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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 |
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