Way back in 2011, I wrote a blog post showing how to Run Tests from MacVim via Terminal.app or iTerm.app. I’ve been using that setup for years without a problem, but when iTerm2 Version 3 was released, it stopped working. I’ve updated the AppleScript and am posting it here for anyone who wants to run tests in iTerm2 (Version 3) while writing code in Vim.
The Release Notes for Version 3 specifically point out that while the AppleScript has been improved, it’s not backward-compatible. After reading through the Scripting Documentation, I was able to modify the original run_command.applescript file so that it now works with iTerm2 Version 3 (but no longer works with older versions of iTerm2).
As I stated in my original post, I’m no AppleScript expert. I’ve only learned enough to get this working, and then to fix it when it broke. It works again, and that means I can get back to my preferred workflow of editing in Vim and running the tests in a terminal window.
Here’s the updated script:
on appIsRunning(appName)
tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end appIsRunning
on execInModernItermTab(_window, _tab, _session, _command)
tell application "iTerm"
activate
tell _tab
select
end
tell _window
select
end tell
tell current session of current window
write text _command
end tell
end tell
end execInModernItermTab
on execInTerminalTab(_window, _tab, _command)
tell application "Terminal"
activate
set frontmost of _window to true
set selected of _tab to true
do script _command in _tab
end
end execInTerminalTab
on run argv
set _command to item 1 of argv
set _foundTab to false
-- Second arguments shoul be the tty to look for
if length of argv is 2
if appIsRunning("iTerm2") then
tell application "iTerm"
set _foundTab to false
repeat with w in windows
tell w
repeat with t in tabs
tell t
repeat with s in sessions
set _tty to (tty of s)
if _tty = (item 2 of argv)then
set _foundTab to true
set _session to s
set _tab to t
set _window to w
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
end tell
if _foundTab then
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
end tell
if _foundTab then
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
end tell
if _foundTab then
execInModernItermTab(_window, _tab, _session, _command)
end if
end if
if not _foundTab and appIsRunning("Terminal") then
tell application "Terminal"
repeat with w in windows
tell w
repeat with t in tabs
set _tty to (tty of t)
if _tty = (item 2 of argv) then
set _foundTab to true
set _window to w
set _tab to t
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
end tell
if _foundTab then
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
end tell
if _foundTab then
execInTerminalTab(_window, _tab, _command)
end if
end if
end if
end run
Hope this is helpful for you.