Control iTunes from Node-RED using JavaScript for Automation

README.md

This flow allows you to use JavaScript for Automation within Node-RED and control any OS X application that supports it. In this example we toggle iTune's play/pause control.

Any script you would code in Apple's Script Editor (in JavaScript mode) can be entered in the template node.

flow.json

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