PHP Calls Windows Batch Genericization Tutorial

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PHP Calls Windows Batch Genericization Tutorial

PHP Calls Windows Batch Genericization Tutorial

Just to buck our usual trend in a thread of related blog postings we leave alone the title’s second last word of yesterday’s PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Genericization Tutorial to create today’s title. The reason is …

  • yesterday’s genericization was on the client side (external Javascript) of the “PHP Calls” (command line opener of a web browser address bar URL in that operating system’s default web browser) allowing “parent master callers” of our external Javascript/PHP tool control aesthetics and positioning (and a rudimentary filter to usage) … whereas …
  • today’s genericization (turns hardcodings into arguments (but none from me … boom boom!)) affects the server side (PHP) adding Windows operating system client computer support via DOS Batch start URL commands (to add to the existent macOS Apple Script open URL commands)

Some of the genericization checklist (in the changed apple_script_url.php‘s link to a pressing of an Apple Script window Play button to open Google search engine, the PHP code for which we want you to download to (the Document Root of) a macOS or Windows MAMP local Apache/PHP/MySql web server environment, ideally, though you can tailor for another macOS local web server arrangement) items went …

  1. change any operating system folder delimiter / hardcodings should become DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR
  2. change if (PHP_OS == “Darwin”) { … } hardcodings should become if (PHP_OS == “Darwin” || PHP_OS == ‘WINNT’ || PHP_OS == ‘WIN32’ || PHP_OS == ‘Windows’) { … } for combined parts versus if (PHP_OS == ‘WINNT’ || PHP_OS == ‘WIN32’ || PHP_OS == ‘Windows’) { … } for Windows only versus if (PHP_OS == “Darwin”) { … } for macOS only
  3. a lot of the rest of genericizations work because of …
    <?php

    $localsug='HTTP://localhost:8888/';

    if (PHP_OS == 'WINNT' || PHP_OS == 'WIN32' || PHP_OS == 'Windows') {
    $homename='USERPROFILE';
    $localsug='HTTP://localhost/';
    $openverb='start';
    $openext='.bat';
    $tellprefix='';
    } else {
    $homename='HOME';
    $openverb='open';
    $openext='.scpt';
    $tellprefix="tell application \"Terminal\"\n activate\n do script \"cd '" . getenv($homename) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'Desktop' . "'\" in window 1\n do script \"";
    }

    function wincomplexity($inurl) {
    if (PHP_OS == 'WINNT' || PHP_OS == 'WIN32' || PHP_OS == 'Windows') {
    $outurl=str_replace('&', '^&', $inurl);
    $huhs=explode("'", $outurl);
    if (sizeof($huhs) >= 3) { return ' ' . $huhs[1]; }
    return explode('"', $outurl)[0];
    }
    return $inurl;
    }

    ?>

… and as far as localhost port decisions go, we cater for two passes of possibilities (in a mildly changed “external Javascript” apple_script_url.js) …

  • first pass using localhost:8888 … suiting what we are familiar with in macOS MAMP local Apache/PHP/MySql web server … and as of today …
  • second pass using localhost (where the assumed :80 is not needed) … suiting what we are familiar with in Windows MAMP local Apache/PHP/MySql web server usage …

    var portstr=':8888';
    var firstloc='HTTP://localhost' + portstr + '/';
    var locfound=false;
    var asuwo=null;

    function checkasu() {
    if (asuwo.closed) { // local web server there
    if (!locfound) {
    if (portstr == '') {
    document.body.innerHTML+='<style> #asue { position:fixed; left:' + defcssleft + '; top:' + defcsstop + '; z-index:99; cursor:pointer; ' + cssoverriders + ' } </style><div onclick=justplayme(); title="DOS Batch script snapshot re-execution via Windows Desktop" id=asue>&#' + emojin + ';</div>';
    } else {
    document.body.innerHTML+='<style> #asue { position:fixed; left:' + defcssleft + '; top:' + defcsstop + '; z-index:99; cursor:pointer; ' + cssoverriders + ' } </style><div onclick=justplayme(); title="Apple Script snapshot re-execution via macOS Desktop" id=asue>&#' + emojin + ';</div>';
    }
    }
    locfound=true;
    asuwo=null;
    } else {
    if (!locfound && firstloc != 'HTTP://localhost/') {
    portstr='';
    firstloc='HTTP://localhost' + portstr + '/';
    asuwo.close();
    asuwo=null;
    asuwo=window.open(firstloc + 'apple_script_url.php?imagetest=apple_script_url_test.jpg','_blank','top=' + deftop + ',left=' + defleft + ',width=50,height=50');
    setTimeout(checkasu, 2000);
    } else {
    asuwo.close();
    asuwo=null;
    }
    locfound=false;
    }
    }

Windows (via DOS … shhhhhhh … it’s a mute point) usage lessens the stress on your button pressing digits, not needing any Play button additional presses, as Apple Script does.

