If else statement to vca output

2024-02-14 03:17:25.590Z

I have this script that routes, and puts a track in a folder for programmed kick drums. It creates a group and add an already created vca fader to the group. I also have a folder for programmed snare drum that does the same, but I need SF to read the state of the vca io so it doesn't try and add the vca to the group once again. I can't figure out how to write that "if else" statement. @Kitch helped me out yesterday with a script that might do this trick as well.

Heres the script I use for now




let targetOutputName = "Prg Kick (Stereo)";

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackOutputSelect({
    outputSelector: menuItems => menuItems.filter(mi => mi.path[mi.path.length - 1] === targetOutputName)[0],
    selectForAllSelectedTracks: true,
});

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.titleButton.popupMenuSelect({
    isRightClick: true,
    menuPath: ['Move to...', ' -Prg Kick'],
});

 
// Get originally selected tracks and first orig selected track
const origSelectedTracks = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames;
const firstSelectedTrack = origSelectedTracks[0];

/**
* @param {string} trackName
* @param {string[]} selectedTracks
*/
function scrollToTrackNamed(trackName, selectedTracks) {
    // Open scroll to track dialog and enter track name
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Track', 'Scroll to Track...'] });
    var confirmationDialogWin = sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog;

    confirmationDialogWin.elementWaitFor();

    confirmationDialogWin.textFields.first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({ value: trackName });

    confirmationDialogWin.buttons.whoseTitle.is('OK').first.elementClick();

    confirmationDialogWin.elementWaitFor({ waitType: 'Disappear' });

    //Re-select originally selected tracks
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ names: origSelectedTracks })
};



sf.wait({
    intervalMs: 500,
});




//Calling command "Create and Add To Groups" from package "undefined" (installed from user/pkg/version "sp8S3ewi4RhTvy8g6wz5cBzljUJ2/ckf4cskt4000ky4101o721bfs/clcgra10y0004ms10akaklrj9")
sf.soundflow.runCommand({
    commandId: 'user:ckzfaw4m90001j710060jpvnm:ckf4cv3ei000oy410dgixx1tu',
    props: {
        groupName: "PRG",
        groupNumber: "1",
        letter: "d",
        disableGroupAfterCreation: true,
        createVCA: false,
        groupAction: "create",
    }
});

sf.wait({
    intervalMs: 500,
});



sf.ui.proTools.colorsSelect({
    colorNumber: 01,
});

sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({
    names: ["Prg"],
});



sf.wait({
    intervalMs: 500,
});

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.groups.whoseTitle.is("VCA IO").first.buttons.first.popupMenuSelect({
    menuPath: ["d - PRG"],
});

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Kitch Membery @Kitch

SoundFlow Team

2024-02-14 07:23:03.606Z

Hi @mikkeljm

Here is the way I'd create an if-else statement for this.

// Declare VCA Track name
const vcaTrackName = "VCA 1";
// Declare Group name
const groupName = "PRG";

// Activate Pro Tools Main Window
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
// Invalidate the main window incase track infromation has changed
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

// Get the track by name
const targetVcaTrack = sf.ui.proTools.trackGetByName({ name: vcaTrackName }).track

// If there is no VCA Track throw an error
if(targetVcaTrack === null) throw `Could not find the VCA track named "${vcaTrackName}"`;

// Get the VCA IO button from the VCA Track
const vcaIoButton = targetVcaTrack.groups.whoseTitle.is("VCA IO").first.buttons.first;

// If there is no VCA IO Button throw an error
if(vcaIoButton === null) throw `Could not find the VCA IO button on the VCA track named"${vcaTrackName}"`

// If the VCA button value (What is shown on the button) is not the group name, scroll the track into view and assign it to the group.
if (vcaIoButton.value.invalidate().value !== groupName) {
    targetVcaTrack.trackScrollToView();
    
    vcaIoButton.popupMenuSelect({
        // Use menu selector to select the groupName from the vcaIoButton.
        menuSelector: items => items.filter(item => item.path[0].split(" - ").pop() === groupName)[0],
    });
} else {
    log(`The VCA track named "${vcaTrackName}" is already assigned to the group named "${groupName}"`);
}

The else is just there for demonstration purposes.

I hope that helps.

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