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aw_watcher_window/printAppStatus.jxa

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+#!/usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript
+
+// adapted from:
+// https://gist.github.com/EvanLovely/cb01eafb0d61515c835ecd56f6ac199a
+
+// new to jxa?
+// - https://apple-dev.groups.io/g/jxa/wiki/3202
+// - interactive repl: `osascript -il JavaScript`
+// - API reference: Script Editor -> File -> Open Dictionary
+
+var seApp         = Application("System Events");
+var oProcess      = seApp.processes.whose({frontmost: true})[0];
+var appName       = oProcess.displayedName();
+
+// as of 05/01/21 incognio & url are not actively used in AW
+// variables must be set to `undefined` since this script is re-run via osascript
+// and the previously set values will be cached otherwise
+var url = undefined, incognito = undefined, title = undefined;
+
+// it's not possible to get the URL from firefox
+// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17846948/does-firefox-offer-applescript-support-to-get-url-of-windows
+
+switch(appName) {
+  case "Safari":
+    // incognito is not available via safari applescript
+    url = Application(appName).documents[0].url();
+    title = Application(appName).documents[0].name();
+    break;
+  case "Google Chrome":
+  case "Google Chrome Canary":
+  case "Chromium":
+  case "Brave Browser":
+    const activeWindow = Application(appName).windows[0];
+    const activeTab = activeWindow.activeTab();
+
+    url = activeTab.url();
+    title = activeTab.name();
+    incognito = activeWindow.mode() === 'incognito';
+    break;
+  case "Firefox":
+  case "Firefox Developer Edition":
+    title = Application(appName).windows[0].name();
+    break;
+  default:
+    mainWindow = oProcess.
+      windows().
+      find(w => w.attributes.byName("AXMain").value() === true)
+
+    // in some cases, the primary window of an application may not be found
+    // this occurs rarely and seems to be triggered by switching to a different application
+    if(mainWindow) {
+      title = mainWindow.
+        attributes.
+        byName("AXTitle").
+        value()
+    }
+}
+
+// key names must match expected names in lib.py
+JSON.stringify({
+  app: appName,
+  url,
+  title,
+  incognito
+});