dramsay-rubyosa 0.4.0

data/sample/iTunes/tag_genre_lastfm.rb

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+# For each selected track in iTunes, retrieve the genre from Last.fm and accordingly tag the track.
+
+begin require 'rubygems'; rescue LoadError; end
+require 'rbosa'
+require 'net/http'
+require 'cgi'
+require 'rexml/document' 
+include REXML
+
+itunes = OSA.app('iTunes')
+
+selection = itunes.selection.get
+if selection.empty?
+  $stderr.puts "Please select some tracks."
+  exit 1
+end
+
+first = selection.first.artist 
+feed = "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/1.0/artist/#{CGI::escape(first)}/toptags.xml"
+doc = Document.new(Net::HTTP.get(URI(feed))) 
+
+selection.each do |track|
+  if doc.root.attributes['artist'] == track.artist
+    genre = doc.root[1][1].text.capitalize
+  else
+    puts 'Querying Last.fm again...' 
+    feed = "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/1.0/artist/#{CGI::escape(track.artist)}/toptags.xml"
+    doc = Document.new(Net::HTTP.get(URI(feed)))
+    genre = doc.root[1][1].text.capitalize
+  end
+  track.genre = genre
+end

data/sample/misc/sdef.rb

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+# Print the given application's sdef(5).
+
+begin require 'rubygems'; rescue LoadError; end
+require 'rbosa'
+require 'rexml/document'
+
+def usage
+    STDERR.puts <<-EOS
+Usage: #{$0} [--name | --path | --bundle_id | --signature] ...
+Examples:
+    #{$0} --name iTunes
+    #{$0} --path /Applications/iTunes.app 
+    #{$0} --bundle_id com.apple.iTunes 
+    #{$0} --signature hook
+EOS
+    exit 1
+end
+
+usage unless ARGV.length == 2 
+
+key = case ARGV.first
+    when '--name'
+        :name
+    when '--path'
+        :path
+    when '--bundle_id'
+        :bundle_id
+    when '--signature'
+        :signature
+    else
+        usage
+end
+
+app = OSA.app(key => ARGV.last)
+doc = REXML::Document.new(app.sdef)
+doc.write(STDOUT, 0)
+puts ""

data/src/lib/rbosa.rb

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+# Copyright (c) 2006-2007, Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
+# 
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+# 1.  Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 
+# 2.  Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 
+# 3.  Neither the name of Apple Inc. ("Apple") nor the names of
+#     its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#     from this software without specific prior written permission. 
+# 
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY APPLE AND ITS CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLE OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+# ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+# STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+# IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+$KCODE = 'u' # we will use UTF-8 strings
+
+require 'osa'
+require 'date'
+require 'uri'
+require 'iconv'
+
+# Try to load RubyGems first, libxml-ruby may have been installed by it.
+begin require 'rubygems'; rescue LoadError; end
+
+# If libxml-ruby is not present, switch to REXML.
+USE_LIBXML = begin
+  gem 'xml/libxml', '= 0.3.8.4'
+
+  # libxml-ruby bug workaround.
+  class XML::Node
+    alias_method :old_cmp, :==
+    def ==(x)
+      (x != nil and old_cmp(x))
+    end
+  end
+  true
+rescue LoadError
+  require 'rexml/document'
+
+  # REXML -> libxml-ruby compatibility layer.
+  class REXML::Element
+    alias_method :old_find, :find
+    def find(path=nil, &block)
+      if path.nil? and block
+        old_find { |*x| block.call(*x) }
+      else
+        list = []
+        ::REXML::XPath.each(self, path) { |e| list << e }
+        list
+      end
+    end
+    def [](attr)
+      attributes[attr]
+    end
+    def find_first(path)
+      ::REXML::XPath.first(self, path)
+    end
+  end
+  false
+end
+
+class String
+  def to_4cc
+    OSA.__four_char_code__(Iconv.iconv('MACROMAN', 'UTF-8', self).to_s)
+  end
+end
+
+class OSA::Enumerator
+  attr_reader :code, :name, :group_code
+  
+  def initialize(const, name, code, group_code)
+    @const, @name, @code, @group_code = const, name, code, group_code
+    self.class.instances[code] = self 
+  end
+   
+  def self.enum_for_code(code)
+    instances[code]
+  end
+
+  def to_s
+    @name
+  end
+
+  def inspect
+    "<#{@const}>"
+  end
+
+  #######
+  private
+  #######
+
+  def self.instances
+    (@@instances rescue @@instances = {})
+  end
+end
+
+class OSA::Element
+  REAL_NAME = CODE = nil
+  def to_rbobj
+    unless __type__ == 'null'
+    val = OSA.convert_to_ruby(self)
+    val == 'msng' ? nil : val == nil ? self : val
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def self.from_rbobj(requested_type, value, enum_group_codes)
+    obj = OSA.convert_to_osa(requested_type, value, enum_group_codes)
+    obj.is_a?(OSA::Element) ? obj : self.__new__(*obj)
+  end
+end
+
+class OSA::ElementList
+  include Enumerable
+  def each
+    self.size.times { |i| yield(self[i]) }
+  end
+end
+
+class OSA::ElementRecord
+  def self.from_hash(hash)
+    value = {}
+    hash.each do |code, val| 
+      key = OSA.sym_to_code(code)
+      if key.nil?
