Generic Growl Code.scpt

property growlHelperAppName : ""
property growlAppName : "Dan's Scripts"
property allNotifications : {"General", "Error"}
property enabledNotifications : {"General", "Error"}
property iconApplication : "OmniFocus.app"

(* Begin notification code *)
on notify(alertName, alertTitle, alertText)
	--Call this to show a normal notification
	my notifyMain(alertName, alertTitle, alertText, false)
end notify

on notifyWithSticky(alertName, alertTitle, alertText)
	--Show a sticky Growl notification
	my notifyMain(alertName, alertTitle, alertText, true)
end notifyWithSticky

on IsGrowlRunning()
	tell application "System Events" to set GrowlRunning to (count of (every process where creator type is "GRRR")) > 0
	return GrowlRunning
end IsGrowlRunning

on dictToString(dict) --needed to encapsulate dictionaries in osascript
	set dictString to "{"
	repeat with i in dict
		if (length of dictString > 1) then set dictString to dictString & ", "
		set dictString to dictString & "\"" & i & "\""
	end repeat
	set dictString to dictString & "}"
	return dictString
end dictToString

on notifyWithGrowl(growlHelperAppName, alertName, alertTitle, alertText, useSticky)
	tell my application growlHelperAppName
		«event register» given «class appl»:growlAppName, «class anot»:allNotifications, «class dnot»:enabledNotifications, «class iapp»:iconApplication
		«event notifygr» given «class name»:alertName, «class titl»:alertTitle, «class appl»:growlAppName, «class desc»:alertText
	end tell
end notifyWithGrowl

on NotifyWithoutGrowl(alertText)
	tell application "OmniFocus" to display dialog alertText with icon 1 buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"
end NotifyWithoutGrowl

on notifyMain(alertName, alertTitle, alertText, useSticky)
	set GrowlRunning to my IsGrowlRunning() --check if Growl is running...
	if not GrowlRunning then --if Growl isn't running...
		set GrowlPath to "" --check to see if Growl is installed...
		try
			tell application "Finder" to tell (application file id "GRRR") to set strGrowlPath to POSIX path of (its container as alias) & name
		end try
		if GrowlPath is not "" then --...try to launch if so...
			do shell script "open " & strGrowlPath & " > /dev/null 2>&1 &"
			delay 0.5
			set GrowlRunning to my IsGrowlRunning()
		end if
	end if
	if GrowlRunning then
		tell application "Finder" to tell (application file id "GRRR") to set growlHelperAppName to name
		notifyWithGrowl(growlHelperAppName, alertName, alertTitle, alertText, useSticky)
	else
		NotifyWithoutGrowl(alertText)
	end if
end notifyMain
(* end notification code *)

--Alternate method to call Growl
on notifyWithGrowlMethod2(growlHelperAppName, alertName, alertTitle, alertText, useSticky)
	if useSticky then
		set osascript to "property growlAppName : \"" & growlAppName & "\"
property allNotifications : " & dictToString(allNotifications) & "
property enabledNotifications : " & dictToString(enabledNotifications) & "
property iconApplication : \"" & iconApplication & "\"

tell application \"" & growlHelperAppName & "\"
	register as application growlAppName all notifications allNotifications default notifications enabledNotifications icon of application iconApplication
	notify with name \"" & alertName & "\" title \"" & alertTitle & "\" application name growlAppName description \"" & alertText & "\" with sticky
end tell
"
	else
		set osascript to "property growlAppName : \"" & growlAppName & "\"
property allNotifications : " & dictToString(allNotifications) & "
property enabledNotifications : " & dictToString(enabledNotifications) & "
property iconApplication : \"" & iconApplication & "\"

tell application \"" & growlHelperAppName & "\"
	register as application growlAppName all notifications allNotifications default notifications enabledNotifications icon of application iconApplication
	notify with name \"" & alertName & "\" title \"" & alertTitle & "\" application name growlAppName description \"" & alertText & "\"
end tell
"
	end if
	set shellScript to "osascript -e " & quoted form of osascript & " &> /dev/null &"
	ignoring application responses
		do shell script shellScript
	end ignoring
end notifyWithGrowlMethod2


my notifyWithSticky("General", "Title", "Body")