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Making a Systemwide Service

In OS X, services let you access functionality in one app from within another app. An app that provides a service advertises the operations it can perform on a particular type of data. Services are triggered from the Application Name > Services menu, or from contextual menus that appear when you Control-click on text, files, and other kinds of data. When you’re manipulating a particular type of data, related services becomes available. For example, Mail provides a service that creates a new email from selected text.

Making a Script Available as a Service

A script can be made available as a service by embedding it in an Automator service workflow.

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Launch Automator, found in /Applications/.
When prompted, choose a document type of Service and click Choose.
At the top of the Automator document, configure the service.
If the service will process a specific type of data, such as text, files, or images, select the appropriate type. Otherwise, select “no input.”
If the service will be available within the context of a specific app only, select the appropriate app. Otherwise, select “any application.”
If the service will replace selected text with processed text, select the “Output replaces selected text” checkbox.
Type run in the search field above the action library pane to filter the action library.
A list of actions for running AppleScripts, JavaScripts, UNIX shell scripts, and more are displayed.
Drag an action, such as Run AppleScript or Run JavaScript, to the workflow area.
Write the script code and add it to the action. If the action contains additional configuration options, adjust them as needed.
For AppleScripts and JavaScripts, use the action’s run handler template to process input data when the service runs, such as text or files. For workflows that replace selected text with processed text, be sure your workflow results in a text value. See Example Service Workflow Scripts.
When prompted, enter a name for the service.

Example Service Workflow Scripts

Listing 40-1 and Listing 40-2 provide example code that can be pasted into the Run AppleScript and Run JavaScript Automator actions to convert selected text to uppercase.

APPLESCRIPT

Listing 40-1AppleScript: Example of an Automator service script that converts selected text to uppercase

on run {input, parameters}
set input to changeCaseOfText(input as string, 'upper')
return input
end run
on changeCaseOfText(theText, theCaseToSwitchTo)
if theCaseToSwitchTo contains 'lower' then
set theComparisonCharacters to 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
set theSourceCharacters to 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
else if theCaseToSwitchTo contains 'upper' then
set theComparisonCharacters to 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
set theSourceCharacters to 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
else
return theText
end if
set theAlteredText to '
repeat with aCharacter in theText
set theOffset to offset of aCharacter in theComparisonCharacters
if theOffset is not 0 then
set theAlteredText to (theAlteredText & character theOffset of theSourceCharacters) as string
else
set theAlteredText to (theAlteredText & aCharacter) as string
end if
end repeat
return theAlteredText
end changeCaseOfText

JAVASCRIPT

Listing 40-2JavaScript: Example of an Automator service script that converts selected text to uppercase

function run(input, parameters) {
var selectedText = input[0]
return selectedText.toUpperCase()
}

Triggering Service Workflows

Saved Automator service workflows automatically appear in services menus throughout the system at the appropriate time. For example, text processing workflows become available when you select text in an app. To run a service, select Application Name > Services > Service Workflow Name from the menu bar, or select Services > Service Workflow Name from a contextual menu.

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About the Company…

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Mac-O-Rama is your local, family owned Apple specialist offering services and consulting in Northern Nevada since 2002. Highlights:

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We began our business nearly 20 years ago as a web based company selling Mac games and accessories during the early years of the web boom. After relocating to Sparks, Nevada in 2001, Apple asked us to open a retail location to serve customers in the area.

In 2012, we adapted our solutions again, focusing on services, consulting and training. We serve businesses and consumers that want the highest level of service and expertise!