def __init__(self, app):
self.path = None
self.plist = None
self.bid = None
self.name = None
self.executable = None
# First, find the path of the app.
if os.path.isdir(app):
# Clearly it's a path.
if app.endswith('/'):
self.path = app[:-1]
else:
self.path = app
elif '.' in app and app.find('.app', len(app) - 4) < 0:
# Let's try and use it as a Bundle ID.
self.path = subprocess.check_output(
['mdfind', 'kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier', '=', app]).strip()
if not self.path:
raise ValueError("Invalid bundle identifier. No path found.")
else:
# They probably tried to supply just a simple name for the application. Silly user!
# We shall try to accommodate...
app = app.replace('.app', '')
p = re.compile('.*' + app + '.*', re.IGNORECASE)
# We use 'mdfind' (aka Spotlight) to find all applications and search through their names.
apps = subprocess.check_output([
'mdfind', '-onlyin', '/Applications',
'kMDItemKind==Application'
]).split('\n')
for item in apps:
result = p.search(item)
if result:
self.path = result.group().strip('\n')
if os.path.isdir(self.path):
break
# If the path hasn't been found by now, something didn't go very well.
if not self.path:
raise ValueError("Invalid application: no path found.")
# Since we now have the path, get the rest of the info!
if os.path.exists(self.path + '/Contents/Info.plist'):
self.plist = PlistEditor(self.path + '/Contents/Info.plist')
self.bid = self.plist.read('CFBundleIdentifier')
self.name = self.plist.read('CFBundleName')
self.executable = self.path + '/Contents/MacOS/' + self.plist.read(
'CFBundleExecutable')
if not self.name:
self.name = self.bid.split('.')[-1].title()
else:
raise ValueError("Invalid application: no valid Info.plist found.")
def __init__ (self, app):
self.path = None
self.plist = None
self.bid = None
self.name = None
self.executable = None
# First, find the path of the app.
if os.path.isdir(app):
# Clearly it's a path.
if app.endswith('/'):
self.path = app[:-1]
else:
self.path = app
elif '.' in app and app.find('.app', len(app) - 4) < 0:
# Let's try and use it as a Bundle ID.
self.path = subprocess.check_output(['mdfind', 'kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier', '=', app]).strip()
if not self.path:
raise ValueError("Invalid bundle identifier. No path found.")
else:
# They probably tried to supply just a simple name for the application. Silly user!
# We shall try to accommodate...
app = app.replace('.app', '')
p = re.compile('.*' + app + '.*', re.IGNORECASE)
# We use 'mdfind' (aka Spotlight) to find all applications and search through their names.
apps = subprocess.check_output(['mdfind', '-onlyin', '/Applications', 'kMDItemKind==Application']).split('\n')
for item in apps:
result = p.search(item)
if result:
self.path = result.group().strip('\n')
if os.path.isdir(self.path):
break
# If the path hasn't been found by now, something didn't go very well.
if not self.path:
raise ValueError("Invalid application: no path found.")
# Since we now have the path, get the rest of the info!
if os.path.exists(self.path + '/Contents/Info.plist'):
self.plist = PlistEditor(self.path + '/Contents/Info.plist')
self.bid = self.plist.read('CFBundleIdentifier')
self.name = self.plist.read('CFBundleName')
self.executable = self.path + '/Contents/MacOS/' + self.plist.read('CFBundleExecutable')
if not self.name:
self.name = self.bid.split('.')[-1].title()
else:
raise ValueError("Invalid application: no valid Info.plist found.")
class AppInfo:
'''A class to help you find your applications and their info. Can take in either:
1. A path to an application bundle ('.app')
2. A bundle identifier ('com.apple.Safari')
3. A short name ('Safari')
After this, the name, path, bid, and plist are easily accessible.
