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Appendix B: AppleScript Example

This appendix presents a simple AppleScript fragment and the resulting event trace that illustrates the interaction between Final Cut Pro X and another application through Apple events. You can use this script fragment to test your application’s ability to interact with Final Cut Pro X.

Listing 5-1 AppleScript fragment

tell application "SimpleAssetManager"

    make new asset with properties ¬

        {name:"MyNewAsset", metadata:{|com.apple.proapps.share.episodeID|:"MyNewEpisode"}, data options:{|availableMetadataSets|:{"Camera View", "General View"}}} ¬

    set newAsset to result

    set theLocation to location info of newAsset

    set theLibraryLocation to library info of newAsset

    set theMetadata to metadata of newAsset

    set theDataOptions to data options of newAsset

end tell

The following Apple event trace outlines events and replies when the AppleScript fragment above runs:

Listing 5-2 Apple event trace

tell application "SimpleAssetManager"

    make new asset with properties {name:"MyNewAsset", metadata:{|com.apple.proapps.share.episodeid|:"MyNewEpisode"}, data options:{availableMetadataSets:{"Camera View", "General View"}}}

        --> asset id "SSO-29842-2" of document "Untitled"

    get location info of asset id "SSO-29842-2" of document "Untitled"

        --> {has media:true, has description:true, base name:"MyNewAsset", folder:file "Lucca:Users:jane:Movies:"}

    get library info of asset id "SSO-29842-2" of document "Untitled"

        --> {has library description:true, has archive:true, library folder:file "Lucca:Users:jane:Movies:", library base name:"MyNewAssetLibrary"}

    get metadata of asset id "SSO-29842-2" of document "Untitled"

        --> {|com.apple.simpleassetmanager.preparedasset|:"1", |com.apple.simpleassetmanager.managedasset|:"1", |com.apple.quicktime.description|:"", |com.apple.simpleassetmanager.expeirationdate|:"2016-09-30 00:57:09 +0000", |com.apple.proapps.share.episodeid|:"MyNewEpisode", |com.apple.proapps.share.id|:"", |com.apple.proapps.share.episodenumber|:"0"}

    get data options of asset id "SSO-29842-2" of document "Untitled"

        --> {metadataSet:"None", descriptionVersion:"Previous Version"}

end tell

Result:

{metadataSet:"None", descriptionVersion:"Previous Version"}

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