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RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by octalmage » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 5:16 AM UTC

RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation
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Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by dc2 » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 6:59 AM UTC

Love how simple and solid this project is. You can use it to do a ton of new things in Node.

Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by phleet » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 7:07 AM UTC

I've been looking for something like this forever! I loved AutoIt v3 on Windows, and osascript always felt super crippled in comparison (as well as impossible to look up documentation for). I've long since forgotten what I wanted to use this for, but I'll be sure to remember this for later!

Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by dc2 » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 7:08 AM UTC

phleet wrote: post #3

I've been looking for something like this forever! I loved AutoIt v3 on Windows, and osascript always felt super crippled in comparison (as well as impossible to look up documentation for). I've long since forgotten what I wanted to use this for, but I'll be sure to remember this for later!

I know! Was thinking about this sort of thing and then ran into the pjt about a week later.

Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 7:10 AM UTC

phleet wrote: post #3

I've been looking for something like this forever! I loved AutoIt v3 on Windows, and osascript always felt super crippled in comparison (as well as impossible to look up documentation for). I've long since forgotten what I wanted to use this for, but I'll be sure to remember this for later!

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Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 7:12 AM UTC

dc2 wrote: post #2

Love how simple and solid this project is. You can use it to do a ton of new things in Node.

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Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by noinsight » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 7:12 AM UTC

phleet wrote: post #3

I've been looking for something like this forever! I loved AutoIt v3 on Windows, and osascript always felt super crippled in comparison (as well as impossible to look up documentation for). I've long since forgotten what I wanted to use this for, but I'll be sure to remember this for later!

> AutoIt v3

AutoHotkey is available and open source but the custom scripting language is off-putting, I would much rather have something like standard JavaScript for it. If this project moves forward in that direction it could be great.

http://ahkscript.org/

Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by octalmage » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 7:13 AM UTC

phleet wrote: post #3

I've been looking for something like this forever! I loved AutoIt v3 on Windows, and osascript always felt super crippled in comparison (as well as impossible to look up documentation for). I've long since forgotten what I wanted to use this for, but I'll be sure to remember this for later!

That's exactly why I made it! I'm a huge AutoHotkey and AutoIt fan, I'm hoping I can recreate that for Node.js.

I hope you get inspired!

Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by octalmage » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 7:14 AM UTC

dc2 wrote: post #2

Love how simple and solid this project is. You can use it to do a ton of new things in Node.

Thanks! Node.js can do anything!

Re: RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

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Post by octalmage » Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 7:19 AM UTC

noinsight wrote: post #7

phleet wrote: post #3

I've been looking for something like this forever! I loved AutoIt v3 on Windows, and osascript always felt super crippled in comparison (as well as impossible to look up documentation for). I've long since forgotten what I wanted to use this for, but I'll be sure to remember this for later!

> AutoIt v3 AutoHotkey is available and open source but the custom scripting language is off-putting, I would much rather have something like standard JavaScript for it. If this project moves forward in that direction it could be great. http://ahkscript.org/

I grew up on AutoHotkey but yeah, the syntax is very strange. It's actually based on AutoIt v2. The closest language (syntax wise) is Assembly, and that's silly.

AutoHotkey is avalible, but only on Windows. I don't think I would have made this if AutoHotkey was cross platform.