Accessible parts are:
path - the path to the .app bundle
plist - the plist at [path]/Contents/Info.plist
bid - the bundle identifier of the application in the plist
given by CFBundleIdentifier
name - the name of the application in the plist given by
CFBundleName
'''
def __init__ (self, app):
self.path = None
self.plist = None
self.bid = None
self.name = None
self.executable = None
# First, find the path of the app.
if os.path.isdir(app):
# Clearly it's a path.
if app.endswith('/'):
self.path = app[:-1]
else:
self.path = app
elif '.' in app and app.find('.app', len(app) - 4) < 0:
# Let's try and use it as a Bundle ID.
self.path = subprocess.check_output(['mdfind', 'kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier', '=', app]).strip()
if not self.path:
raise ValueError("Invalid bundle identifier. No path found.")
else:
# They probably tried to supply just a simple name for the application. Silly user!
# We shall try to accommodate...
app = app.replace('.app', '')
p = re.compile('.*' + app + '.*', re.IGNORECASE)
# We use 'mdfind' (aka Spotlight) to find all applications and search through their names.
apps = subprocess.check_output(['mdfind', '-onlyin', '/Applications', 'kMDItemKind==Application']).split('\n')
for item in apps:
result = p.search(item)
if result:
self.path = result.group().strip('\n')
if os.path.isdir(self.path):
break
# If the path hasn't been found by now, something didn't go very well.
if not self.path:
raise ValueError("Invalid application: no path found.")
# Since we now have the path, get the rest of the info!
if os.path.exists(self.path + '/Contents/Info.plist'):
self.plist = PlistEditor(self.path + '/Contents/Info.plist')
self.bid = self.plist.read('CFBundleIdentifier')
self.name = self.plist.read('CFBundleName')
self.executable = self.path + '/Contents/MacOS/' + self.plist.read('CFBundleExecutable')
if not self.name:
self.name = self.bid.split('.')[-1].title()
else:
raise ValueError("Invalid application: no valid Info.plist found.")
def __repr__ (self):
result = str(self.name)
result += "\n\tBID: " + str(self.bid)
result += "\n\tPath: " + str(self.path)
result += "\n\tInfo.plist: " + str(self.plist)
result += "\n\tExecutable: " + str(self.executable)
return result
class AppInfo:
'''A class to help you find your applications and their info. Can take in either:
1. A path to an application bundle ('.app')
2. A bundle identifier ('com.apple.Safari')
3. A short name ('Safari')
After this, the name, path, bid, and plist are easily accessible.
Accessible parts are:
path - the path to the .app bundle
plist - the plist at [path]/Contents/Info.plist
bid - the bundle identifier of the application in the plist
given by CFBundleIdentifier
name - the name of the application in the plist given by
CFBundleName
'''
def __init__(self, app):
self.path = None
self.plist = None
self.bid = None
self.name = None
self.executable = None
# First, find the path of the app.
if os.path.isdir(app):
# Clearly it's a path.
if app.endswith('/'):
self.path = app[:-1]
else:
self.path = app
elif '.' in app and app.find('.app', len(app) - 4) < 0:
# Let's try and use it as a Bundle ID.
self.path = subprocess.check_output(
['mdfind', 'kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier', '=', app]).strip()
if not self.path:
raise ValueError("Invalid bundle identifier. No path found.")
else:
# They probably tried to supply just a simple name for the application. Silly user!
# We shall try to accommodate...
app = app.replace('.app', '')
p = re.compile('.*' + app + '.*', re.IGNORECASE)
# We use 'mdfind' (aka Spotlight) to find all applications and search through their names.
apps = subprocess.check_output([
'mdfind', '-onlyin', '/Applications',
'kMDItemKind==Application'
]).split('\n')
for item in apps:
result = p.search(item)
if result:
self.path = result.group().strip('\n')
if os.path.isdir(self.path):
break
# If the path hasn't been found by now, something didn't go very well.
if not self.path:
raise ValueError("Invalid application: no path found.")
# Since we now have the path, get the rest of the info!
if os.path.exists(self.path + '/Contents/Info.plist'):
self.plist = PlistEditor(self.path + '/Contents/Info.plist')
self.bid = self.plist.read('CFBundleIdentifier')
self.name = self.plist.read('CFBundleName')
self.executable = self.path + '/Contents/MacOS/' + self.plist.read(
'CFBundleExecutable')
if not self.name:
self.name = self.bid.split('.')[-1].title()
else:
raise ValueError("Invalid application: no valid Info.plist found.")
def __repr__(self):
result = str(self.name)
result += "\n\tBID: " + str(self.bid)
result += "\n\tPath: " + str(self.path)
result += "\n\tInfo.plist: " + str(self.plist)
result += "\n\tExecutable: " + str(self.executable)
return result
