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xcodeapplescript
Kvass
Kvass

Reputation: 8434

AppleScript click "run" in Xcode

I have never used AppleScript before, but I am trying to write a script that will open Xcode and run the correct app on the correct simulator. Unfortunately I keep stumbling into syntax errors and I am somewhat baffled by the documentation (for a language designed to be like English, it's giving me more trouble than it's worth). I figured out how to open Xcode with the "Activate" command, but am stuck on how to click a specific button. From what I understand I should be able to say something like click button 1 of group 1 of window 1 or something like that, but not only is that giving me syntax errors (as are the many variants I've tried), but also I don't know how to figure out which window is window 1, which group is group 1, etc. I tried using the Accessibility Inspector but couldn't make heads or tails out of it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

EDIT This is not a repeat of the linked question. That question was about running a build command. I want to actually click buttons in Xcode, and am trying to run the "run" command with the simulator.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 2131

Answers (1)

justin
justin

Reputation: 104698

A quick and easy way is to simulate the keystroke:

tell application "Xcode"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        perform (keystroke "r" using command down)
    end tell
end tell

Upvotes: 9

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