Applescript

Applescript is a programming language created in 1993.

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AppleScript is a scripting language created by Apple Inc. and built into the Classic Mac OS since System 7 and into all versions of macOS. The term "AppleScript" may refer to the scripting system itself, to an individual script written in the AppleScript language, or to the language itself.. Read more on Wikipedia...

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There are at least 3,425 Applescript repos on GitHub
Applescript first developed in Apple
file extensions for Applescript include scpt, scptd, AppleScript and applescript
The Google BigQuery Public Dataset GitHub snapshot shows 4k users using Applescript in 4k repos on GitHub
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Example from hello-world:

display dialog "Hello World"

Example from the Hello World Collection:

-- "Hello World" in AppleScript:

display dialog "Hello World"

Example from Linguist:

(*
Get User Name

This script uses UI element scripting to get the name for the
current user.

If "Enable access for assistive devices" is not checked,
this script will open the Universal Access System Preference and ask
the user to check the checkbox.

Copyright 2007 Apple Inc.

You may incorporate this Apple sample code into your program(s) without
restriction.  This Apple sample code has been provided "AS IS" and the
responsibility for its operation is yours.  You are not permitted to
redistribute this Apple sample code as "Apple sample code" after having
made changes.  If you're going to redistribute the code, we require
that you make it clear that the code was descended from Apple sample
code, but that you've made changes.
*)

tell application "System Preferences"
	activate
	set current pane to pane "com.apple.preferences.users"
end tell

tell application "System Events"
	if UI elements enabled then
		tell tab group 1 of window "Accounts" of process "System Preferences"
			click radio button 1
			delay 2
			get value of text field 1
		end tell
	else
		tell application "System Preferences"
			activate
			set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.universalaccess"
			display dialog "UI element scripting is not enabled. Check \"Enable access for assistive devices\""
		end tell
	end if
end tell

Example from Wikipedia:

tell application "Finder"
	set anyNumber to my (random number from 5 to 50)
end tell

Feature	Supported	Token	Example
Integers	✓		-- [-+]?\d+
Floats	✓		-- [-+]?(\d+\.\d\|\d\.\d+)(E[-+][0-9]+)?
Strings	✓	"	"Hello world"
MultiLine Comments	✓	(* *)	(* A comment *)
Print() Debugging	✓	display dialog
Line Comments	✓	--	-- A comment
Message Passing	✓
Garbage Collection	✓
Comments	✓
Semantic Indentation	X

title	author	year	reviews	ratings	rating
AppleScript for Dummies	Tom Trinko	1995	1	4	3.75
AppleScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner	Jerry Lee Ford Jr.	2007	0	5	3.20
AppleScript Pocket Reference: The Essential AppleScript Language Reference	Matt Neuburg	2006	0	0	0.0

Books about Applescript from ISBNdb

title	authors	year	publisher
Apple Training Series: AppleScript 1-2-3	Soghoian, Sal and Cheeseman, Bill	2009	Peachpit Press
Beginning AppleScript	Kochan, Stephen G.	2004	John Wiley &Sons
AppleScript For Dummies	Trinko, Tom	2004	For Dummies
AppleScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner	Ford Jr., Jerry Lee	2007	Cengage Learning PTR
AppleScript Studio Programming for the Absolute Beginner	Ford, Jr. Jerry Lee	2006	Cengage Learning PTR
AppleScript in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))	Perry, Bruce W.	2001	O'Reilly Media
AppleScript for Applications (Visual QuickStart Guide)	Wilde, Ethan	2001	Peachpit Pr
Applescript	Neuburg, Matt.	2006	O'reilly
AppleScript in a Nutshell	Bruce W. Perry	20010606	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
AppleScript in a Nutshell	Bruce W. Perry	20010606	O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Apple Automator with AppleScript Bible	Thomas Myer	2009-10-29	Wiley
Applescript Programming For The Absolute Beginner	Jerry Lee Jr. Ford	2007	Course Technology Ptr

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