developerworks · August 29, 2015 14:07 · Sep 18, 2014
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+/* global Application, ObjC, $ */
+
+/**
+ * repozish.js
+ *
+ * this is an example of using os x yosemite's "JavaScript for Automation":
+ *
+ *   https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/interapplicationcommunication/rn-javascriptforautomation/index.html
+ *
+ * it repositions some windows based on some position settings. you can run
+ * this from a terminal with:
+ *
+ *   $ osascript repozish.js
+ *
+ * TODO: figure out how to read positions from/write positions to a file
+ */
+
+// importing this gives us the `$.printf` function and probably some other
+// stuff
+ObjC.import('stdio');
+
+/**
+ * positions of the windows
+ *
+ * you could query these with something like:
+ *
+ *     var positions = ['Terminal', 'MacVim']
+ *       .reduce(function(positions, appName) {
+ *         var properties = Application(appName).windows[0].properties();
+ *         positions[appName] = properties.bounds;
+ *         return positions;
+ *       }, {});
+ *
+ *      // print this stuff to stdout
+ *     $.printf(JSON.stringify(positions, null, 2));
+ */
+
+var positions = {
+  Terminal: {
+    x: 3270,
+    y: -388,
+    width: 573,
+    height: 1412
+  },
+  MacVim: {
+    x: 2551,
+    y: -388,
+    width: 718,
+    height: 1397
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * run
+ *
+ * this is like the 'main' function in C.
+ *
+ * @param args Array of command line args
+ */
+function run(args) {
+  Object.keys(positions).forEach(function(appName) {
+    Application(appName).windows[0].properties = {
+      bounds: positions[appName]
+    };
+  });
+}