Reloads a specific Safari extension in development

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safari ext reload.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'appscript'

# Extensions to reload.
# TODO: read exts currently in development from TextMate
exts = ["Instapaper Editing"]

Appscript::app("Safari").activate

safari = Appscript::app("System Events").processes["Safari"]
safari.menu_bars[1].menu_bar_items["Develop"].menus[1].menu_items["Show Extension Builder"].click

sleep 0.5

builder = safari.windows["Extension Builder"]
ui = builder.scroll_areas[1].UI_elements[1]

num_reloaded = 0

(1..ui.groups.count).each do |i|
  # static text representing the extension name
  text = ui.groups[i].static_texts[1]
  if text.exists
    name = text.name.get
    # is this an extension that needs to be reloaded?
    if exts.include? name
      puts "Reloading #{name.inspect}..."
      ui.UI_elements["ReloadUninstall#{name}"].buttons["Reload"].click
      # give Safari some breathing room after reload
      sleep 0.5
      break if (num_reloaded += 1) == exts.length
    end
  end
  # HACK: press the down cursor key to cycle through extensions
  ui.keystroke("\037")
  # give it some time to update the view
  sleep 0.2
end

# FIXME: doesn't work
# builder.close