RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation

Re:RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation by phleet on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:07AM (#9973497)

I've been looking for something like this forever! I loved AutoIt v3 on Windows, and osascript always felt super crippled in comparison (as well as impossible to look up documentation for). I've long since forgotten what I wanted to use this for, but I'll be sure to remember this for later!

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Re:RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation by noinsight on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:12AM (#9973516)

> AutoIt v3

AutoHotkey is available and open source but the custom scripting language is off-putting, I would much rather have something like standard JavaScript for it. If this project moves forward in that direction it could be great.

http://ahkscript.org/

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Re:RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation by octalmage on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:19AM (#9973541)

I grew up on AutoHotkey but yeah, the syntax is very strange. It's actually based on AutoIt v2. The closest language (syntax wise) is Assembly, and that's silly.

AutoHotkey is avalible, but only on Windows. I don't think I would have made this if AutoHotkey was cross platform.

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Re:RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation by octalmage on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:13AM (#9973519)

That's exactly why I made it! I'm a huge AutoHotkey and AutoIt fan, I'm hoping I can recreate that for Node.js.

I hope you get inspired!

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Re:RobotJS – Node.js Desktop Automation by dc2 on Thursday July 30, 2015 @03:08AM (#9973504)

I know! Was thinking about this sort of thing and then ran into the pjt about a week later.

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