macOS Talking to iTunes through a COM-like interface?

[Nitrus]

Is there no COM-like interface for cocoa to monitor iTunes in real-time? They offer such an SDK for Windows, which I have used and works flawlessly. I just find it very hard to believe that Apple hasn't added this support to it's own language "COCOA."

Anyone?

If there was a way to trigger an Applescript on song change, that might be even better.

 

[larkost]

Inter-app communication is probably best done generically with AppleEvents. AppleScript is a high-level language that sits directly on AppleEvents, but there are Cocoa methods such as NSAppleScript and CocoaScripting. There are also NSDistributedNotifications, but I don't know that iTunes put these out for the events you are looking for.

 

[chown33]

IThere are also NSDistributedNotifications, but I don't know that iTunes put these out for the events you are looking for.

It does.

Notification Watcher shows them.
http://www.tildesoft.com/Programs.html

 

[Nitrus]

Thanks

I really appreciate the help.