Ulai Beekam wrote:
> How can I send messages to my Cocoa app through the terminal? Say something
> like
> MyGreatMp3Player.app --sendAdvancedMessageThatIsNotInTheUI
> create100EmptyPlaylists
I think the simplest way would be to write yourself a simple command line tool
that uses Distributed Objects. I do this to control one of my own Cocoa-based
apps from the command line. See:
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/DistrObjects/DistrObjects.html
DO is no panacea, mind; e.g. see:
http://jens.mooseyard.com/2009/07/the-subtle-dangers-of-distributed-objects/
but if you understand and can work within its limitations, it's a very quick
and easy way to get 'low-level' access to the known innards of Cocoa apps.
HTH
has
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