JXA script for changing the current profile of the current tab in Terminal.app

withprofile

#!/usr/bin/env osascript -l JavaScript
ObjC.import('stdlib')

function run(argv) {
    const [newSettingSetName, ...commandArray] = argv;
    const app = Application("Terminal");
    const oldSettingsName = app.windows[0].selectedTab.currentSettings.name();

    setSettingSet(app, newSettingSetName);
    if (commandArray.length) {
        const status = $.system(commandArray.join(" "));
        setSettingSet(app, oldSettingsName);
        $.exit(status)
    }
}

function setSettingSet(app, name) {
    let sets = app.settingsSets.whose({name: name});
    assertSingleSettingSet(sets, "Didn't find unique profile with name '" + name + "'");
    app.windows[0].selectedTab.currentSettings = sets.first();
}

function assertSingleSettingSet(settingSets, errorMessage) {
    if (settingSets.length !== 1) {
        console.log(errorMessage)
        $.exit(-1);
    }
}

withprofile

An JXA script that temporarily allows you to change the current profile in your osx terminal. Usefull if you want to change the background to red while sshing to a remote server.

Example usage:

withprofile "silver aerogel" vim

When vim ends, you go back to your original profile. In OSX Terminal Preferences, change New tabs open with to Default Profile to avoid unexpected behavior when opening new tabs.

Tip: Adding alias ssh='withprofile "Red Sands" caffeinate /usr/bin/ssh' to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc will avoid putting your mac to sleep while connecting to a remote server. The red background will remind you of your connection to a remote server.

You can also leave off the command. When you run withprofile "red sands", it will change the profile for the current tab.