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Runs osascript code

• source - Some osascript code to execute
• language - A string containing the OSA language, either 'AppleScript' or 'JavaScript'. Defaults to AppleScript if invalid language

• A boolean value indicating whether the code succeeded or not
• An object containing the parsed output that can be any type, or nil if unsuccessful
• A string containing the raw output of the code and/or its errors

Runs AppleScript code

• source - A string containing some AppleScript code to execute

• A boolean value indicating whether the code succeeded or not
• An object containing the parsed output that can be any type, or nil if unsuccessful
• If the code succeeded, the raw output of the code string. If the code failed, a table containing an error dictionary

• Use hs.osascript._osascript(source, "AppleScript") if you always want the result as a string, even when a failure occurs

Runs AppleScript code from a source file.

• fileName - A string containing the file name of an AppleScript file to execute.

• A boolean value indicating whether the code succeeded or not
• An object containing the parsed output that can be any type, or nil if unsuccessful
• If the code succeeded, the raw output of the code string. If the code failed, a table containing an error dictionary

• This function uses hs.osascript.applescript for execution.
• Use hs.osascript._osascript(source, "AppleScript") if you always want the result as a string, even when a failure occurs. However, this function can only take a string, and not a file name.

Runs JavaScript code

• source - A string containing some JavaScript code to execute

• A boolean value indicating whether the code succeeded or not
• An object containing the parsed output that can be any type, or nil if unsuccessful
• If the code succeeded, the raw output of the code string. If the code failed, a table containing an error dictionary

• Use hs.osascript._osascript(source, "JavaScript") if you always want the result as a string, even when a failure occurs

Runs JavaScript code from a source file.

• fileName - A string containing the file name of an JavaScript file to execute.

• A boolean value indicating whether the code succeeded or not
• An object containing the parsed output that can be any type, or nil if unsuccessful
• If the code succeeded, the raw output of the code string. If the code failed, a table containing an error dictionary

• This function uses hs.osascript.javascript for execution.
• Use hs.osascript._osascript(source, "JavaScript") if you always want the result as a string, even when a failure occurs. However, this function can only take a string, and not a file name.