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:mod:`aetools` --- OSA client support
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=====================================
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.. module:: aetools
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:platform: Mac
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:synopsis: Basic support for sending Apple Events
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:deprecated:
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.. sectionauthor:: Jack Jansen <Jack.Jansen@cwi.nl>
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.. moduleauthor:: Jack Jansen
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The :mod:`aetools` module contains the basic functionality on which Python
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AppleScript client support is built. It also imports and re-exports the core
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functionality of the :mod:`aetypes` and :mod:`aepack` modules. The stub packages
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generated by :mod:`gensuitemodule` import the relevant portions of
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:mod:`aetools`, so usually you do not need to import it yourself. The exception
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to this is when you cannot use a generated suite package and need lower-level
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access to scripting.
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The :mod:`aetools` module itself uses the AppleEvent support provided by the
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:mod:`Carbon.AE` module. This has one drawback: you need access to the window
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manager, see section :ref:`osx-gui-scripts` for details. This restriction may be
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lifted in future releases.
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.. note::
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This module has been removed in Python 3.x.
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The :mod:`aetools` module defines the following functions:
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.. function:: packevent(ae, parameters, attributes)
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Stores parameters and attributes in a pre-created ``Carbon.AE.AEDesc`` object.
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``parameters`` and ``attributes`` are dictionaries mapping 4-character OSA
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parameter keys to Python objects. The objects are packed using
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``aepack.pack()``.
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.. function:: unpackevent(ae[, formodulename])
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Recursively unpacks a ``Carbon.AE.AEDesc`` event to Python objects. The function
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returns the parameter dictionary and the attribute dictionary. The
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``formodulename`` argument is used by generated stub packages to control where
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AppleScript classes are looked up.
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.. function:: keysubst(arguments, keydict)
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Converts a Python keyword argument dictionary ``arguments`` to the format
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required by ``packevent`` by replacing the keys, which are Python identifiers,
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by the four-character OSA keys according to the mapping specified in
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``keydict``. Used by the generated suite packages.
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.. function:: enumsubst(arguments, key, edict)
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If the ``arguments`` dictionary contains an entry for ``key`` convert the value
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for that entry according to dictionary ``edict``. This converts human-readable
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Python enumeration names to the OSA 4-character codes. Used by the generated
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suite packages.
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The :mod:`aetools` module defines the following class:
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.. class:: TalkTo([signature=None, start=0, timeout=0])
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Base class for the proxy used to talk to an application. ``signature`` overrides
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the class attribute ``_signature`` (which is usually set by subclasses) and is
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the 4-char creator code defining the application to talk to. ``start`` can be
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set to true to enable running the application on class instantiation.
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``timeout`` can be specified to change the default timeout used while waiting
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for an AppleEvent reply.
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.. method:: TalkTo._start()
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Test whether the application is running, and attempt to start it if not.
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.. method:: TalkTo.send(code, subcode[, parameters, attributes])
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Create the AppleEvent ``Carbon.AE.AEDesc`` for the verb with the OSA designation
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``code, subcode`` (which are the usual 4-character strings), pack the
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``parameters`` and ``attributes`` into it, send it to the target application,
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wait for the reply, unpack the reply with ``unpackevent`` and return the reply
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appleevent, the unpacked return values as a dictionary and the return
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attributes.
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