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CommandPost allows you to create Lua code snippets, which appear as actions in CommandPost's Search Console.
This means you can trigger a snippet via a shortcut key or control surface button.
For example, to launch Final Cut Pro, you can use this simple Lua code:
cp.apple.finalcutpro:launch()CommandPost is also compatible with Hammerspoon, so you can also use any of the examples on the Hammerspoon website:
http://www.hammerspoon.org/go/
You can learn more about Lua here:
https://dev.commandpost.io/lua/lua-overview
Here's a link to Hammerspoon's API reference:
http://www.hammerspoon.org/docs/index.html
Here's some direct links to some useful Hammerspoon functions:
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Examples
Forcefully restart an application by its bundle identifier
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local bundleID = "com.logitech.manager.daemon"
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local apps = hs.application.applicationsForBundleID(bundleID)
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if apps and apps[1] then
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apps[1]:kill9()
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end
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hs.application.launchOrFocusByBundleID(bundleID)
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Select all even clips in a timeline
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cp.apple.finalcutpro:launch()
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local clips = cp.apple.finalcutpro:timeline():contents():clipsUI()
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table.sort(clips, function(a, b) return a.AXPosition.x < b.AXPosition.x end)
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local evenClips = {}
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for i, clip in ipairs(clips) do
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if (i % 2 == 0) then
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table.insert(evenClips, clip)
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end
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end
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cp.apple.finalcutpro:timeline():contents():selectClips(evenClips)
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Go back 500 frames and play
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "-", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "2", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "0", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "0", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "0", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "return")
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cp.apple.finalcutpro:doShortcut("JogForward"):Now()
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Audio Cross Dissolve Backward (J-Cut)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"shift"}, "]", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "-", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "1", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "0", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "return", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd"}, "up", 0)
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-- Need To Assign Toggle Fade Out in FCPX
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd", "alt"}, "f", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd"}, "down", 0)
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-- Need To Assign Toggle Fade In in FCPX
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd", "shift"}, "f", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"ctrl"}, "s", 0)
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Audio Cross Dissolve Centre
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"shift"}, "]", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "-", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "1", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "0", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "return", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd"}, "up", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd"}, "down", 0)
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-- Need To Assign Toggle Fade In in FCPX
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd", "shift"}, "f", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"ctrl"}, "s", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "down", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"shift"}, "[", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"shift"}, "=", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "1", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "0", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "return", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd"}, "up", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd"}, "down", 0)
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-- Need To Assign Toggle Fade Out in FCPX
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd", "alt"}, "f")
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"ctrl"}, "s")
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Audio Cross Dissolve Forward (L-Cut)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"shift"}, "[", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"shift"}, "=", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "1", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "0", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({}, "return", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd"}, "up", 0)
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-- Need To Assign Toggle Fade In in FCPX
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd", "shift"}, "f", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd"}, "down", 0)
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-- Need To Assign Toggle Fade Out in FCPX
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"cmd", "alt"}, "f", 0)
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hs.eventtap.keyStroke({"ctrl"}, "s", 0)
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