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action:Execute_a_Swift_Script [2016/09/13 14:36] JMichaelTX Corrected code examples per @Tom; ADDed sections, See Also |
action:Execute_a_Swift_Script [2023/09/12 23:02] peternlewis [How to Get Keyboard Maestro Variables] |
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| ===== How to Get Keyboard Maestro Variables ===== | ===== How to Get Keyboard Maestro Variables ===== | ||
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| + | Keyboard Maestro sets the environment variables for the script to include all your variables, using a prefix of `KMVAR_` and your variable name with spaces changed in to underscores (‗). For example, your Keyboard Maestro “File Name” variable will be available as the environment variable `KMVAR_File_Name`. | ||
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| + | By default, all variables are included, but you can select No Variables, or specific variables as desired using the popup menu next to the script (v11.0+). | ||
| Swift scripts can get (but not set) Keyboard Maestro Variables by using environment variables, for example: | Swift scripts can get (but not set) Keyboard Maestro Variables by using environment variables, for example: | ||
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| **Swift 2 (Xcode 7 and 8)** | **Swift 2 (Xcode 7 and 8)** | ||
| - | <code javascript> | + | <code swift> |
| import Foundation | import Foundation | ||
| print(NSProcessInfo.processInfo().environment["KMVAR_Variable_Name"]!) | print(NSProcessInfo.processInfo().environment["KMVAR_Variable_Name"]!) | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | **Swift 3 (currently beta, Xcode 8)** | + | **Swift 3 (Xcode 8)** |
| - | <code javascript> | + | <code swift> |
| import Foundation | import Foundation | ||
| print(ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["KMVAR_Variable_Name"]!) | print(ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["KMVAR_Variable_Name"]!) | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| + | Swift scripts can get or set Keyboard Maestro Variables by using AppleScript, for example: | ||
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| + | <code swift> | ||
| + | import Foundation | ||
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| + | let myString = "the Value" | ||
| + | NSAppleScript(source: "tell application \"Keyboard Maestro Engine\" to setvariable \"fromSwift\" to \"\(myString)\"")?.executeAndReturnError(nil) | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| - | ---- | + | Note that if the value might contain backslashes or quotes, you will need to deal with quoting them, replacing every backslash with backslash-backslash, and every double quote with backslash-double quote. |
action/Execute_a_Swift_Script.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/12 23:03 by peternlewis
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