mac-app 2018.12.20

Mac app generator

Install

$ [sudo] pip install mac-app

Classes

mac_app.App - Mac app generator

method	__doc__
atexit()	executed at termination. override this method
create()	create Mac app
mkalias(dst)	make Mac alias to app
run()	main function. you MUST override this method
sleep(seconds)	suspend app for the given number of seconds

@property	__doc__
app_code	source code string
app_folder	app folder. default is ~/Applications/.appify/
app_image	app image. default is mdfind kMDItemFSName=<name>.png result
app_name	app name. default is class name
app_path	app path. app_folder+app_name
app_script	source script path. default is class module file
app_stderr	stderr path. default is ~/Library/Logs/Applications/<name>/err.log
app_stdout	stdout path. default is ~/Library/Logs/Applications/<name>/out.log
pid	return app pid
running	return True if app is running, else False

Examples

create app from python file

>>> mac_app.App(app_script="file.py", app_name="name").appify().mkalias("~/name.app")

create app from class

>>> import mac_app
>>> class MyApp(mac_app.App):
        def run(self):
            pass

    if __name__ == "__main__":
        MyApp().run()

>>> MyApp().appify().mkalias("~/MyApp.app")

readme-md - README.md generator