Import AppleScript methods in another AppleScript?

Question

Is there a way to use defined AppleScript methods in other AppleScripts which reference the original AppleScript with something similar to import (f.e. in PHP)?

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Answer 1

You can follow this repo https://github.com/abbeycode/AppleScripts which organises its scripts into libraries

Here is an example https://github.com/abbeycode/AppleScripts/blob/master/Scripts/Download%20Chase%20Activity.applescript

property LibLoader : load script file ((path to scripts folder from user domain as text) & "Libraries:Library Loader.scpt")
property TransmissionLib : LibLoader's loadScript("Libraries:Transmission.applescript")
property GrowlLib : LibLoader's loadScript("Libraries:Growl.applescript")
property SafariLib : LibLoader's loadScript("Libraries:Safari.applescript")
property DatesLib : LibLoader's loadScript("Libraries:Dates.applescript")

Answer 2

One way to import another script as a library is to define a property which is initialized by loading the library as a script object. You can then use the tell command to invoke the library functions.

property pSkypeLibrary : load script POSIX file "/Users/sakra/Desktop/skype_methods.scpt"

tell pSkypeLibrary
    setSkypeStatus("status", "mood")
end tell

Answer 3

There is a more elegant way of doing this. You can save your skype_methods.scpt file inside a Script Libraries folder on your computer.

Depending on how you want to define the availability of this library, you use a different folder.

• Place the skype_methods.scpt file inside the /Library/Script Libraries folder to make it available for all users on the computer.
• Place it in the ~/Library/Script Libraries folder to make it available for a specific user only.

You can then use all the handlers in that library as follows:

property Skype : script "skype_methods"
Skype's setSkypeStatus("status","mood")

This prevents the need of numerous tell blocks when using handlers from different libraries.

Answer 4

Script Foo.scpt

set theBar to "path:to:Bar.scpt" as alias
run script (theBar)

Script Bar.scpt

display dialog "Bar"

Result: A window that displays "Bar"