stephancasas · April 6, 2023 00:19
diff --git a/new-file-using-app-dock-menu.jxa.js b/new-file-using-app-dock-menu.jxa.js
 #!/usr/bin/env osascript -l JavaScript

 const App = Application.currentApplication();
 App.includeStandardAdditions = true;

 ObjC.import('Cocoa');

 ObjC.bindFunction('AXUIElementCreateApplication', ['id', ['unsigned int']]);
 ObjC.bindFunction('AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue', [
  'int',
  ['id', 'id', 'id *'],
 ]);
 ObjC.bindFunction('AXUIElementPerformAction', ['int', ['id', 'id']]);

 /**
 * Get the process id for the first process matching the given bundle id.
 * @param bundleId The bundle id to query.
 * @returns {pid_t}
 */
 const getPidForBundleId = (bundleId) =>
  ObjC.unwrap(
    $.NSArray.arrayWithArray(
      $.CFBridgingRelease($.NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace.runningApplications),
    ),
  ).find(
    (runningApplication) =>
      (ObjC.unwrap(runningApplication.bundleIdentifier) ?? '').toLowerCase() ==
      bundleId.toLowerCase(),
  ).processIdentifier;

 function run(appName = '', bundleId = '') {
  // test case
  if (!appName.length) {
    appName = 'textmate';
    bundleId = 'com.macromates.TextMate';
  }

  // Get the Dock application.
  let DockApp = $.AXUIElementCreateApplication(
    getPidForBundleId('com.apple.dock'),
  );

  // Get the Dock's children elements.
  let dockChildren = Ref();
  $.AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(DockApp, 'AXChildren', dockChildren);

  // Get the children of the first child of the dock, which is the list of apps.
  let dockAppListEntries = Ref();
  $.AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(
    ObjC.deepUnwrap(dockChildren[0])[0],
    'AXChildren',
    dockAppListEntries,
  );

  // Find the app list entry whose title matches the given title.
  const entry = ObjC.deepUnwrap(dockAppListEntries[0]).find((appEntry) => {
    let entryName = Ref();
    $.AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(appEntry, 'AXTitle', entryName);

    return !!ObjC.unwrap(entryName[0]).match(new RegExp(appName, 'i'));
  });

  // Quit if nothing was found.
  if (!entry) {
    return;
  }

  // Show the app menu for the matched entry.
  $.AXUIElementPerformAction(entry, 'AXShowMenu');

  delay(0.01); // Pause slightly to allow menu to draw in UI.

  // Get the matched entry's children.
  let entryChildren = Ref();
  $.AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(entry, 'AXChildren', entryChildren);

  // Get the children of the app menu for the matched entry.
  let entryMenuItems = Ref();
  $.AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(
    ObjC.deepUnwrap(entryChildren[0])[0],
    'AXChildren',
    entryMenuItems,
  );

  // Find the menu item whose title matches "new file."
  let newFile = ObjC.deepUnwrap(entryMenuItems[0]).find((menuItem) => {
    let entryName = Ref();
    $.AXUIElementCopyAttributeValue(menuItem, 'AXTitle', entryName);
    return `${ObjC.unwrap(entryName[0])}`.toLowerCase() == 'new file';
  });

  // Quit if nothing was found.
  if (!newFile) {
    return;
  }

  // Click the found menu item matching "new file."
  $.AXUIElementPerformAction(newFile, 'AXPress');

  delay(0.1); // Pause slightly to allow the press action to run.

  // Bring the application to the foreground, using its bundle id.
  $.NSRunningApplication.runningApplicationsWithBundleIdentifier(
    bundleId,
  ).firstObject.activateWithOptions($.NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps);
 }