send key codes to the Terminal, easily changed

send_key_codes.scpt

use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite (10.10) or later
use framework "Foundation"
use scripting additions

global debug_level
global delay_float
global appref
global callappref
global keycode
global delay_float
global my_using
on run
	set keycode to 40
	set test to 0
	set delay_float to 0.5
	set debug_level to 10
	set my_app_str to "Terminal"
	set appref to application my_app_str
	set callappref to application "System Events"
	
	
	---set key to ""
	--
	--keystroke uses a string of the pressed key as argument
	--```
	--osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke  "K" using command down'
	--```
	--sends CMD-K
	--```  
	--osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to key code  126  using command down'
	--```
	-- sends CMD-Cursor Up Code key (lang independent: 123 cursor left , 124 cursor right, 125 cursor down, 126 cursor up)
	--here a nice reference i found:
	--https://eastmanreference.com/complete-list-of-applescript-key-codes
	--
	send_keycodes({keycode, keycode, keycode, keycode, keycode}, appref, delay_float)
	send_key_code(40, appref, {command down})
	
end run


on send_key_code(keycode, appref, my_using)
	tell application "System Events"
		if the debug_level > 9 then tell appref to activate
		if the debug_level > 3 then delay delay_float
		key code keycode using my_using
	end tell
end send_key_code

on send_keystroke(stroke_string, appref, my_using)
	tell application "System Events"
		if the debug_level > 9 then tell appref to activate
		if the debug_level > 3 then delay delay_float
		keystroke stroke_string using my_using
	end tell
end send_keystroke

on send_keycodes(keycodes, appref, delay_float)
	repeat with keycode in keycodes
		send_key_code(keycode, appref, {})
	end repeat
end send_keycodes