run-applescript

Run AppleScript and get the result

Install

npm install run-applescript

Usage

import {runAppleScript} from 'run-applescript';

const result = await runAppleScript('return "unicorn"');

console.log(result);
//=> 'unicorn'

API

runAppleScript(script, options?)

Returns a Promise<string> with the script result.

script

Type: string

The script to run.

options

Type: object

humanReadableOutput

Type: boolean
Default: true

Change the output style.

When false, returns the value in a recompilable source form.

runAppleScriptSync(script, options?)

Returns a string with the script result.

script

Type: string

The script to run.

options

Type: object

humanReadableOutput

Type: boolean
Default: true

Change the output style.

When false, returns the value in a recompilable source form.

Related

• run-jxa - Run JXA code and get the result