Browser mechanization with python and terminal calls to applescript

browserMechSim.py

import subprocess
import time

tabs = 0

#----------------- open a new tab
def open_new_tab(serach_website):
  new_tab_cmd = "osascript -e 'tell application \"Google Chrome\" to open location \"https://" + serach_website + "\" & activate'"
  # this will be executed from a shell moment and will open 3 tabs
  new_tab_code = subprocess.call(new_tab_cmd, shell=True)

#----------------- activation function for a tab of interest
# Healty practice; Can use later to discretely activate a specific tab
def activate_tab(tab_number):
  activate_tab_cmd = "osascript -e 'tell application \"Google Chrome\" to set (active tab index of (window 1)) to " + str(tab_number) + "'"
  active_tab_code = subprocess.call(activate_tab_cmd, shell=True)

#----------------- counting tabs - healty practice can use later for discretely activate a specific tab
def count_current_tabs():
  count_tabs_cmd = "osascript -e 'tell application \"Google Chrome\" to count (every tab of window 1)'"
  count_tabs_result = subprocess.check_output(count_tabs_cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
  count_tabs_result = count_tabs_result[:-1]

  return int(count_tabs_result)

#----------------- activation function for a tab of interest
def activate_tab(tab_number):
  activate_tab_cmd = "osascript -e 'tell application \"Google Chrome\" to set (active tab index of (window 1)) to " + str(tab_number) + "'"
  active_tab_code = subprocess.call(activate_tab_cmd, shell=True)

#----------------- typing function
def emulate_words_onsearch_tab(search_term):
  typein_stuff_cmd = "osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"" + search_term + "\" & return'"
  type_in_code = subprocess.call(typein_stuff_cmd, shell=True)

#----------------- deleting function
def emulate_delete(times):
  for i in range(0, times):
    typein_stuff_cmd = "osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to key code 51'"
    type_in_code = subprocess.call(typein_stuff_cmd, shell=True)

  


#----------------- DEMO usage
open_new_tab("www.google.com")

last_tab = count_current_tabs()
activate_tab(last_tab) # takes an argument i.e tab number. I calutaed it earlier

time.sleep(7) # waiting for the url to load properly at slow internet
emulate_words_onsearch_tab("afterlife") # takes an argument of the search terms



time.sleep(6)


open_new_tab("www.duckduckgo.com")
last_tab = count_current_tabs()
activate_tab(last_tab)
time.sleep(7)
emulate_words_onsearch_tab("ghosts are immutables")

time.sleep(6)


activate_tab(last_tab - 1)
time.sleep(3)
emulate_delete(len("afterlife"))
time.sleep(3)
emulate_words_onsearch_tab("knobs and brains")

# And then you can use web browser to click links and all that stuff



 



#----------------- checking if they have loaded or not 
# third_last_tab_number = tabs - 2
# last_tab_number = tabs + 1
# loading_states = [True, True, True]

# # if either of the laoding states is true
# if loading_states[0] == True or loading_states[1] == True or loading_states[2] == True:
#   # iterate through all of the tabs and check their loading states
#   for i in range(third_last_tab_number, last_tab_number):
#     get_prop_code = "osascript -e 'tell application \"Google Chrome\" to loading of tab " + str(i) + " of window 1'"
#     get_loading = subprocess.check_output(get_prop_code, shell=True)
#     # it's returned as a string
#     state_of_loading = get_loading[:-1]  # we are getting rid of last char in the '<state>\n' to make it '<state>''
#     print state_of_loading
#     if state_of_loading == "False":
#       loading_states[i+1-i] = False
#     else:
#       loading_states[i+1-i] = True

  # time.sleep(2)
  # if state_of_loading == "false":
  #   print state_of_loading


  # elif (keep_checking[tabs] == False && keep_checking[tabs - 1] == False && keep_checking[tabs - 2] == False):