Scripting Language Guide
KosmicTask uses an extensible plug-in architecture to support a wide range of scripting languages. By design support is included for all the scripting languages that are present as part of a standard OS X 10.6 installation. When such a task is executed its script is passed to the local scripting subsystem for execution.
In addition, KosmicTask includes a number of additional scripting languages. Support for these languages is wholly embedded in the application bundle and nothing is installed outside of the application itself. KosmicTask supports both interpreted scripting languages (such as Php and Perl) and those that are compiled (such as AppleScript and Java). Support is also included for a number of Cocoa bridges. These bridges are extremely powerful and enable scripts to access all the power and functionality of the OS X Cocoa framework. A list of support resources for all the listed scripting languages is available on the support page.
KosmicTask supports the scripting of tasks in the following languages:
| Script | Embedded | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AppleScript | no | Apple event scripting component |
| Bash shell | no | OS X shell |
| C shell | no | OS X shell |
| C | yes | Interpreter |
| C++ | yes | Interpreter |
| Java | no | Runtime |
| JavaScript | no | Interpreter |
| Korn shell | no | OS X shell |
| Lua | yes | Interpreter |
| Perl | no | OS X scripting component |
| PHP | no | OS X scripting component |
| Python | no | OS X scripting component |
| Ruby | no | OS X scripting component |
| Tcl | no | OS X scripting component |
| Tenex C shell | no | OS X shell |
| Z shell | no | OS X shell |
C and C++ interpreted scripting support is provided by CINT. A list of the relative popularity of various languages can be found at the TIOBE Programming Community Index.
Cocoa Framework Scripting
KosmicTask supports Cocoa framework scripting using the following bridges and components:
| Script | Embedded | Description | KosmicTask Alias |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppleScriptObjC | no | AppleScript bridge | AppleScript Cocoa |
| F-Script | yes | F-Script Cocoa scripting environment | F-Script Cocoa |
| JSCocoa | yes | JavaScript bridge | JavaScript Cocoa |
| LuaCocoa | yes | Lua bridge | Lua Cocoa |
| PyObjC | no | Python bridge | Python Cocoa |
| RubyCocoa | no | Ruby bridge | Ruby Cocoa |
Within KosmicTask the various Cocoa components are identified by the alias given in the above table.