+        raise ArgumentError, "invalid key `#{code}'" if code.to_s.length != 4
+        key = code
+      end
+      value[key] = OSA::Element.from_rbobj(nil, val, nil)
+    end
+    OSA::ElementRecord.__new__(value)
+  end
+
+  def to_hash
+    h = {}
+    self.to_a.each do |code, val|
+      key = (OSA.code_to_sym(code) or code)
+      h[key] = val.to_rbobj
+    end 
+    return h
+  end
+end
+
+module OSA::ObjectSpecifier
+  def get
+    new_obj = @app.__send_event__('core', 'getd', [['----', self]], true).to_rbobj
+    if !new_obj.is_a?(self.class) and new_obj.is_a?(OSA::Element) and self.respond_to?(:properties) and (klass = self.properties[:class])
+      klass.__duplicate__(new_obj)
+    else
+      new_obj
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+class OSA::ObjectSpecifierList
+  include Enumerable
+  
+  def initialize(app, desired_class, container)
+    @app, @desired_class, @container = app, desired_class, container
+  end
+   
+  def length
+    @app.__send_event__(
+      'core', 'cnte', 
+      [['----', @container], ['kocl', OSA::Element.__new__('type', @desired_class::CODE.to_4cc)]], 
+      true).to_rbobj
+  end
+  alias_method :size, :length
+
+  def empty?
+    length == 0
+  end
+
+  def [](idx)
+    idx += 1 # AE starts counting at 1.
+    o = obj_spec_with_key(OSA::Element.__new__('long', [idx].pack('l')))
+    o.instance_variable_set(:@app, @app)
+    o.extend OSA::ObjectSpecifier
+  end
+
+  def first
+    self[0]
+  end
+
+  def last
+    self[-1]
+  end
+
+  def each
+    self.length.times { |i| yield(self[i]) }
+  end
+
+  def get
+    o = obj_spec_with_key(OSA::Element.__new__('abso', 'all '.to_4cc))
+    o.instance_variable_set(:@app, @app)
+    o.extend OSA::ObjectSpecifier
+    o.get
+  end
+  alias_method :to_a, :get
+
+  def ==(other)
+    other.kind_of?(self.class) \
+    and other.length == self.length \
+    and (0..other.length).all? { |i| other[i] == self[i] }
+  end
+
+  def inspect
+    super.scan(/^([^ ]+)/).to_s << " desired_class=#{@desired_class}>"
+  end
+
+  def every(sym)
+    if @desired_class.method_defined?(sym) and code = OSA.sym_to_code(sym)
+      o = obj_spec_with_key(OSA::Element.__new__('abso', 'all '.to_4cc))
+      pklass = @app.classes[code]
+      if pklass.nil? or !OSA.lazy_events
+        @app.__send_event__('core', 'getd', 
+          [['----', OSA::Element.__new_object_specifier__('prop', o,
+          'prop', OSA::Element.__new__('type', code.to_4cc))]],
+          true).to_rbobj
+      else
+        OSA::ObjectSpecifierList.new(@app, pklass, o)
+      end
+    else
+      raise ArgumentError, "desired class `#{@desired_class}' does not have a attribute named `#{sym.to_s}'"
+    end
+  end
+
+  #######
+  private
+  #######
+
+  def obj_spec_with_key(element)
+    @desired_class.__new_object_specifier__(@desired_class::CODE, @container,
+                        'indx', element)
+  end
+end
+
+module OSA::EventDispatcher
+
+  SCRIPTING_ADDITIONS_DIR = [
+    '/System/Library/ScriptingAdditions',
+    '/Library/ScriptingAdditions'
+  ]
+  if home = ENV['HOME']
+    SCRIPTING_ADDITIONS_DIR << File.join(home, '/Library/ScriptingAdditions')
+  end
+
+  def merge(args)
+    args = { :name => args } if args.is_a?(String)
+    by_name = args[:name]
+    begin
+      name, target, sdef = OSA.__scripting_info__(args)
+    rescue RuntimeError => excp
+      # If an sdef bundle can't be find by name, let's be clever and look in the ScriptingAdditions locations.
