From fb46b59591d4836931b7f9135a79b26125b2383a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: n loewen <nick@nloewen.com>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 16:56:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Use already-open QuickTime windows, instead of taking a file
 list to open

---
 mosaic.lua | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mosaic.lua b/mosaic.lua
index 6e28a50..7559d3d 100644
--- a/mosaic.lua
+++ b/mosaic.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 -- 1. CONFIGURATION
 
-screen_width = 1000 -- FIXME
+screen_width = 1080 -- FIXME
 aspect_ratio = 1.5 -- a good default for dragonframe's typical 1620x1080 exports
-window_titlebar_height = 39
+menubar_height = 39
 
 
 -- 2. UTILITY FUNCTIONS
@@ -23,74 +23,70 @@ function linesToTable(s)
   return t
 end
 
+-- 3. COUNT WINDOWS + SET UP GRID
 
--- 3. GET FILE LIST
--- TODO: get these some other way that's easier to use...
--- maybe args passed in from an Automater script?
-
-local cd = exec("pwd")
-local files = exec('stat -f "%N" *.mp4')
-
--- Create a table containing the complete path to every video:
-local filetable = linesToTable(files)
-for k, file in ipairs(filetable) do
-  print("k "..k.." v "..file)
-  filetable[k] = cd.."/"..file
-  print(filetable[k])
-end
-
-
--- 4. PREP FOR PLAYING
+number_of_windows = tonumber(exec("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to count (windows of process \"QuickTime Player\" where value of attribute \"AXMinimized\" is false)'"))
+print("There are currently "..number_of_windows.." non-minimized QuickTime windows")
 
 -- FIXME:
-if #filetable <= 9 then
+if number_of_windows <= 9 then
   cols = 3
   rows = 3
+elseif number_of_windows <= 12 then
+  cols = 3
+  rows = 4
+elseif number_of_windows <= 16 then
+  cols = 4
+  rows = 4
+elseif number_of_windows <= 20 then
+  cols = 4
+  rows = 5
+elseif number_of_windows <= 25 then
+  cols = 5
+  rows = 5
+elseif number_of_windows <= 30 then
+  cols = 5
+  rows = 6
+elseif number_of_windows <= 36 then
+  cols = 6
+  rows = 6
+else
+  os.execute("osascript -e 'display dialog \"you have too many videos lol\"'")
+  os.exit()
 end
 
 video_width = screen_width // cols -- "floor division" returns an integer
 video_height = video_width // aspect_ratio
 
 
--- 5. PLAY + POSITION VIDEOS
+-- 4. PLAY + POSITION VIDEOS
 
--- We're going to loop through the list of videos.
--- For each video we will:
--- 1. use AppleScript to open it, playing on loop
+-- For each QuickTime window we will:
+-- 1. use AppleScript to play it on loop
 -- 2. move it to the appropriate position
 
 current_col = 1
 current_row = 1
-for _, file in ipairs(filetable) do
-  print("opening "..file)
-  print(string.format("  col: %s, row: %s", current_col, current_row))
-
+for i = 1, number_of_windows do
   -- Calculate position / dimensions
   local x1 = (current_col * video_width) - video_width
-  local y1 = (current_row * video_height) - video_height + (current_row * window_titlebar_height) - window_titlebar_height
+  local y1 = (current_row * video_height) - video_height + menubar_height
   local x2 = x1 + video_width
   local y2 = y1 + video_height
   local bounds = string.format("{%d, %d, %d, %d}", x1, y1, x2, y2)
+  print(string.format("row %s, col %s: %s", current_row, current_col, bounds))
 
-  print("  "..bounds)
-  print()
+  -- Loop
+  local loopCmd = string.format('tell application "QuickTime Player" to set the looping of document %d to true', i)
+  os.execute("osascript -e '"..loopCmd.."'")
 
-  -- Open the video + play it on loop
-  os.execute(
-      string.format(
-      [[osascript -e '
-      set f to POSIX file "%s"
-      tell application "QuickTime Player"
-        set theMovie to open file f
-        tell theMovie
-          set the looping of theMovie to true
-          play
-        end tell
-      end tell'
-      ]], file))
+  -- Play
+  local playCmd = string.format('tell application "QuickTime Player" to play document %d', i)
+  os.execute("osascript -e '"..playCmd.."'")
 
-  -- Move it to the correct spot on the screen
-  os.execute(string.format("osascript -e 'tell application \"%s\" to set the bounds of the front window to %s'", "QuickTime Player", bounds))
+  -- Move
+  local moveCmd = string.format('tell application "QuickTime Player" to set the bounds of window %d to %s', i, bounds)
+  os.execute("osascript -e '"..moveCmd.."'")
 
   -- Update grid positioning for the next iteration
   current_col = current_col + 1