Previous relevant PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Genericization Tutorial is shown below.

PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Genericization Tutorial

PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Genericization Tutorial

We often set off an “integration” project, and make it work for “Case 1” (akin to Mathematical Induction where you prove for “Case 1”, then prove for “Case 2” and then prove for “Case n”) and wake up the next day facing what is hard for us, as a programmer, to bear … hardcodings that many a programmer will want to “Genericize” out in favour of “Arguments” (but none from me … tee hee!)

And so, today’s task on top of yesterday’s PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Integration Tutorial‘s (all important) “proof of integration concept” work, is to “Genericize” in terms of user control of the “emoji button” look and positioning and sizing (ie. its CSS styling).

Why bother? Now is the time to ask … true. It’s because we envisage this changed “external Javascript” apple_script_url.js can be useful as a servant (or child “tool”) to many and varied masters (or parent “callers”), and it will be useful to not have too many versions of the tool just displaying the “emoji button” differently, but rather, allow the master code be able to control this “emoji button” look, but calling on the same source code. Exemplifying this in today’s tutorial picture we added call arguments in …

<?php echo ”

<script type='text/javascript' src='apple_script_url.js?left=calc(50% - 85px)&top=calc(50% + 80px)&emoji=128220&css=font-size:30px;opacity:0.8;'></script>

“; ?>

… to achieve this …


// apple_script_url.js
// RJM Programming
// February, 2022
// Make apple_script_url.php useful

var firstloc='HTTP://localhost:8888/';
var locfound=false;
var asuwo=null;
var defleft='' + eval(-30 + eval('' + screen.width));
var deftop='50';
var defcssleft='calc(100% - 30px)';
var defcsstop='50px';
var cssoverriders='';
var emojin='128221';
var mustcontainc=('' + document.URL + '.').substring(0,1);

function justplayme() {
if (locfound) {
if (('' + document.URL).indexOf(mustcontainc) != -1) {
asuwo=window.open(firstloc + 'apple_script_url.php?justplay=y&showothers=y&tsplus=' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL.split('#')[0].replace('HTTP','http').replace(/\./g,'_').replace(/\?/g,'_').replace(/\&/g,'_').replace(/\=/g,'_').replace(/\:/g,'_').replace(/\//g,'_')) + '&url=' + encodeURIComponent(document.URL.split('#')[0]),'_blank','top=50,left=50,width=50,height=50');
setTimeout(checkasu, 5000);
}
}
}

function checkasu() {
if (asuwo.closed) { // local web server there
if (!locfound) {
document.body.innerHTML+='<style> #asue { position:fixed; left:' + defcssleft + '; top:' + defcsstop + '; z-index:99; cursor:pointer; ' + cssoverriders + ' } </style><div onclick=justplayme(); title="Apple Script snapshot re-execution via macOS Desktop" id=asue>&#' + emojin + ';</div>';
}
locfound=true;
asuwo=null;
} else {
locfound=false;
asuwo.close();
asuwo=null;
}
}