+      if by_name 
+        args = SCRIPTING_ADDITIONS_DIR.each do |dir|
+          path = ['.app', '.osax'].map { |e| File.join(dir, by_name + e) }.find { |p| File.exists?(p) }
+          if path
+            break { :path => path }
+          end
+        end 
+        if args.is_a?(Hash)
+          by_name = nil
+          retry
+        end
+      end
+      raise excp
+    end
+    app_module_name = self.class.name.scan(/^OSA::(.+)::.+$/).flatten.first
+    app_module = OSA.const_get(app_module_name) 
+    OSA.__load_sdef__(sdef, target, app_module, true, self.class)
+    (self.__send_event__('ascr', 'gdut', [], true) rescue nil) # Don't ask me why...
+    return self 
+  end
+end
+
+module OSA
+  def self.app_with_name(name)
+    STDERR.puts "OSA.app_with_name() has been deprecated and its usage is now discouraged. Please use OSA.app('name') instead."
+    self.__app__(*OSA.__scripting_info__(:name => name))
+  end
+
+  def self.app_with_path(path)
+    STDERR.puts "OSA.app_by_path() has been deprecated and its usage is now discouraged. Please use OSA.app(:path => 'path') instead."
+    self.__app__(*OSA.__scripting_info__(:path => path))
+  end
+
+  def self.app_by_bundle_id(bundle_id)
+    STDERR.puts "OSA.app_by_bundle_id() has been deprecated and its usage is now discouraged. Please use OSA.app(:bundle_id => 'bundle_id') instead."
+    self.__app__(*OSA.__scripting_info__(:bundle_id => bundle_id))
+  end
+
+  def self.app_by_signature(signature)
+    STDERR.puts "OSA.app_by_signature() has been deprecated and its usage is now discouraged. Please use OSA.app(:signature => 'signature') instead."
+    self.__app__(*OSA.__scripting_info__(:signature => signature))
+  end
+
+  def self.app(*args)
+    if args.size == 2
+      if args.first.is_a?(String) and args.last.is_a?(Hash)
+        hash = args.last
+        if hash.has_key?(:name)
+          warn "Given Hash argument already has a :name key, ignoring the first String argument `#{args.first}'"
+        else
+          hash[:name] = args.first
+        end
+        args = hash
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "when called with 2 arguments, the first is supposed to be a String and the second a Hash"
+      end
+    else
+      if args.size != 1
+        raise ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (#{args.size} for at least 1)"
+      end
+      args = args.first
+    end
+    args = { :name => args } if args.is_a?(String)
+    self.__app__(*OSA.__scripting_info__(args))
+  end
+
+  @conversions_to_ruby = {}
+  @conversions_to_osa = {}
+
+  def self.add_conversion(hash, types, block, max_arity, replace=false)
+    raise "Conversion block has to accept either #{(1..max_arity).to_a.join(', ')} arguments" unless (1..max_arity) === block.arity
+    types.each do |type|
+      next if !replace and hash.has_key?(type)
+      hash[type] = block 
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.replace_conversion_to_ruby(*types, &block)
+    add_conversion(@conversions_to_ruby, types, block, 3, true)
+  end
+  
+  def self.add_conversion_to_ruby(*types, &block)
+    add_conversion(@conversions_to_ruby, types, block, 3)
+  end
+
+  def self.replace_conversion_to_osa(*types, &block)
+    add_conversion(@conversions_to_osa, types, block, 2, true)
+  end
+  
+  def self.add_conversion_to_osa(*types, &block)
+    add_conversion(@conversions_to_osa, types, block, 2)
+  end
+  
+  def self.convert_to_ruby(osa_object)
+    osa_type = osa_object.__type__
+    osa_data = osa_object.__data__(osa_type) if osa_type and osa_type != 'null'
+    if conversion = @conversions_to_ruby[osa_type]
+      args = [osa_data, osa_type, osa_object]
+      conversion.call(*args[0..(conversion.arity - 1)])
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.__convert_to_osa__(requested_type, value, enum_group_codes=nil)
+    return value if value.is_a?(OSA::Element)
+    if conversion = @conversions_to_osa[requested_type]
+      args = [value, requested_type]
+      conversion.call(*args[0..(conversion.arity - 1)])
+    elsif enum_group_codes and enum_group_codes.include?(requested_type)
+      if value.is_a?(Array)
+        ary = value.map { |x| OSA::Element.__new__('enum', x.code.to_4cc) } 
+        ElementList.__new__(ary)
+      else
+        ['enum', value.code.to_4cc]
+      end
+    elsif md = /^list_of_(.+)$/.match(requested_type)
+      ary = value.to_a.map do |elem| 
+        obj = convert_to_osa(md[1], elem, enum_group_codes) 
+        obj.is_a?(OSA::Element) ? obj : OSA::Element.__new__(*obj)
+      end
+      ElementList.__new__(ary)
+    else
+      STDERR.puts "unrecognized type #{requested_type}" if $VERBOSE
+      ['null', nil]
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.convert_to_osa(requested_type, value, enum_group_codes=nil)
+    ary = __convert_to_osa__(requested_type, value, enum_group_codes)
+    if ary == ['null', nil]
+      new_type = case value
+        when String then 'text'
+        when Array then 'list'
+        when Hash then 'record'
+        when Integer then 'integer'
+        when Float then 'double'
+      end
+      if new_type
+        ary = __convert_to_osa__(new_type, value, enum_group_codes)
+      end
+    end
+    ary
+  end
+  
+  def self.set_params(hash)
+    previous_values = {}
+    hash.each do |key, val|
+      unless OSA.respond_to?(key)
+        raise ArgumentError, "Invalid key value (no parameter named #{key} was found)"
+      end
+      ivar_key = '@' + key.to_s
+      previous_val = self.instance_variable_get(ivar_key)
+      previous_values[ivar_key] = previous_val;
+      self.instance_variable_set(ivar_key, hash[key])
+    end
+    if block_given?
