Applescript play/pause scripts for the VLC, iTunes, Spotify, Deezer

playpause.applescript

(*
-- When running each app separately
tell application "Deezer"
  if it is running then
    set old to (path to frontmost application as text)
    tell application "Deezer"
      reopen
      activate
    end tell
    tell application "System Events" to key code 49
    delay 1
    activate application old
    -- tell application "Deezer" to play
    --   tell application "Deezer"
    --   tell application "System Events" to key code 49
    -- end tell
  end if
end tell
tell application "VLC"
  if it is running then
    tell application "VLC"
      playpause
    end tell
  end if
end tell
tell application "iTunes"
  if it is running then
    tell application "iTunes"
      playpause
    end tell
  end if
end tell
*)



(*
-- save previous app and run it after the action
set previousRunningApp to (path to frontmost application as text)
-- activate and use needed app
activate application previousRunningApp
*)

on is_running(appName)
  tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end is_running

on isAppLoaded(appName)
    tell application "System Events" to set appList to every «class pcap» whose name is appName
    return ((count of appList) > 0)
end isAppLoaded


if is_running("VLC") then
  tell application "VLC"to play
else if is_running("Deezer") then
  tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Deezer"
      click menu item 1 of menu 1 of menu bar item "Controls" of menu bar 1
    end tell
  end tell
else if is_running("Spotify") then
  tell application "Spotify"to playpause
else if is_running("iTunes") then
  tell application "iTunes" to playpause
else
  tell application "iTunes"
    reopen
    activate
    playpause
  end tell
end if



-- another solution
if application "VLC" is running then
    tell application id (id of application appName)

        open location "http://google.com"
    end tell
    return "Running"
else
    return "Not running"
end if
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