AppleScript to handle URLs

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Follow these instructions to create an AppleScript App that can be used to open URLs, e.g. from Choosy.

1. Open Script Editor (in /Applications/Utilities).
2. Write a script with an on open location handler (see example.applescript).
3. Save the script as an application (select "Application" from the file format dropdown in the save dialog in Script Editor).
4. Edit the application's Info.plist file to add a CFBundleURLTypes section, indicating it can handle HTTP URLs (see Info.plist). If the app is at ~/Applications/MyApp.app then the Info.plist will be at ~/Applications/MyApp.app/Contents/Info.plist.
5. Test your application from the command line using open -a ~/Applications/MyApp.app http://www.example.com
6. Update the AppleScript to do something useful with the URL (the do shell script command might be useful if you want to avoid writing more AppleScript).
7. ?
8. Profit.

example.applescript

on open location this_URL
	display alert this_URL
end open location

Info.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <!-- ... -->
  
  <!-- Add this section: -->
  <key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
  <array>
    <dict>
      <key>CFBundleURLName</key>
      <string>HTTP URL</string>
      <key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
      <array>
        <string>http</string>
        <string>https</string>
      </array>
    </dict>
  </array>
  <!-- End of what needs adding -->
  
</dict>
</plist>