Drafts Directory: AS Embedded Action

Action

Posted by sylumer, Last update about 5 years ago - Unlisted

Steps

runAppleScript (macOS only)

on execute(draft)
	if content of the draft is "" then
		set strOriginal to text returned of (display dialog "Enter string to convert" default answer "")
	else
		set strOriginal to content of the draft
	end if
	
	return processString(strOriginal)
end execute


on processString(p_strInput)
	set strConverted to listToString(stringToPhonetic(p_strInput, ""), " ")
	-- Because we're passing a whole draft, let's forego speaking the conversion
	-- say strConverted
	return strConverted
end processString

on stringToPhonetic(p_strInput)
	--Initialise alphabets and output
	set strBase to "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789"
	set listPhonetic to {"alfa", "bravo", "charlie", "delta", "echo", "foxtrot", "golf", "hotel", "india", "juliett", "kilo", "lima", "mike", "november", "oscar", "papa", "quebec", "romeo", "sierra", "tango", "uniform", "victor", "whiskey", "x-ray", "yankee", "zulu", "zero", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine"}
	set strOutput to {}
	
	set listInput to stringToList(p_strInput, "")
	
	--For every character in the text to be converted, check if it is in the base alphabet string.
	repeat with i from 1 to length of listInput
		if strBase contains item i of listInput then
			--If it is, get the position, then get the item at the equivalent position in the NATO phonetic alphabet list
			set intPosition to offset of (item i of listInput as string) in strBase
			set end of strOutput to item intPosition of listPhonetic
		else
			--If it is not, just put the original untransformed character in
			set end of strOutput to item i of listInput
		end if
		
	end repeat
	return strOutput
end stringToPhonetic


on stringToList(p_strInput, p_strTempDelimiter)
	--Save and switch delimiter
	set strOriginalDelimiter to AppleScript's text item delimiters
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to p_strTempDelimiter
	
	--Convert string to list
	set listOutput to (every text item of p_strInput)
	
	--Switch delimiter back and return new list
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to strOriginalDelimiter
	return listOutput
end stringToList

on listToString(p_listInput, p_strTempDelimiter)
	--Save and switch delimiter
	set strOriginalDelimiter to AppleScript's text item delimiters
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to p_strTempDelimiter
	
	--Convert list to string
	set listOutput to p_listInput as string
	
	--Switch delimiter back and return new string
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to strOriginalDelimiter
	return listOutput
end listToString

script (macOS only)

draft.content = draft.content + "\n" + context.appleScriptResponses[0];
draft.update();

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