Script to copy photos/videos into iPhone Simulator

gistfile1.rb

require 'etc'
require 'fileutils'

# Copies the most recent MAX_IMAGES photos/videos from the device image dir.
# I use Dropbox to sync my device images to my workstation disk
MAX_IMAGES=500

USER_HOME_DIR = Etc::getpwuid.dir
DEVICE_IMAGES_DIR="#{USER_HOME_DIR}/Dropbox/Camera Uploads"
SIMULATOR_IMAGES_DIR="#{USER_HOME_DIR}/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/5.1/Media/DCIM/100APPLE"

unless Dir.exists? DEVICE_IMAGES_DIR
  puts "No such images directory: #{DEVICE_IMAGES_DIR}"
  exit
end

unless Dir.exists? SIMULATOR_IMAGES_DIR
  puts "No such images directory: #{SIMULATOR_IMAGES_DIR}"
  puts "Create it? [y/n]"
  answer = STDIN.gets.chomp.downcase
  unless answer == 'y' || answer == 'Y'
    puts "Ok. Not creating."
    exit
  end
  puts "Creating #{SIMULATOR_IMAGES_DIR}"
  FileUtils.mkdir_p SIMULATOR_IMAGES_DIR
end

files_sorted_recent_first = Dir.entries(DEVICE_IMAGES_DIR).sort do |a,b|
  File.mtime("#{DEVICE_IMAGES_DIR}/#{a}") <=> File.mtime("#{DEVICE_IMAGES_DIR}/#{b}")
end

filecount = 0
files_sorted_recent_first.each do |filename|
  ext = File.extname(filename).downcase
  if %w(.jpg .mov .png).include? ext
    filecount += 1
    puts "File #{filecount}: #{filename}"
    
    device_path = "#{DEVICE_IMAGES_DIR}/#{filename}"
    simulator_path = "#{SIMULATOR_IMAGES_DIR}/IMG_%04d#{ext}" % filecount
    mtime = File.mtime(device_path)
    system "cp \"#{device_path}\" \"#{simulator_path}\""
    File.utime(mtime, mtime, simulator_path)
    
    break if filecount >= MAX_IMAGES
  end
end