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macosx

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Very incomplete MacOS X Core API.

Environment Query

macosx:machine-name

[procedure] (macosx:machine-name) => STRING

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

macosx:short-user-name

[procedure] (macosx:short-user-name) => STRING

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

macosx:long-user-name

[procedure] (macosx:long-user-name) => STRING

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

macosx:machine-location

[procedure] (macosx:machine-location) => VECTOR/4

Returns a 4 element vector:

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

macosx:metric?

[procedure] (macosx:metric?) => BOOLEAN

Using the metric system?

macosx:computer-name

[procedure] (macosx:computer-name [STORE]) => STRING

The computer name from system configuration.

macosx:console-user

[procedure] (macosx:console-user [STORE]) => VECTOR/3

Returns a 3 element vector:

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

macosx:local-host-name

[procedure] (macosx:local-host-name [STORE]) => STRING

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

macosx:location-name

[procedure] (macosx:location-name [STORE]) => STRING

The location.

macosx:session-info

[procedure] (macosx:session-info) => VECTOR/10

Returns a 10 element vector:

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

macosx:main-bundle-path

[procedure] (macosx:main-bundle-path) => STRING

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

macosx:tick-count

[procedure] (macosx:tick-count) => INTEGER

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

macosx:delay

[procedure] (macosx:delay TICKS) => INTEGER

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

macosx:gestalt

[procedure] (macosx:gestalt SELECTOR) => INTEGER

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

The SELECTOR can be a string, symbol, or an unsigned integer. When a string or symbol it is converted to a Macintosh 4-byte character value - an unsigned 32-bit integer. The string length may not be greater than 4 but can be less; space padding will be performed.

URL Support

macosx:open-url

[procedure] (macosx:open-url URL-STRING)

Opens the URL-STRING using the system-dependent default application.

Usage

Environment Query

(require-library macosx-env)
...
(import macosx-env)

or

(require-extension macosx-env)

URL Support

(require-library macosx-url)
...
(import macosx-url)

or

(require-extension macosx-url)

Examples

Notes

Requirements

check-errors

Bugs and Limitations

Author

kon lovett

Version history

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

License

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

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