Hi,
I’m having trouble finding out why this happens:
Why is this happening?
Show always works better than tell – what is the difference ?
If you show us by pasting two samples here between ‘code fence’ triple backticks, they should be legible:
```
paste differing outputs here ...
```PS impossible to know without seeing the output you referring to, but I wonder whether the proximity of AppleScript and JavaScript in the Copy As menu just led to inadvertent clicks of two different languages ?
Thanks for the replies! Basically I have a rectangle with content “1” connected, using an arrow, to a rectangle with content “2”. I selected all items (or did cmd-A) then hit “Copy As > Javascript”…
What I’m seeing is the ordering of the output is different each time… In my case, order is important since I am parsing this JavaScript output.
1st output:
// Floating point values in this script may be rounded, resulting in minor visual differences from the original
var canvas = document.windows[0].selection.canvas;
var g1 = canvas.newShape();
var g2 = canvas.newShape();
var g3 = canvas.newLine();
g1.automationAction = [];
g1.textVerticalPlacement = VerticalTextPlacement.Middle;
g1.strokePattern = StrokeDash.Solid;
g1.plasticCurve = null;
g1.strokeJoin = LineJoin.Round;
g1.notes = "";
g1.blendFraction = 0;
g1.plasticHighlightAngle = null;
g1.textRotationIsRelative = true;
g1.gradientColor = Color.RGB(0.20000000298023224, 0.20000000298023224, 0.20000000298023224);
g1.shape = "Rectangle";
g1.blendColor = null;
g1.shadowVector = new Point(0.00, 2.00);
g1.gradientAngle = 90;
g1.strokeCap = LineCap.Round;
g1.geometry = new Rect(83.50, 236.00, 193.50, 58.50);
g1.fontName = "HelveticaNeue";
g1.image = null;
g1.textRotation = 0;
g1.name = null;
g1.textHorizontalPadding = 5;
g1.autosizing = TextAutosizing.Overflow;
g1.imageSizing = ImageSizing.Manual;
g1.locked = false;
g1.flippedHorizontally = false;
g1.flippedVertically = false;
g1.actionURL = null;
g1.imagePage = 0;
g1.textUnitRect = new Rect(0.00, 0.00, 1.00, 1.00);
g1.shadowColor = null;
g1.rotation = 0;
g1.userData = {};
g1.gradientCenter = new Point(0.00, 0.00);
g1.imageOpacity = 0;
g1.textColor = Color.black;
g1.shadowFuzziness = 3;
g1.allowsConnections = true;
g1.text = "1";
g1.fillType = FillType.Solid;
g1.tripleBlend = false;
g1.imageOffset = new Point(0.00, 0.00);
g1.textAlongPathGlyphAnchor = 0;
g1.fillColor = Color.RGB(0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 0.90221);
g1.cornerRadius = 2;
g1.imageScale = new Size(0.00, 0.00);
g1.textFlow = TextFlow.Overflow;
g1.textHorizontalAlignment = HorizontalTextAlignment.Center;
g1.strokeThickness = 2;
g1.textWraps = true;
g1.textSize = 16;
g1.strokeColor = Color.RGB(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
g1.textVerticalPadding = 0;
g1.strokeType = StrokeType.Single;
...
2nd output:
// Floating point values in this script may be rounded, resulting in minor visual differences from the original
var canvas = document.windows[0].selection.canvas;
var g1 = canvas.newShape();
var g2 = canvas.newShape();
var g3 = canvas.newLine();
g1.strokePattern = StrokeDash.Solid;
g1.magnets = [];
g1.strokeThickness = 2;
g1.textHorizontalAlignment = HorizontalTextAlignment.Center;
g1.textVerticalPadding = 0;
g1.imagePage = 0;
g1.name = null;
g1.flippedVertically = false;
g1.image = null;
g1.imageOffset = new Point(0.00, 0.00);
g1.textUnitRect = new Rect(0.00, 0.00, 1.00, 1.00);
g1.textAlongPathGlyphAnchor = 0;
g1.shadowVector = new Point(0.00, 2.00);
g1.plasticHighlightAngle = null;
g1.fontName = "HelveticaNeue";
g1.flippedHorizontally = false;
g1.actionURL = null;
g1.notes = "";
g1.imageSizing = ImageSizing.Manual;
g1.textRotationIsRelative = true;
g1.textVerticalPlacement = VerticalTextPlacement.Middle;
g1.text = "1";
g1.textHorizontalPadding = 5;
g1.locked = false;
g1.strokeColor = Color.RGB(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
g1.autosizing = TextAutosizing.Overflow;
g1.alignsEdgesToGrid = true;
g1.geometry = new Rect(83.50, 236.00, 193.50, 58.50);
g1.tripleBlend = false;
g1.fillColor = Color.RGB(0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 0.90221);
g1.userData = {};
g1.textRotation = 0;
g1.gradientColor = Color.RGB(0.20000000298023224, 0.20000000298023224, 0.20000000298023224);
g1.shadowFuzziness = 3;
g1.blendFraction = 0;
g1.automationAction = [];
g1.rotation = 0;
g1.plasticCurve = null;
g1.strokeCap = LineCap.Round;
g1.allowsConnections = true;
g1.textFlow = TextFlow.Overflow;
g1.gradientCenter = new Point(0.00, 0.00);
g1.shadowColor = null;
g1.textWraps = true;
g1.strokeType = StrokeType.Single;
g1.imageOpacity = 0;
g1.gradientAngle = 90;
g1.imageScale = new Size(0.00, 0.00);
g1.fillType = FillType.Solid;
g1.strokeJoin = LineJoin.Round;
g1.textSize = 16;
g1.shape = "Rectangle";
g1.cornerRadius = 2;
g1.textColor = Color.black;
g1.blendColor = null;
...
