dock_lab_setup.py

#!/usr/local/mxcc/mxcc-python3

import os
from docklib import Dock
from AppKit import NSBundle, NSRunningApplication
from pathlib import Path
import sys
import time
import pwd

uname = sys.argv[3]
uid = pwd.getpwnam(uname)[2]

os.setuid(uid)

# app to check if running
app_name = 'Dock'
app_bundle_id = 'com.apple.dock'


# check if Dock is running - if not - wait
while not NSRunningApplication.runningApplicationsWithBundleIdentifier_(app_bundle_id):
    print('Waiting for %s!' % app_name)
    time.sleep(5)

home_folder = Path.home()
dock_version = "edu.mxcc.dock.version.1.6"
touch_path = f"{home_folder}/Library/Preferences/{dock_version}"
dock_tickle = f"{home_folder}/Library/Preferences/edu.mxcc.dock.tickle"


if Path(touch_path).exists() and not Path(dock_tickle).exists():
    sys.exit(0)


Path(touch_path).touch()

if Path(dock_tickle).exists():
    os.remove(dock_tickle)
    

lab_dock = [
    "/Applications/Safari.app",
    "/Applications/Transmit.app",
    "/Applications/BBEdit.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2020/Adobe Photoshop 2020.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2021/Adobe Photoshop 2021.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Illustrator 2020/Adobe Illustrator.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Illustrator 2021/Adobe Illustrator.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe InDesign 2020/Adobe InDesign 2020.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe InDesign 2021/Adobe InDesign 2021.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Premiere Pro 2020/Adobe Premiere Pro 2020.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Premiere Pro 2021/Adobe Premiere Pro 2021.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe After Effects 2020/Adobe After Effects 2020.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe After Effects 2021/Adobe After Effects 2021.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Audition 2020/Adobe Audition 2020.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Audition 2021/Adobe Audition 2021.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Animate 2020/Adobe Animate 2020.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Animate 2021/Adobe Animate 2021.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Dreamweaver 2020/Adobe Dreamweaver 2020.app",
    "/Applications/Adobe Dreamweaver 2021/Adobe Dreamweaver 2021.app",
    "/Applications/Pro Tools.app",
    "/Applications/Microsoft Word.app",
    "/Applications/Microsoft Excel.app",
    "/Applications/Microsoft PowerPoint.app",
    "/Applications/Microsoft Teams.app"
]


dock = Dock()


dock.items["persistent-apps"] = [
    dock.makeDockAppEntry(item) for item in lab_dock if os.path.exists(item)
]

dock.items['persistent-others'] = [
    dock.makeDockOtherEntry(os.path.expanduser("~/Downloads"), arrangement=2, displayas=0, showas=1)
]


dock.show_recents = False

dock.tilesize = 48


dock.save()


sys.exit(0)