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Create a chooser menu with python files to be launched inside Nuke app.

HNukeLauncher uses applescript idea to execute actions.

Download: https://github.com/sisoe24/Hammerspoon-Nukepy-Launcher/releases/download/0.0.1/HNukeLauncher.spoon.zip

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NOTE If you unzip the file with tools other than the default, be sure that the file name still has the .spoon at the end (HNukeLauncher.spoon), otherwise it will be threated like any other folder.

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Basic usage

Unzip the file and double clicking on the .spoon file to install, then inside your init.lua:

nuke = hs.loadSpoon("HNukeLauncher")
nuke:bindHotkeys({{"ctrl", "shift"}, "z"})     -- add hotkey
nuke:addDirectory("/path/to/nuke_scripts")     
nuke:addDirectory("/other/path/scripts", true) -- parse recursevily inside path
nuke:returnFocus = false                       -- optional: if you do not want to return focus on starting app

API Overview

• Variables - Configurable values
  • logger
  • pathLength
  • returnFocus
• Methods - API calls which can only be made on an object returned by a constructor
  • addDirectory
  • bindHotkeys

API Documentation

Variables

logger
Signature	HNukeLauncher.logger
Type	Variable
Description	Optional. Logging functionality. Defaults to info

pathLength
Signature	HNukeLauncher.pathLength
Type	Variable
Description	Optional. How long the path should be in the subtext of the chooser users/x/path3/path2/path1/. Starts from the end. Defaults to 4.

returnFocus
Signature	HNukeLauncher.returnFocus
Type	Variable
Description	Optional. Return the focus to the app which is currenlty active when the script launcher is executed. Defaults to true

Methods

addDirectory
Signature	HNukeLauncher:addDirectory(path, parseRecursively)
Type	Method
Description	Generate chooser entries from python files in the path
Parameters	path - the path to be parsed for .py files parseRecursively - An optional boolean for recursive parsing

bindHotkeys
Signature	HNukeLauncher:bindHotkeys(mapping)
Type	Method
Description	Add a hotkey to call the chooser menu
Parameters	mapping - a table containing the shortcuts keys: {{"ctrl", "shift"}, "f"}