JXA-Cookbook
Cookbook for JavaScript for Automation in Mac OS X Yosemite (by JXA-Cookbook)
fast-ax
Lightning-fast macOS UI automation for JXA. (by stephancasas)
| JXA-Cookbook | fast-ax | |
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| 6 | 1 | |
| 2,852 | 3 | |
| 0.2% | - | |
| 0.0 | 3.4 | |
| over 9 years ago | about 1 year ago | |
| Ruby | JavaScript | |
| - | MIT License |
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JXA-Cookbook
Posts with mentions or reviews of JXA-Cookbook.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-18.
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AppleScript to switch users on Ventura
I started by referencing the JXA Cookbook, but it hasn't been updated in some time.
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Trying to run Regex Scripts vie sed
Have a look here, if interested.
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Any good online courses/resources to learn AppleScript?
If you're interested in learning JXA, the Apple-provided resources for it are abysmal, but there's a community-driven cookbook on GitHub that does a nice job of outlining the way things work.
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Inline AppleScript Documentation
Helpful Article. OSA is one more area where Apple's documentation is woefully lacking by now. For using JavaScript instead of AppleScript, I don't find any docs at apple.com, but on GitHub: https://github.com/JXA-Cookbook/JXA-Cookbook/wiki#table-of-c....
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Tutorial on Automation with the Stream Deck?
There's a JavaScript version called JXA (JavaScript for Automation). This is my preferred variant because, being JavaScript, it complies with more traditional syntax for programming languages. Unfortunately, Apple did a lousy job of documenting it, so most of what we have is community-driven. The JXA Cookbook is a solid resource for the topic.
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Is there an easier way to use applescript?
You can access the OSA (open scripting architecture) using different programming languages, not just AppleScript. Look into JavaScript for Automation (JXA), https://github.com/JXA-Cookbook/JXA-Cookbook/wiki
fast-ax
Posts with mentions or reviews of fast-ax.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-18.
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AppleScript to switch users on Ventura
If you're specifically interested in UI scripting, I've written a couple of wrapper classes for the AXUIElement Obj-C bridge. It isn't perfect, but I'm still adding to it: FastAX.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing JXA-Cookbook and fast-ax you can also consider the following projects:
aquaui - Display native dialogs, alerts, notifications, color pickers, and more with Python