+      yield
+      previous_values.each { |key, val| self.instance_variable_set(key, val) }
+    end
+    nil
+  end
+
+  #######
+  private
+  #######
+
+  class DocItem
+    attr_reader :name, :description
+    def initialize(name, description, optional=false)
+      @name = name
+      @description = description
+      @optional = optional
+    end
+    def optional?
+      @optional
+    end
+  end
+
+  class DocMethod < DocItem
+    attr_reader :result, :args
+    def initialize(name, description, result, args)
+      super(name, description)
+      @result = result
+      @args = args
+    end
+    def inspect
+      "<Method #{name} (#{description})>"
+    end
+  end
+ 
+  def self.__app__(name, target, sdef)
+    @apps ||= {}
+    app = @apps[target]
+    return app if app
+
+    # Creates a module for this app, we will define the scripting interface within it.
+    app_module = Module.new
+    self.const_set(rubyfy_constant_string(name), app_module)
+
+    @apps[target] = __load_sdef__(sdef, target, app_module)
+  end
+
+  def self.__load_sdef__(sdef, target, app_module, merge_only=false, app_class=nil)
+    # Load the sdef.
+    doc = if USE_LIBXML
+      parser = XML::Parser.new
+      parser.string = sdef
+      parser.parse
+    else
+      REXML::Document.new(sdef)
+    end
+
+    # Retrieves and creates enumerations.
+    enum_group_codes = {} 
+    doc.find('/dictionary/suite/enumeration').each do |element|
+      enum_group_code = element['code']
+      enum_module_name = rubyfy_constant_string(element['name'], true)
+      enum_module = Module.new
+      enum_group_codes[enum_group_code] = enum_module
+      
+      documentation = [] 
+      enum_module.const_set(:DESCRIPTION, documentation)
+ 
+      element.find('enumerator').each do |element|
+        name = element['name']
+        enum_name = rubyfy_constant_string(name, true)
+        enum_code = element['code']
+        enum_const = app_module.name + '::' + enum_module_name + '::' + enum_name
+
+        enum = OSA::Enumerator.new(enum_const, name, enum_code, enum_group_code)
+        enum_module.const_set(enum_name, enum)
+
+        documentation << DocItem.new(enum_name, englishify_sentence(element['description']))
+      end
+ 
+      app_module.const_set(enum_module_name, enum_module) unless app_module.const_defined?(enum_module_name)
+    end
+
+    # Retrieves and creates classes.
+    classes = {}
+    class_elements = {}
+    doc.find('/dictionary/suite/class').each do |element|
+      key = (element['id'] or element['name'])
+      (class_elements[key] ||= []) << element
+    end
+    class_elements.values.flatten.each do |element| 
+      klass = add_class_from_xml_element(element, class_elements, classes, app_module)
+      methods_doc = []
+      description = englishify_sentence(element['description'])
+      if klass.const_defined?(:DESCRIPTION)
+        klass.const_set(:DESCRIPTION, description) if klass.const_get(:DESCRIPTION).nil?
+      else
+        klass.const_set(:DESCRIPTION, description)
+      end
+      if klass.const_defined?(:METHODS_DESCRIPTION)
+        methods_doc = klass.const_get(:METHODS_DESCRIPTION)
+      else
+        methods_doc = []
+        klass.const_set(:METHODS_DESCRIPTION, methods_doc)
+      end
+
+      # Creates properties. 
+      # Add basic properties that might be missing to the Item class (if any).
