvent code we are assigning to this attribute. -->
<!-- Note that this should *not* be the same as the code used for
the field type itself (see below). -->
<key>AppleEventCode</key>
<string>TOBj</string>
<key>ReadOnly</key>
<string>NO</string>
<!-- The type references the SimpleObject class defined below -->
<key>Type</key>
<string>SimpleObject</string>
</dict>
</dict>
<!-- NSApplication is one of AppleScript's predefined types -->
<key>Superclass</key>
<string>NSCoreSuite.NSApplication</string>
</dict>
<key>SimpleObject</key>
<dict>
<key>AppleEventCode</key>
<string>SMPo</string>
<key>Attributes</key>
<dict>
<!-- As above, this key must match the name of an instance variable
accessible through key-value methods -->
<key>title</key>
<dict>
<key>AppleEventCode</key>
<string>SOTi</string>
<key>ReadOnly</key>
<string>NO</string>
<key>Type</key>
<string>NSString</string>
</dict>
</dict>
<!-- SimpleObject is our own custom type, not one of the predefined
set. -->
<key>Superclass</key>
<string>NSCoreSuite.AbstractObject</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";>
<!-- The purpose of the script terminology is to define how the object
model (classes,
attributes, commands, etc.) described in your script suite maps to an
actual AppleScript
"vocabulary." -->
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<!-- This text appears as the name of your application's suite in the
scripting dictionary -->
<key>Name</key>
<string>AS Test Suite</string>
<!-- This text appears as a description in the header of your
application's suite in the scripting dictionary -->
<key>Description</key>
<string>AS Test's AppleScript interface</string>
<key>Classes</key>
<dict>
<!-- This key relates back to the NSApp class definition in
ASTest.scriptSuite -->
<key>NSApplication</key>
<dict>
<!-- These are the the names the NSApp class goes by in AppleScript
-->
<key>Name</key>
<string>application</string>
<key>PluralName</key>
<string>applications</string>
<!-- This is the description of the application class that appears
in the scripting dictionary -->
<key>Description</key>
<string>AS Test's top level scripting object.</string>
<key>Attributes</key>
<dict>
<!-- This key relates back to the NSApp "theObject" attribute
definition in ASTest.scriptSuite -->
<key>theObject</key>
<dict>
<!-- This is the name used to access the "theObject" attribute in
AppleScript -->
<key>Name</key>
<string>testobject</string>
<!-- This is the description of the testobject attribute that
appears in the scripting dictionary -->
<key>Description</key>
<string>A very simple object with a title that can be read or
changed.</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
<!-- This key relates back to the SimpleObject class definition in
ASTest.scriptSuite -->
<key>SimpleObject</key>
<dict>
<!-- These are the the names the SimpleObject class goes by in
AppleScript -->
<key>Name</key>
<string>simpleobject</string>
<key>PluralName</key>
<string>simpleobjects</string>
<!-- This is the description of the simpleobject class that appears
in the scripting dictionary -->
<key>Description</key>
<string>A simple object.</string>
<key>Attributes</key>
<dict>
<!-- This key relates back to the SimpleObject "title" attribute
definition in ASTest.scriptSuite -->
<key>title</key>
<dict>
<!-- This is the name used to access the "title" attribute in
AppleScript -->
<key>Name</key>
<string>title</string>
<!-- This is the description of the title attribute that appears
in the scripting dictionary -->
<key>Description</key>
<string>The title of the object.</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
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