I wonder how you are going to run the code like this directly from the Script editor? I think this is not possible, since all these handlers are of on idle type. That is, they will only work as a stay-open application. (the application enters the main loop, and then reacts to user actions in the application interface.)

You can write AppleScript analog of Xcode stay-open application normal way, using on run, on idle, on quit handlers. But, once again, it will work only as stay-open application. Here is skeleton:

Applescript:

use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite (10.10) or later
use framework "Foundation"
use scripting additions
property theMessage : "" -- textField

on run
   my applicationWillFinishLaunching:"Welcome to myApplication!"
   my awakeFromNib()
end run

on idle -- or on click (textfileld) handler
   -- put here some code which reads and returns current value of your text field
   -- if its old value was changed, then you can call on quit handler
   return 1
end idle

on applicationWillFinishLaunching:aNotification
   display dialog aNotification
end applicationWillFinishLaunching:

on awakeFromNib()
   -- create here window
   -- add some view (your textfield)
   set defaultMessage to (long user name of (system info))
   theMessage's setStringValue:defaultMessage
   -- set here value of your textfield to theMessage
end awakeFromNib

on applicationShouldTerminate:sender
   -- Insert code here to do any housekeeping before your application quits
   return current application's NSTerminateNow
end applicationShouldTerminate:

on quit
   my applicationShouldTerminate:me
end quit

Last edited by KniazidisR (2021-05-26 07:33:33 am)

It is possible:

Applescript:

   set myBundle to my (NSBundle's bundleWithPath:(POSIX path of (path to me)))
   set {theResult, theArray} to myBundle's loadNibNamed:"Window" owner:me topLevelObjects:(reference)

But then you have to deal with what's put in theArray, and any subviews. That means setting targets and possibly actions in code. Do-able but tedious.

Myriad Tables does not use this approach. It's basically all written in Objective-C, with AppleScript used just to call the methods.

It needs to be a script bundle (.scptd file).

First, don't use the term bind -- in cocoa, binding has a specific meaning.

You need to work out the relevant views from thisArray and any subviews, then use setAction: and setTarget:.

You should make a nib with just the elements you want, and not use MainMenu.nib.

This is properly not the way to do it... but theArray's objectAtIndex change every time the
script is running. So in other words sometimes I get textField in my Window sometimes not.

The code was made to see if I could hardcode a textfield to be part of a load of Nib window.

I guess the solution here would be to always pick the right item in the theArray.

The log say: (*<NSFontManager: 0x6000025486e0>*) when the textfield is show in window.

Applescript:

use framework "Foundation"
use framework "AppKit"
use scripting additions

property arguments : missing value

on run
   if current application's NSThread's isMainThread() as boolean then
       my performLoadNib:arguments
   else
       my performSelectorOnMainThread:"performLoadNib:" withObject:arguments waitUntilDone:true
   end if
end run

on performLoadNib:arguments
   set {theWidth, theHeight} to {600, 300}
   set myBundle to my (NSBundle's bundleWithPath:(POSIX path of (path to me)))
   set {theResult, theArray} to myBundle's loadNibNamed:"MainMenu" owner:me topLevelObjects:(reference)
   
   set theTextfield to createTextfield("Textfield...", 20, 20, theWidth / 2, theHeight / 2)
   set theWindow to (theArray's objectAtIndex:0)
   theWindow's contentView()'s addSubview:theTextfield
   
   theWindow's |window|'s |center|()
   theWindow's |window|'s makeKeyAndOrderFront:me
   
end performLoadNib:

on createTextfield(theString, xMin, yMin, xLen, yLen)
   set textFieldSize to current application's NSMakeRect(xMin, yMin, xLen, yLen)
   set theTextfield to current application's NSTextField's alloc()'s initWithFrame:textFieldSize
   theTextfield's setEditable:false
   theTextfield's setStringValue:theString
   theTextfield's setTextColor:(current application's NSColor's whiteColor)
   theTextfield's setBezeled:true
   theTextfield's setBezelStyle:(current application's NSTextFieldSquareBezel)
   theTextfield's setBackgroundColor:(current application's NSColor's blackColor)
   return theTextfield
end createTextfield

This code is maybe easier to follow.

1) I made a NSWindow and NSButton in Xcode.
2) NSButton is binding to file's owner in binding inspector and named 'buttonClicked:' in selector name field.
3) NSTextfield is hardcoded in ASObjC and added to the NSWindow.

performDialog is the main handler to call elements to add to the window.
handler that begins with create is help handlers to build elements.
buttonClicked is action.

To try this code or doing something similar you need to copy the nib file from Xcode to
your script bundle (scptd) resources folder.

Applescript:

use framework "Foundation"
use framework "AppKit"
use scripting additions

property arguments : missing value

on run
   if current application's NSThread's isMainThread() as boolean then
       my performDialog:arguments
   else
       my performSelectorOnMainThread:"performDialog:" withObject:arguments waitUntilDone:true
   end if
end run

on performDialog:arguments
   -- Call the window from the nib.
   set theWindow to createWindowFromNib("MainMenu")
   -- The frame size of the window
   set theFrame to theWindow's frame()
   set {theWidth, theHeight} to {item 1 of item 2 of theFrame, item 2 of item 2 of theFrame}
   
   -- Hardcode the textfield
   set theTextfield to createTextfield("This is a hardcoded textfield inside a NSWindow made from Xcode...", 20, 20, theWidth * 2 / 3, theHeight / 2)
   theWindow's contentView()'s addSubview:theTextfield
   
   theWindow's |center|()
   theWindow's makeKeyAndOrderFront:me
end performDialog:

on buttonClicked:sender
   display dialog "Click me!"
end buttonClicked:

on createWindowFromNib(theNibName)
   set theWindow to missing value
   set myBundle to my (NSBundle's bundleWithPath:(POSIX path of (path to me)))
   set {theResult, theArray} to myBundle's loadNibNamed:theNibName owner:me topLevelObjects:(reference)
   -- Get the class of NSWindow from the nib.
   set enumerator to theArray's objectEnumerator()
   repeat
       set nextObj to enumerator's nextObject()
       if (nextObj's isKindOfClass:(current application's NSWindow's |class|())) as boolean then
           set theWindow to nextObj
           exit repeat
       end if
   end repeat
   -- log theWindow's |description|() as text
   return theWindow
end createWindowFromNib

on createTextfield(theString, xMin, yMin, xLen, yLen)
   set textFieldSize to current application's NSMakeRect(xMin, yMin, xLen, yLen)
   set theTextfield to current application's NSTextField's alloc()'s initWithFrame:textFieldSize
   theTextfield's setEditable:false
   theTextfield's setStringValue:theString
   theTextfield's setTextColor:(current application's NSColor's whiteColor)
   theTextfield's setBezeled:true
   theTextfield's setBezelStyle:(current application's NSTextFieldSquareBezel)
   theTextfield's setBackgroundColor:(current application's NSColor's blackColor)
   return theTextfield
end createTextfield

Last edited by Fredrik71 (2021-05-27 09:54:13 am)