function changethedefaultsmaybe() {
var defpallette='', thisonepal='', calcpal='', calcper='', icalcper=-1;
if (document.head.innerHTML.indexOf('apple_s' + 'cript_url.js?') != -1) {
defpallette=document.head.innerHTML.split('apple_s' + 'cript_url.js?')[1].split('>')[0].split('"')[0].split("'")[0].replace(/\&\;/g,'&').replace(/mustcontain\=\&$/g, 'mustcontain=' + encodeURIComponent('&')).replace('mustcontain=&&', 'mustcontain=' + encodeURIComponent('&') + '&').replace('mustcontain=&#', 'mustcontain=' + encodeURIComponent('&') + '#');
if (defpallette.toLowerCase().indexOf('mustcontain=') != -1) {
mustcontainc=decodeURIComponent(defpallette.toLowerCase().split('mustcontain=')[1].split('&')[0]);
if (mustcontainc.trim() == '') { mustcontainc=('' + document.URL + '.').substring(0,1); }
}
if (defpallette.toLowerCase().indexOf('left=') != -1) {
thisonepal=decodeURIComponent(defpallette.toLowerCase().split('left=')[1].split('&')[0].replace(/\%$/g,'%25').replace(/\%\ /g,'%25%20').replace(/\%\+/g,'%25%2b').replace(/\%\-/g,'%25%2d').replace(/\%\)/g,'%25%29').replace(/\ /g,'%20').replace(/\(/g,'%28').replace(/\)/g,'%29').replace(/\+/g,'%2b').replace(/\-/g,'%2d'));
if (thisonepal.indexOf('calc(') != -1 || thisonepal.indexOf('vx') != -1 || thisonepal.indexOf('%') != -1 || thisonepal.indexOf('px') != -1) {
defcssleft=thisonepal;
calcpal=thisonepal.replace(/calc/g,'').replace(/px/g,'').replace(/vx/g,'%');
calcper='';
if (calcpal.indexOf('%') != -1) { icalcper=eval(-1 + eval('' + calcpal.indexOf('%'))); while (calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) >= '0' && calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) <= '9') { calcper=calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) + calcper; icalcper--; } calcpal=calcpal.replace(calcper + '%', '' + eval(eval('' + calcper) * eval('' + screen.width) / 100)); }
calcper='';
if (calcpal.indexOf('%') != -1) { icalcper=eval(-1 + eval('' + calcpal.indexOf('%'))); while (calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) >= '0' && calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) <= '9') { calcper=calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) + calcper; icalcper--; } calcpal=calcpal.replace(calcper + '%', '' + eval(eval('' + calcper) * eval('' + screen.width) / 100)); }
calcper='';
if (calcpal.indexOf('%') != -1) { icalcper=eval(-1 + eval('' + calcpal.indexOf('%'))); while (calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) >= '0' && calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) <= '9') { calcper=calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) + calcper; icalcper--; } calcpal=calcpal.replace(calcper + '%', '' + eval(eval('' + calcper) * eval('' + screen.width) / 100)); }
defleft=eval('' + calcpal);
}
}
if (defpallette.toLowerCase().indexOf('top=') != -1) {
thisonepal=decodeURIComponent(defpallette.toLowerCase().split('top=')[1].split('&')[0].replace(/\%$/g,'%25').replace(/\%\ /g,'%25%20').replace(/\%\+/g,'%25%2b').replace(/\%\-/g,'%25%2d').replace(/\%\)/g,'%25%29').replace(/\ /g,'%20').replace(/\(/g,'%28').replace(/\)/g,'%29').replace(/\+/g,'%2b').replace(/\-/g,'%2d'));
if (thisonepal.indexOf('calc(') != -1 || thisonepal.indexOf('vh') != -1 || thisonepal.indexOf('%') != -1 || thisonepal.indexOf('px') != -1) {
defcsstop=thisonepal;
calcpal=thisonepal.replace(/calc/g,'').replace(/px/g,'').replace(/vh/g,'%');
calcper='';
if (calcpal.indexOf('%') != -1) { icalcper=eval(-1 + eval('' + calcpal.indexOf('%'))); while (calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) >= '0' && calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) <= '9') { calcper=calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) + calcper; icalcper--; } calcpal=calcpal.replace(calcper + '%', '' + eval(eval('' + calcper) * eval('' + screen.height) / 100)); }
calcper='';
if (calcpal.indexOf('%') != -1) { icalcper=eval(-1 + eval('' + calcpal.indexOf('%'))); while (calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) >= '0' && calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) <= '9') { calcper=calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) + calcper; icalcper--; } calcpal=calcpal.replace(calcper + '%', '' + eval(eval('' + calcper) * eval('' + screen.height) / 100)); }
calcper='';
if (calcpal.indexOf('%') != -1) { icalcper=eval(-1 + eval('' + calcpal.indexOf('%'))); while (calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) >= '0' && calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) <= '9') { calcper=calcpal.substring(icalcper,eval(1 + icalcper)) + calcper; icalcper--; } calcpal=calcpal.replace(calcper + '%', '' + eval(eval('' + calcper) * eval('' + screen.height) / 100)); }
deftop=eval('' + calcpal);
}
}
if (defpallette.toLowerCase().indexOf('css=') != -1) {
cssoverriders=decodeURIComponent(defpallette.toLowerCase().split('css=')[1].split('&')[0].replace(/\%$/g,'%25').replace(/\%\ /g,'%25%20').replace(/\%\+/g,'%25%2b').replace(/\%\-/g,'%25%2d').replace(/\%\)/g,'%25%29').replace(/\ /g,'%20').replace(/\(/g,'%28').replace(/\)/g,'%29').replace(/\+/g,'%2b').replace(/\-/g,'%2d'));
}
if (defpallette.toLowerCase().indexOf('emoji=') != -1) {
emojin=decodeURIComponent(defpallette.toLowerCase().split('emoji=')[1].split('&')[0].replace(/\%$/g,'%25').replace(/\%\ /g,'%25%20').replace(/\%\+/g,'%25%2b').replace(/\%\-/g,'%25%2d').replace(/\%\)/g,'%25%29').replace(/\ /g,'%20').replace(/\(/g,'%28').replace(/\)/g,'%29').replace(/\+/g,'%2b').replace(/\-/g,'%2d').replace(/\,/g,'%2c').replace(/\./g,'%2e').replace(/\:/g,'%3a').replace(/\;/g,'%3b')).replace(/^\&\#/g,'').replace(/\;$/g,'').replace(/\,/g,';&#').replace(/\./g,';&#');
}
}
}