A question for @support I think.
Not sure what the context of the parsing is, but you will get a better-structured model directly from the com.omnigroup.OmniGraffle.GraphicType content of NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard.
A Keyboard Maestro macro and its JS source:
Copy from OmniGraffle 7 as GraphicType JSON.kmmacros.zip (10.5 KB)
(() => {
'use strict';
ObjC.import('AppKit');
// Left :: a -> Either a b
const Left = x => ({
type: 'Either',
Left: x
});
// Right :: b -> Either a b
const Right = x => ({
type: 'Either',
Right: x
});
// bindLR (>>=) :: Either a -> (a -> Either b) -> Either b
const bindLR = (m, mf) =>
m.Right !== undefined ? (
mf(m.Right)
) : m;
// elem :: Eq a => a -> [a] -> Bool
const elem = (x, xs) => xs.includes(x);
// isLeft :: Either a b -> Bool
const isLeft = lr =>
lr.type === 'Either' && lr.Left !== undefined;
// String copied to general pasteboard
// copyText :: String -> IO Bool
const copyText = s => {
const pb = $.NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard;
return (
pb.clearContents,
pb.setStringForType(
$(s),
$.NSPasteboardTypeString
)
);
};
// MAIN ------------------------------------------------------------------
const
ogType = 'com.omnigroup.OmniGraffle.GraphicType',
pBoard = $.NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard;
const lrResult = bindLR(
elem(ogType,
ObjC.deepUnwrap(pBoard.pasteboardItems.js[0].types)
) ? Right(
JSON.stringify(
ObjC.deepUnwrap(
pBoard.propertyListForType(ogType)
),
null, 2
)
) : Left('OG7 graphics not found on clipboard'),
strJSON => (
copyText(strJSON),
Right('Clipboard now contains JSON-encoded OG7 graphics')
)
);
return lrResult.Right || lrResult.Left
})();
Or as something:
⌘C
Converts the OG7 graphic clipboard contents to a JSON format which you can paste into a text editor.
(() => {
'use strict';
ObjC.import('AppKit');
// MAIN ---------------------------------------------------
const main = () => {
const
ogType = 'com.omnigroup.OmniGraffle.GraphicType',
pBoard = $.NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard;
return either(alert('Empty clipboard'))(
alert('OG7 clipboard converted to JSON')
)(
bindLR(
elem(ogType)(
ObjC.deepUnwrap(pBoard.pasteboardItems.js[0].types)
) ? Right(
JSON.stringify(
ObjC.deepUnwrap(
pBoard.propertyListForType(ogType)
),
null, 2
)
) : Left('OG7 graphics not found on clipboard'))(
strJSON => (
copyText(strJSON),
Right('Clipboard now contains JSON-encoded OG7 graphics')
)
));
};
// JXA ------------------------------------------------
// alert :: String -> String -> IO String
const alert = title => s => {
const
sa = Object.assign(Application('System Events'), {
includeStandardAdditions: true
});
return (
sa.activate(),
sa.displayDialog(s, {
withTitle: title,
buttons: ['OK'],
defaultButton: 'OK'
}),
s
);
};
// String copied to general pasteboard
// copyText :: String -> IO Bool
const copyText = s => {
const pb = $.NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard;
return (
pb.clearContents,
pb.setStringForType(
$(s),
$.NSPasteboardTypeString
)
);
};
// GENERIC FUNCTIONS ----------------------------------
// https://github.com/RobTrew/prelude-jxa
// Left :: a -> Either a b
const Left = x => ({
type: 'Either',
Left: x
});
// Right :: b -> Either a b
const Right = x => ({
type: 'Either',
Right: x
});
// bindLR (>>=) :: Either a -> (a -> Either b) -> Either b
const bindLR = m => mf =>
undefined !== m.Left ? (
m
) : mf(m.Right);
// either :: (a -> c) -> (b -> c) -> Either a b -> c
const either = fl => fr => e =>
'Either' === e.type ? (
undefined !== e.Left ? (
fl(e.Left)
) : fr(e.Right)
) : undefined;
// elem :: Eq a => a -> [a] -> Bool
// elem :: Char -> String -> Bool
const elem = x =>
xs => Array.isArray(xs) ? (
xs.some(eq(x))
) : xs.includes(x);
// eq (==) :: Eq a => a -> a -> Bool
const eq = a => b => {
const t = typeof a;
return t !== typeof b ? (
false
) : 'object' !== t ? (
'function' !== t ? (
a === b
) : a.toString() === b.toString()
) : (() => {
const kvs = Object.entries(a);
return kvs.length !== Object.keys(b).length ? (
false
) : kvs.every(([k, v]) => eq(v)(b[k]));
})();
};
return main();
})();