+      props = {}
+      element.find('property').each do |x| 
+        props[x['name']] = [x['code'], type_of_parameter(x), x['access'], x['description']]
+      end
+      if klass.name[-6..-1] == '::Item'
+        unless props.has_key?('id')
+          props['id'] = ['ID  ', 'integer', 'r', 'the unique ID of the item']
+        end
+      end
+      props.each do |name, pary|
+        code, type, access, description = pary
+        setter = (access == nil or access.include?('w'))
+
+        if type == 'reference'
+          pklass = OSA::Element 
+        else
+          pklass = classes[type]
+          if pklass.nil?
+            pklass_elements = class_elements[type]
+            unless pklass_elements.nil?
+              pklass = add_class_from_xml_element(pklass_elements.first, class_elements, classes, app_module)
+            end
+          end 
+        end
+
+        # Implicit 'get' if the property class is primitive (not defined in the sdef),
+        # otherwise just return an object specifier.
+        method_name = rubyfy_method(name, klass, type)
+        method_proc = if pklass.nil?
+          proc do 
+            @app.__send_event__('core', 'getd', 
+              [['----', Element.__new_object_specifier__('prop', @app == self ? Element.__new__('null', nil) : self, 
+              'prop', Element.__new__('type', code.to_4cc))]],
+              true).to_rbobj
+          end
+        else
+          proc do  
+            o = pklass.__new_object_specifier__('prop', @app == self ? Element.__new__('null', nil) : self, 
+                                  'prop', Element.__new__('type', code.to_4cc))
+            unless OSA.lazy_events?
+              @app.__send_event__('core', 'getd', [['----', o]], true).to_rbobj
+            else
+              o.instance_variable_set(:@app, @app)
+              o.extend(OSA::ObjectSpecifier)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        klass.class_eval { define_method(method_name, method_proc) }
+        ptypedoc = if pklass.nil?
+          type_doc(type, enum_group_codes, app_module)
+        else
+          "a #{pklass} object"
+        end
+        if description
+          description[0] = description[0].chr.downcase
+          description = '-- ' << description
+        end 
+        methods_doc << DocMethod.new(method_name, englishify_sentence("Gets the #{name} property #{description}"), DocItem.new('result', englishify_sentence("the property value, as #{ptypedoc}")), nil)
+
+        # For the setter, always send an event.
+        if setter
+          method_name = rubyfy_method(name, klass, type, true)
+          method_proc = proc do |val|
+            @app.__send_event__('core', 'setd', 
+              [['----', Element.__new_object_specifier__('prop', @app == self ? Element.__new__('null', nil) : self, 
+                                     'prop', Element.__new__('type', code.to_4cc))],
+               ['data', val.is_a?(OSA::Element) ? val : Element.from_rbobj(type, val, enum_group_codes.keys)]],
+              true)
+            return nil
+          end
+          klass.class_eval { define_method(method_name, method_proc) }
+          methods_doc << DocMethod.new(method_name, englishify_sentence("Sets the #{name} property #{description}"), nil, [DocItem.new('val', englishify_sentence("the value to be set, as #{ptypedoc}"))])
+        end 
+
+        OSA.add_property(name.intern, code)
+      end
+
+      # Creates elements.
+      element.find('element').each do |eelement|
+        type = eelement['type']
+        
+        eklass = classes[type]
+        if eklass.nil?
+          eklass_elements = class_elements[type]
+          unless eklass_elements.nil?
+            eklass = add_class_from_xml_element(eklass_elements.first, class_elements, classes, app_module)
+          end
+        end 
+
+        if eklass.nil?
+          STDERR.puts "Cannot find class '#{type}', skipping element '#{eelement}'" if $DEBUG
+          next
+        end
+
+        method_name = rubyfy_method(eklass::PLURAL, klass)
+        method_proc = proc do
+          unless OSA.lazy_events?
+            @app.__send_event__('core', 'getd', 
+              [['----', Element.__new_object_specifier__(
+                eklass::CODE.to_4cc, @app == self ? Element.__new__('null', nil) : self,
+                'indx', Element.__new__('abso', 'all '.to_4cc))]],
+              true).to_rbobj
+          else
+            ObjectSpecifierList.new(@app, eklass, @app == self ? Element.__new__('null', nil) : self)
+          end
+        end
+        klass.class_eval { define_method(method_name, method_proc) }
+        methods_doc << DocMethod.new(method_name, englishify_sentence("Gets the #{eklass::PLURAL} associated with this object"), DocItem.new('result', englishify_sentence("an Array of #{eklass} objects")), nil)
+      end
+    end
+
+    unless merge_only
+      # Having an 'application' class is required.
+      app_class = classes['application']
+      raise "No application class defined." if app_class.nil?
+      all_classes_but_app = classes.values.reject { |x| x.ancestors.include?(OSA::EventDispatcher) }
+    else
+      all_classes_but_app = classes.values
+    end
+
+    # Maps commands to the right classes.
