JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
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JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
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Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#2It would be cool if they also add some kind of support for swift (or some variant) too.
Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#3This makes me really happy.
I kind've wish they'd used $ for what Application() is, though, to keep an analogous similarity with jQuery and the like.
Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#4It would be cool if they also add some kind of support for swift (or some variant) too.
plot twist: a Swift-to-JS compiler
Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#5AppleScript contains some amazingly powerful APIs, but is nearly impossible to write. Having a Javascript (successor?) implementation is going to unleash its full potential. I could see it becoming much more widely used and supported by third party apps. This is wonderful.
In the same cycle that they release a brand new language, they begin the deprecation process for their (only?) other proprietary programming language in favor of an existing language. Pretty cool.
Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#6This makes me really happy. I kind've wish they'd used $ for what Application() is, though, to keep an analogous similarity with jQuery and the like.
$ = Application;
Easy fix!
Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#7Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#8This makes me really happy. I kind've wish they'd used $ for what Application() is, though, to keep an analogous similarity with jQuery and the like.
That's easy to do on your own though:
var $ = Application;Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#9> Scripting additions (plugins for scripts) can be used to enhance the functionality of applications. The OS has a set of standard scripting additions available. These offer things like speaking text and user interaction dialogs.
app.say('This is exciting')
Re: JavaScript as an alternative to AppleScript on OS X Yosemite
#10This makes me really happy. I kind've wish they'd used $ for what Application() is, though, to keep an analogous similarity with jQuery and the like.
$ = Application; Easy fix!
Not if you want to use the Obj-C bridge, though :)
"The primary access points for the Objective-C bridge are the global properties ObjC and $."