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-- Set this property to true to always open in a new window
property open_in_new_window : false
-- Handlers
on new_window()
tell application "iTerm" to create window with default profile
end new_window
on new_tab()
tell application "iTerm" to tell the first window to create tab with default profile
end new_tab
on call_forward()
tell application "iTerm" to activate
end call_forward
on is_running()
application "iTerm" is running
end is_running
on has_windows()
if not is_running() then return false
if windows of application "iTerm" is {} then return false
true
end has_windows
on send_text(custom_text)
tell application "iTerm" to tell the first window to tell current session to write text custom_text
end send_text
-- Main
on alfred_script(query)
if has_windows() then
if open_in_new_window then
new_window()
else
new_tab()
end if
else
-- If iTerm is not running and we tell it to create a new window, we get two
-- One from opening the application, and the other from the command
if is_running() then
new_window()
else
call_forward()
end if
end if
-- Make sure a window exists before we continue, or the write may fail
repeat until has_windows()
delay 0.01
end repeat
send_text(query)
call_forward()
end alfred_script
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