+    doc.find('/dictionary/suite/command').each do |element|
+      name = element['name']
+      next if /NOT AVAILABLE/.match(name) # Finder's sdef (Tiger) names some commands with this 'tag'.
+      description = element['description']
+      direct_parameter = element.find_first('direct-parameter')
+      result = element.find_first('result')       
+      has_result = result != nil
+ 
+      code = element['code']
+      begin
+        code = Iconv.iconv('MACROMAN', 'UTF-8', code).to_s
+      rescue Iconv::IllegalSequence
+        # We can't do more...
+        STDERR.puts "unrecognized command code encoding '#{code}', skipping..." if $DEBUG
+        next
+      end
+
+      classes_to_define = []
+      forget_direct_parameter = true
+      direct_parameter_optional = false
+
+      if direct_parameter.nil?
+        # No direct parameter, this is for the application class.
+        classes_to_define << app_class
+      else
+        # We have a direct parameter:
+        # - map it to the right class if it's a class defined in our scripting dictionary
+        # - map it to all classes if it's a 'reference' and to the application class if it's optional
+        # - otherwise, just map it to the application class.
+        type = type_of_parameter(direct_parameter)
+        direct_parameter_optional = parameter_optional?(direct_parameter)
+
+        if type == 'reference'
+          classes_to_define = all_classes_but_app
+          classes_to_define << app_class if direct_parameter_optional
+        else 
+          klass = classes[type]
+          if klass.nil?
+            forget_direct_parameter = false
+            classes_to_define << app_class
+          else
+            classes_to_define << klass
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Reject classes which are already represented by an ancestor.
+      if classes_to_define.length > 1
+        classes_to_define.uniq!
+        classes_to_define.reject! do |x|
+          classes_to_define.any? { |y| x != y and x.ancestors.include?(y) } 
+        end
+      end
+
+      params = []
+      params_doc = []
+      unless direct_parameter.nil?
+        pdesc = direct_parameter['description']
+        params << [
+          'direct',
+          '----',
+          direct_parameter_optional,
+          type_of_parameter(direct_parameter)
+        ]
+        unless forget_direct_parameter
+          params_doc << DocItem.new('direct', englishify_sentence(pdesc))
+        end
+      end 
+
+      element.find('parameter').to_a.each do |element|
+        poptional = parameter_optional?(element) 
+        params << [
+          rubyfy_string(element['name']),
+          element['code'],
+          poptional,
+          type_of_parameter(element)
+        ]
+        params_doc << DocItem.new(rubyfy_string(element['name'], true), englishify_sentence(element['description']), poptional) 
+      end
+
+      method_proc = proc do |*args_ary|
+        args = []
+        min_argc = i = 0
+        already_has_optional_args = false # Once an argument is optional, all following arguments should be optional.
+        optional_hash = nil 
+        params.each do |pname, pcode, optional, ptype|
+          self_direct = (pcode == '----' and forget_direct_parameter)
+          if already_has_optional_args or (optional and !self_direct)
+            already_has_optional_args = true
+          else
+            if args_ary.size < i
+              raise ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (#{args_ary.size} for #{i})"
+            end
+          end
+          val = if self_direct
+            self.is_a?(OSA::EventDispatcher) ? [] : ['----', self]
+          else
+            arg = args_ary[i]
+            min_argc += 1 unless already_has_optional_args
+            i += 1
+            if arg.is_a?(Hash) and already_has_optional_args and i >= args_ary.size and min_argc + 1 == i
+              optional_hash = arg
+            end
+            if optional_hash
+              arg = optional_hash.delete(pname.intern)
+            end 
+            if arg.nil?
+              if already_has_optional_args
+                []
+              end
+            else
+              [pcode, arg.is_a?(OSA::Element) ? arg : OSA::Element.from_rbobj(ptype, arg, enum_group_codes.keys)]
+            end
+          end
+          args << val
+        end
+        if args_ary.size > params.size or args_ary.size < min_argc
+          raise ArgumentError, "wrong number of arguments (#{args_ary.size} for #{min_argc})"
+        end
+        if optional_hash and !optional_hash.empty?
+          raise ArgumentError, "inappropriate optional argument(s): #{optional_hash.keys.join(', ')}"
+        end
+        wait_reply = (OSA.wait_reply != nil ? OSA.wait_reply : (has_result or @app.remote?)) 
+        ret = @app.__send_event__(code[0..3], code[4..-1], args, wait_reply)
+        wait_reply ? ret.to_rbobj : ret
+      end
+
+      unless has_result
+        result_type = result_doc = nil
+      else
+        result_type = type_of_parameter(result)
+        result_klass = classes[result_type]
+        result_doc = DocItem.new('result', englishify_sentence(result['description']))
+      end
+
+      classes_to_define.each do |klass|
+        method_name = rubyfy_method(name, klass, result_type)
+        klass.class_eval { define_method(method_name, method_proc) }
+        methods_doc = klass.const_get(:METHODS_DESCRIPTION)
+        methods_doc << DocMethod.new(method_name, englishify_sentence(description), result_doc, params_doc)
+      end
+      
+      # Merge some additional commands, if necessary.