if (!navigator.userAgent.match(/Android|BlackBerry|iPhone|iPad|iPod|Opera Mini|IEMobile/i)) {
changethedefaultsmaybe();
asuwo=window.open(firstloc + 'apple_script_url.php?imagetest=apple_script_url_test.jpg','_blank','top=' + deftop + ',left=' + defleft + ',width=50,height=50');
setTimeout(checkasu, 2000);
}

More integration awaits!

Previous relevant PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Integration Tutorial is shown below.

PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Integration Tutorial

PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Integration Tutorial

Building on yesterday’s PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Primer Tutorial we want to integrate yesterday’s start onto the recent …

… as macOS (perhaps MAMP local Apache/PHP/MySql web server) “Intranet style” integrations using the two lynchpins …

… leading to a top right 📝 emoji button accessing these Apple Scripts saved over at the macOS system’s “home Desktop” folder, ready for ongoing recall and extending. Is this an intersessional (macOS or Mac OS X only) feeling piece of functionality that interests you? Well, get downloading (and perhaps) tweaking, to find out!

Previous relevant PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Primer Tutorial is shown below.

PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Primer Tutorial

PHP Calls macOS Apple Script Primer Tutorial

Yesterday’s Apple Script Execution of Start Word Suggestions for Wordle Tutorial struck a chord of interest for us. Its use of …

  • macOS command line via Terminal application …
  • Apple Scripting … and …
  • “open” command on that command line

    … opens the door to an idea we’ve wondered about before … perhaps involve multiple web browser “brands” in a single …

    • web application
    • command line application
    • curl web application

    … using … you guessed it … PHP in (what we see as) its 3 modes of use.

    Here’s our first draft of apple_script_url.php we want you to download to (the Document Root of) a macOS MAMP local Apache/PHP/MySql web server environment, ideally, though you can tailor for another macOS local web server arrangement, perhaps …


    <?php
    // apple_script_url.php
    // RJM Programming
    // February 2022

    $ts=date('_dmY_his', time());

    if (isset($argc)) {
    if (PHP_OS == "Darwin") {
    if ($argc >= 2) {
    if (file_exists(getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop/MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt')) {
    unlink(getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop/MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt');
    }
    file_put_contents(getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop/MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt', "tell application \"Terminal\"\n activate\n do script \"cd '" . getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop' . "'\" in window 1\n do script \"open '" . $argv[1] . "'\" in window 1\nend tell");
    exec("cd " . getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop ; open MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt');
    }
    }
    } else if (isset($_GET['url'])) {
    if (PHP_OS == "Darwin") {
    if (file_exists(getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop/MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt')) {
    unlink(getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop/MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt');
    }
    file_put_contents(getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop/MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt', "tell application \"Terminal\"\n activate\n do script \"cd '" . getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop' . "'\" in window 1\n do script \"open '" . str_replace('+','%20',$_GET['url']) . "'\" in window 1\nend tell");
    //exec('open \"' . getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop/MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt\"');
    passthru("cd " . getenv('HOME') . '/Desktop ; open MyAppleScript' . $ts . '.scpt');
    } else if (strpos($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'], 'localhost') === false) {
    echo "<html><body onload=\" window.open('HTTP://localhost:8888/apple_script_url.php?url=" . str_replace('+','%20',$_GET['url']) . "','_self'); \"></body></html>";
    }
    }
    ?>

    … and if you have downloaded, you may get some joy with it calling Google into a new web browser arrangement via the pressing of an Apple Script window Play button … or … get to the macOS Terminal prompt and type …


    php /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/apple_script_url.php https://google.com

    … or …


    curl "HTTP://localhost:8888/apple_script_url.php?url=https://google.com"

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