Application.h

//
//    Application.h
//
//    The MIT License (MIT)
//
//    Copyright (c) 2014 Clay McLeod. All rights reserved.
//
//    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
//    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
//    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
//    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
//    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
//    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
//
//    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
//    all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
//    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
//    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
//    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
//    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
//    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
//    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
//    THE SOFTWARE.
//
//    Created by Clay McLeod on 8/25/14.

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@interface Application : NSObject

Boolean activateWindowWithName(NSString *name);

@end

Application.m

//
//    Application.m
//
//    The MIT License (MIT)
//
//    Copyright (c) 2014 Clay McLeod. All rights reserved.
//
//    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
//    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
//    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
//    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
//    copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
//    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
//
//    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
//    all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
//    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
//    IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
//    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
//    AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
//    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
//    OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
//    THE SOFTWARE.
//
//    Created by Clay McLeod on 8/25/14.

#import "Application.h"

@implementation Application

Boolean activateWindowWithName(NSString *name) {
    NSRunningApplication * app;
    NSWorkspace * ws = [NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace];
    NSArray * apps = [ws runningApplications];
    
    for(id item in apps)
    {
        NSString *appName = [item valueForKey:@"localizedName"];
        if([appName isEqualToString:name]) {
            app = item;
            [app activateWithOptions:NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps];
            return true;
        }
    }
    
    return false;
}

@end