+      unless app_class.method_defined?(:activate)
+        app_class.class_eval do
+          define_method(:activate) do 
+            __send_event__('misc', 'actv', [], true)
+            nil
+          end
+        end
+        methods_doc = app_class.const_get(:METHODS_DESCRIPTION)
+        methods_doc << DocMethod.new('activate', 'Activate the application.', nil, []) 
+      end
+    end
+
+    unless merge_only
+      # Returns an application instance, that's all folks!
+      hash = {}
+      classes.each_value { |klass| hash[klass::CODE] = klass } 
+      app_class.class_eval do 
+        attr_reader :sdef, :classes
+        define_method(:remote?) { @is_remote == true }
+      end
+      is_remote = target.length > 4
+      app = is_remote ? app_class.__new__('aprl', target) : app_class.__new__('sign', target.to_4cc)
+      app.instance_variable_set(:@is_remote, is_remote)
+      app.instance_variable_set(:@sdef, sdef)
+      app.instance_variable_set(:@classes, hash)
+      app.extend OSA::EventDispatcher
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.parameter_optional?(element)
+    element['optional'] == 'yes'
+  end
+
+  def self.add_class_from_xml_element(element, class_elements, repository, app_module)
+    real_name = element['name']
+    key = (element['id'] or real_name)
+    klass = repository[key]
+    if klass.nil?
+      code = element['code']
+      inherits = element['inherits']
+      plural = element['plural']
+   
+      if real_name == inherits
+        # Inheriting from itself is a common idiom when adding methods 
+        # to a class that has already been defined, probably to avoid
+        # mentioning the subclass name more than once.
+        inherits = nil
+      end
+
+      if inherits.nil?
+        klass = Class.new(OSA::Element)
+      else
+        super_elements = class_elements[inherits]
+        super_class = if super_elements.nil?
+          STDERR.puts "sdef bug: class '#{real_name}' inherits from '#{inherits}' which is not defined - fall back inheriting from OSA::Element" if $DEBUG
+          OSA::Element
+        else
+          add_class_from_xml_element(super_elements.first, class_elements, repository, app_module)
+        end
+        klass = Class.new(super_class)
+      end
+
+      klass.class_eval { include OSA::EventDispatcher } if real_name == 'application'
+
+      klass.const_set(:REAL_NAME, real_name) unless klass.const_defined?(:REAL_NAME)
+      klass.const_set(:PLURAL, plural == nil ? real_name + 's' : plural) unless klass.const_defined?(:PLURAL)
+      klass.const_set(:CODE, code) unless klass.const_defined?(:CODE)
+      
+      app_module.const_set(rubyfy_constant_string(real_name), klass)
+
+      repository[key] = klass
+    end 
+
+    return klass
+  end
+  
+  def self.type_doc(type, enum_group_codes, app_module)
+    if mod = enum_group_codes[type]
+      mod.to_s 
+    elsif md = /^list_of_(.+)$/.match(type)
+      "list of #{type_doc(md[1], enum_group_codes, app_module)}"
+    else
+      up_type = type.upcase
+      begin
+        app_module.const_get(up_type).to_s
+      rescue 
+        type
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.type_of_parameter(element)
+    type = element['type']
+    if type.nil?
+      etype = element.find_first('type')
+      if etype
+        type = etype['type']
+        if type.nil? and (etype2 = etype.find_first('type')) != nil
+          type = etype2['type']
+        end
+        type = "list_of_#{type}" if etype['list'] == 'yes'
+      end
+    end
+    raise "Parameter #{element} has no type." if type.nil?
+    return type
+  end
+
+  def self.escape_string(string)
+    string.gsub(/[\$\=\s\-\.\/]/, '_').gsub(/&/, 'and')
+  end
+
+  def self.rubyfy_constant_string(string, upcase=false)
+    string = string.gsub(/[^\w\s]/, '')
+    first = string[0]
+    if (?a..?z).include?(first)
+      string[0] = first.chr.upcase
+    elsif !(?A..?Z).include?(first)
+      string.insert(0, 'C')
+    end
+    escape_string(upcase ? string.upcase : string.gsub(/\s(.)/) { |s| s[1].chr.upcase })
+  end
+
+  RUBY_RESERVED_KEYWORDS = ['for', 'in', 'class']
+  def self.rubyfy_string(string, handle_ruby_reserved_keywords=false)
+    # Prefix with '_' parameter names to avoid possible collisions with reserved Ruby keywords (for, etc...).
