TuneBot/TuneBot.applescript

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File: TuneBot.applescript
 
Abstract: This script demonstrates an AppleScript "Message Received" handler for iChat. It will parse incoming messages and control iTunes in response.
 
Version: 1.0
 
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using terms from application "iChat"
    
    -- Basic "Current track" message to use as a default response message.
    on getCurrentiTunesTrack()
        
        -- start with "not playing," just in case.
        set theCurrentTrackMessage to "Not playing."
        
        tell application "iTunes"
            if player state is playing then
                
                -- response to "status" message is of the form "Now playing "<Song>" by <Artist>"
                set theCurrentTrackMessage to "Now playing \"" & (name of current track) & "\""
                
                -- if artist is missing, use track title only.
                if (artist of the current track) is not missing value then
                    set theCurrentTrackMessage to theCurrentTrackMessage & " by " & (artist of the current track)
                end if
                
                -- add a message if the volume is muted
                if mute then
                    set theCurrentTrackMessage to theCurrentTrackMessage & " (muted)"
                end if
            end if
        end tell
        
        return theCurrentTrackMessage
        
    end getCurrentiTunesTrack
    
    
    -- handler to respond to all incoming messages.
    on runTuneBot(theMessage)
        
        -- use default "unknown" command, just in case.
        set theResponse to "Unknown command."
        
        if theMessage is "status" then
            
            -- "status" command displays current track
            set theResponse to getCurrentiTunesTrack()
            
        else if theMessage is "next" then
            
            -- "next" command moves to next track.      
            tell application "iTunes"
                next track
            end tell
            
            -- set the response message and add the status.
            set theResponse to "Playing next track. " & getCurrentiTunesTrack()
            
        else if theMessage is "previous" then
            
            -- "previous" track moves to previous track.
            tell application "iTunes"
                previous track
            end tell
            set theResponse to "Playing previous track. " & getCurrentiTunesTrack()
            
        else if theMessage is "mute" then
            
            -- "mute" turns the volume off.
            tell application "iTunes"
                set mute to true
            end tell
            set theResponse to "iTunes muted. " & getCurrentiTunesTrack()
            
        else if theMessage is "unmute" then
            
            -- "unmute" turns the volume on.
            tell application "iTunes"
                set mute to false
            end tell
            set theResponse to "iTunes unmuted. " & getCurrentiTunesTrack()
            
        else if theMessage is "play" then
            
            -- "play" tells iTunes to start playing.
            tell application "iTunes"
                play
            end tell
            set theResponse to getCurrentiTunesTrack()
            
        else if theMessage is "pause" then
            
            -- "pause" pauses the current track.
            tell application "iTunes"
                pause
            end tell
            set theResponse to "Paused. " & getCurrentiTunesTrack()
            
        else if theMessage is "help" then
            
            -- display available commands on "help"
            set theResponse to "Available commands: status, next, previous, mute, unmute, help, play, pause"
            
        end if
        
        return theResponse
    end runTuneBot
    
    -- When first message is received, accept the invitation and send a greeting message from TuneBot.
    on received text invitation theMessage from buddy theBuddy for service theService for chat theChat
        tell theChat
            accept invitation
            post message "Welcome to TuneBot. " & runTuneBot("help")
        end tell
    end received text invitation
    
    -- On subsequent messages, pass the message directly to TuneBot.
    on message received theMessage from buddy theBuddy for service theService for chat theChat
        
        -- run the TuneBot parser.
        set theResponse to runTuneBot(theMessage)
        
        -- send back the response.
        tell theChat
            post message theResponse
        end tell
        
    end message received
    
    -- Sample, so you can test run this through Script Editor.
    display dialog "Send a command to TuneBot:" default answer "status"
    set theMessage to the text returned of the result
    set theResponse to runTuneBot(theMessage)
    display dialog theResponse
    
end using terms from