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macosx
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  2. macosx
  3. Documentation
    1. Environment Query
      1. Usage
      2. Notes
      3. machine-name
      4. short-user-name
      5. long-user-name
      6. machine-location
      7. metric?
      8. computer-name
      9. console-user
      10. local-host-name
      11. location-name
      12. session-info
      13. main-bundle-path
      14. tick-count
      15. delay
      16. gestalt
    2. Error Conditons
      1. Usage
      2. osstatus-condition?
      3. oserr-condition?
    3. URL Support
      1. Usage
      2. open-url
  4. Notes
  5. Bugs & Limitations
  6. Requirements
  7. Author
  8. Version history
  9. License

Documentation

Very incomplete MacOS X Core API.

Environment Query

Usage

 
(require-extension macosx-env)

Notes
STORE
(or #f (c-pointer SCDynamicStoreRef)).

machine-name

[procedure] (machine-name) -> string

The machine name from core services. Probably not the same as (get-host-name).

short-user-name

[procedure] (short-user-name) -> string

The short name for the user. Based on the current process uid.

long-user-name

[procedure] (long-user-name) -> string

The long name for the user. Based on the current process uid.

machine-location

[procedure] (machine-location) -> vector

Returns a 4 element vector:

LATITUDE
inexact ; Latitude in degrees north to 2 decimal places.
LONGITUDE
inexact ; Longitude in degrees east to 2 decimal places.
DLS-OFFSET
fixnum ; Number of seconds to add for daylight saving time.
GMT-OFFSET
fixnum ; Number of seconds east of GMT, includes daylight saving time status.

metric?

[procedure] (metric?) -> boolean

Using the metric system?

computer-name

[procedure] (computer-name [STORE]) -> string

The computer name from system configuration.

console-user

[procedure] (console-user [STORE]) -> (or boolean vector)

Returns a 3 element vector or #f for failure.

NAME
string ; The (short) name of the console user.
UID
fixnum ; The user id of the console user.
GID
fixnum ; The group id of the console user.

local-host-name

[procedure] (local-host-name [STORE]) -> string

The local host name from system configuration. Probably not the same as (get-host-name).

location-name

[procedure] (location-name [STORE]) -> string

The location.

session-info

[procedure] (session-info) -> vector

Returns a 10 element vector:

SESSION-ID
fixnum ; The security session identifier number.
IS-ROOT
boolean ; A root session?
HAS-GRAPHICS
boolean ; Has graphics access?
HAS-TTY
boolean ; Has tty?
IS-REMOTE
boolean ; Is a remote session?
WAS-INITIALIZED
boolean ; Initialized? (see note below)
SHORT-USER-NAME
string ; Short user name.
USER-ID
fixnum ; User identification number.
CONSOLE-SET
fixnum ; Console hardware number.
LOGIN-COMPLETED
boolean ; Login operations complete?
IS-USER-ACTIVE
boolean ; On console?

The OS API behind WAS-INITIALIZED is unsupported as of macOS 10.7 so to indicate the value is (void).

Raises an osstatus-condition for failure.

main-bundle-path

[procedure] (main-bundle-path) -> string

The full pathname of the currently running executable, including the program name.

tick-count

[procedure] (tick-count) -> number

Returns an unsigned 32-bit integer that indicates the current number of ticks (1/60th of a second) since the system last started up.

delay

[procedure] (delay TICKS) -> number

Suspend execution for the specified number of TICKS. Returns an unsigned integer that indicates the ticks after the delay.

gestalt

[procedure] (gestalt SELECTOR) -> number

Calls the Gestalt Manager with specified SELECTOR and returns an unsigned 32-bit integer.

SELECTOR
(or string symbol number).

An (or string symbol) is converted to a Macintosh 4-byte character value. The string length may not be greater than 4 but can be less; space padding will be performed.

Raises an oserr-condition for failure.

Error Conditons

Usage

 
(require-extension macosx-errors)

osstatus-condition?

[procedure] (osstatus-condition? OBJ) -> boolean

Is OBJ an osstatus condition?

oserr-condition?

[procedure] (oserr-condition? OBJ) -> boolean

Is OBJ an oserr condition?

URL Support

Usage

 
(require-extension macosx-url)

open-url

[procedure] (open-url URL)

Opens the (: URL string using the system-dependent default application.

Notes

Bugs & Limitations

Requirements

dollar check-errors condition-utils

test setup-helper

Author

Kon Lovett

Version history
2.2.0
Remove osstatus-condition?, & oserr-condition?
2.1.4
Fix for ticket #630.
2.1.3
Gestalt defunct & sessionWasInitialized not Lion.
2.1.2
Uses condition-utils.

: 2.1.1 :

2.1.0
Needs "check-errors" extension.
2.0.0
Chicken 4 release.

License

Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Kon Lovett. All rights reserved.

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.