+    if handle_ruby_reserved_keywords and RUBY_RESERVED_KEYWORDS.include?(string)
+      '_' + string
+    else
+      escape_string(string).downcase
+    end
+  end
+  
+  def self.rubyfy_method(string, klass, return_type=nil, setter=false)
+    base = rubyfy_string(string)
+    s, i = base.dup, 1
+    loop do
+      if setter
+        # Suffix setters with '='.
+        s << '='
+      elsif return_type == 'boolean'
+        # Suffix predicates with '?'. 
+        s << '?'
+      end
+      break unless klass.method_defined?(s)
+      # Suffix with an integer if the class already has a method with such a name.
+      i += 1
+      s = base + i.to_s
+    end
+    return s
+  end
+
+  def self.englishify_sentence(string)
+    return '' if string.nil? or string.empty?
+    string[0] = string[0].chr.upcase
+    string.strip!
+    last = string[-1].chr
+    string << '.' if last != '.' and last != '?' and last != '!'
+    return string
+  end
+end
+
+# String, for unicode stuff force utf8 type if specified.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('TEXT') { |value, type, object| object.__data__('TEXT') }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('utxt', 'utf8') { |value, type, object| object.__data__(OSA.utf8_strings ? 'utf8' : 'TEXT') }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('string', 'text') { |value| ['TEXT', value.to_s] }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('Unicode text') { |value| [OSA.utf8_strings ? 'utf8' : 'TEXT', value.to_s] }
+
+# Signed/unsigned integer. 
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('shor', 'long') { |value| value.unpack('l').first }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('comp') { |value| value.unpack('q').first }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('integer', 'double integer') { |value| ['magn', [value].pack('l')] }
+
+# Float
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('sing') { |value| value.unpack('f').first }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('magn', 'doub') { |value| value.unpack('d').first }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('double') { |value| ['doub', [value].pack('d')] }
+
+# Boolean.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('bool') { |value| value.unpack('c').first != 0 }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('boolean') { |value| [(value ? 'true'.to_4cc : 'fals'.to_4cc), nil] }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('true') { |value| true }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('fals') { |value| false }
+
+# Date.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('ldt ') { |value| 
+  Date.new(1904, 1, 1) + Date.time_to_day_fraction(0, 0, value.unpack('q').first)
+}
+
+# Array.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('list') do |value|
+  # The `list_of_XXX' types are not handled here.
+  if value.is_a?(Array)
+    elements = value.map { |x| OSA::Element.from_rbobj(nil, x, nil) }
+    OSA::ElementList.__new__(elements)
+  else
+    value
+  end
+end
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('list') { |value, type, object| 
+  object.is_a?(OSA::ElementList) ? object.to_a.map { |x| x.to_rbobj } : object
+}
+
+# File name.
+# Let's use the 'furl' type here instead of 'alis', as we don't have a way to produce an alias for a file that does not exist yet.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('alias', 'file') { |value| ['furl', value.to_s] }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('alis') do |value, type, object| 
+  URI.unescape(URI.parse(object.__data__('furl')).path)
+end 
+
+# Hash.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('reco') { |value, type, object| object.is_a?(OSA::ElementRecord) ? object.to_hash : value }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('record') do |value| 
+  if value.is_a?(Hash)
+    OSA::ElementRecord.from_hash(value)
+  else
+    value 
+  end 
+end
+
+# Enumerator.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('enum') { |value, type, object| OSA::Enumerator.enum_for_code(object.__data__('TEXT')) or object }
+
+# Class.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('type class', 'type') { |value| value.is_a?(Class) and value.ancestors.include?(OSA::Element) ? ['type', value::CODE.to_4cc] : value } 
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('type') do |value, type, object| 
+  if value == 'msng' 
+    # Missing values.
+    value 
+  else
+    hash = object.instance_variable_get(:@app).instance_variable_get(:@classes)
+    hash[value] or value
+  end
+end
+
+# QuickDraw Rectangle, aka "bounding rectangle".
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('qdrt') { |value| value.unpack('S4') }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('bounding rectangle') { |value| ['qdrt', value.pack('S4')] }
+
+# Pictures (just return the raw data).
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('PICT') { |value, type, object| value[222..-1] } # Removing trailing garbage.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('picture') { |value| ['PICT', value.to_s] }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('imaA') { |value, type, object| value }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('TIFF') { |value, type, object| value }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('Image') { |value| ['imaA', value.to_s] }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('TIFF picture') { |value| ['TIFF', value.to_s] }
+
+# RGB color.
+OSA.add_conversion_to_ruby('cRGB') { |value| value.unpack('S3') }
+OSA.add_conversion_to_osa('color') do |values| 
+  ary = values.map { |i| OSA::Element.__new__('long', [i].pack('l')) }
+  OSA::ElementList.__new__(ary)
+end
+
+require 'rbosa_properties'