imessage.sh

imessage.sh

#!/bin/sh
if [ "$#" -eq 1 ]; then stdinmsg=$(cat); fi
exec <"$0" || exit; read v; read v; read v; exec /usr/bin/osascript - "$@" "$stdinmsg"; exit

on appIsRunning(appName)
    application appname is running
end appIsRunning

-- taken from:
-- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11812184/how-to-send-an-imessage-text-with-applescript-only-in-provided-service
-- thanks to users @Senseful and @DigiLord
on run {targetBuddyPhone, targetMessage}
    tell application "Messages"
        -- if Messages.app was not running, launch it
        set wasRunning to true
        if it is not running then
            set wasRunning to false
            launch
            close window 1
            my waitUntilRunning("Messages", 1)
            close window 1
        end if

        -- send the message
        set targetService to 1st service whose service type = iMessage
        set targetBuddy to buddy targetBuddyPhone of targetService
        send targetMessage to targetBuddy

        -- if the app was not running, close the window
        if not wasRunning
            close window 1
        end if
    end tell
end run