Script To Arm and Select a given track is buggy / inconsistent

An added function I would love to add to this script (once it's working) would be to have it also search the clip slots and select the first empty one. Currently it defaults to whatever scene happens to be selected.

But it would be great to get it working more consistently for now of course!

Hi @wolaud,

I made some progress on the script to select the next free clip slot.

To select the next free clip slot on a named track like "VST 1" you can use this script:

// Bail out if Ableton is not running
if (!sf.ui.abletonLive.isRunning) throw `Ableton Live is not running`;

// Track Name
let trackName = 'VST 1';

// Find the Track
let trackToArm = sf.app.abletonLive.song.tracks.find(tr => tr.name.stringValue === trackName);

// Toggle Arm The Track
trackToArm.arm.setValue({ value: true });

// Find the next Empty Clip Slot on the Track
let uiClipSlots = sf.ui.abletonLive.mainWindow.session.slots.groups.filter(group => group.title.value.includes(`in track ${trackName},`));
let firstEmptyClipSlot = uiClipSlots.findIndex(group => group.title.value.startsWith(`in track ${trackName}`));

// Highlight Clip Slot
sf.app.abletonLive.song.view.highlightedClipSlot.setValue({ value: trackToArm.clipSlots[firstEmptyClipSlot] });

To do this for the selected Track, it would be this. Note that using sf.app.abletonLive.song.view.selectedTrack.invalidate(); in a session as big as the one you are working from may be a bit slow, but it is accurate - we may be able to work out a quicker method.

// Bail out if Ableton is not running
if (!sf.ui.abletonLive.isRunning) throw `Ableton Live is not running`;

// Arm the Selected Track 
let trackToArm = sf.app.abletonLive.song.view.selectedTrack.invalidate();

let trackName = trackToArm.name.stringValue;

// Toggle Arm The Track
trackToArm.arm.setValue({ value: true });

// Find the next Empty Clip Slot on the Track
let uiClipSlots = sf.ui.abletonLive.mainWindow.session.slots.groups.filter(group => group.title.value.includes(`in track ${trackName},`));
let firstEmptyClipSlot = uiClipSlots.findIndex(group => group.title.value.startsWith(`in track ${trackName}`));

// Highlight Clip Slot
sf.app.abletonLive.song.view.highlightedClipSlot.setValue({ value: trackToArm.clipSlots[firstEmptyClipSlot] });

Then to record to the selected clip slot, you can use a script like this:

// Bail out if Ableton is not running
if (!sf.ui.abletonLive.isRunning) throw `Ableton Live is not running`;

sf.app.abletonLive.song.view.highlightedClipSlot.fire();

To set the fade mode for an audio clip, you can use this.

This will be included in the next version of the official package as well!

let clipViewTab = "Tool Tabs"
let horizontalOrientationName = "Audio Utilities"
let verticalOrientationName = "SampleTools"
let checkBox = "Clip Fade-In/Fade-Out"
let targetValue = "Toggle"

// Click the Audio Clip View Button
setAudioClipViewCheckBox({
    clipViewTab,
    horizontalOrientationName,
    verticalOrientationName,
    checkBox,
    targetValue
})

/**
 * Navigate to Clip View Tab
 * @param {Object} props 
 * @param {Object} props.radioGroup
 * @param {string} props.targetRadioButtonName
 */
function navigateToClipViewTab({ radioGroup, targetRadioButtonName }) {

    const radioButtons = radioGroup.radioButtons;

    // Find current radio button (by intValue === 1)
    const currentRadioButton = radioButtons.find(rb => rb.value.intValue === 1);
    if (!currentRadioButton) throw new Error("Current radio button not found");

    const currentName = currentRadioButton.getString("AXDescription");

    // Find indices of current and target radio buttons
    const currentIndex = radioButtons.findIndex(rb => rb.getString("AXDescription") === currentName);
    const targetIndex = radioButtons.findIndex(rb => rb.getString("AXDescription") === targetRadioButtonName);

    if (targetIndex === -1) throw new Error(`Target button '${targetRadioButtonName}' not found in radio group`);

    // 
    const delta = targetIndex - currentIndex;

    if (delta === 0) return; // Already on the target

    // Focus the current button so that it accepts arrow key presses
    currentRadioButton.elementSetAttributeValue({
        attributeName: "AXFocused",
        attributeValue: true,
    });

    const directionKey = delta > 0 ? "kVK_RightArrow" : "kVK_LeftArrow";

    for (let i = 0; i < Math.abs(delta); i++) {
        sf.keyboard.internalPress({ virtualKey: directionKey });

        // Maybe add a waitFor to make sure the intValue has changed for the target radio button.
    }
}

/**
 * Set Audio Clip View checkBox
 */
function setAudioClipViewCheckBox({ clipViewTab, horizontalOrientationName, verticalOrientationName, checkBox, targetValue }) {

    // Activate Ableton
    sf.ui.abletonLive.appActivateMainWindow();

    const mainWindow = sf.ui.abletonLive.mainWindow;

    const clipDetailGroup = mainWindow.groups.first.groups.whoseTitle.is("Clip Detail").first;
    const clipTitleBar = clipDetailGroup.groups.whoseTitle.is("Clip Title Bar").first;
    const radioGroup = clipDetailGroup.radioGroups.whoseTitle.is(clipViewTab).first;

    // If Clip View is Not Shown, Then Show It
    if (!sf.ui.abletonLive.getMenuItem('View', 'Clip View').isMenuChecked) {
        sf.ui.abletonLive.menuClick({ menuPath: ['View', 'Clip View'] })
    }

    // If no clip is selected then bail
    if (clipDetailGroup.children.whoseRole.is("AXStaticText").whoseValue.is("No clip selected.").first.exists) {
        log(`No Clip Selected`)
        throw 0;
    }

    // If this is not a Audio clip then, we should bail! 
    if (!sf.app.abletonLive.song.view.detailClip.invalidate().isAudioClip.boolValue) {
        log(`This Is Not An Audio Clip`);
        throw 0;
    }

    function showHideClipProperties(targetValue) {
        if (clipTitleBar.exists) {
            clipTitleBar.elementClick({ actionName: 'AXShowMenu' })

            // Explicitly define the context menu
            let contextMenuWin = sf.ui.abletonLive.windows.whoseTitle.is('').allItems.find(window => window.groups.first.groups.whoseTitle.is('Context').exists)
                .groups.first.groups.whoseTitle.is("Context").first;

            let foldMenuItem = contextMenuWin.menuItems.whoseTitle.endsWith('Fold').first;

            // Wait for the context menu to show up
            contextMenuWin.elementWaitFor({}, `Failed Waiting for the context menu`);

            if (foldMenuItem.exists && foldMenuItem.title.invalidate().value == 'Fold' && (targetValue == "Disable" || targetValue == "Toggle")) {
                foldMenuItem.elementClick({ actionName: "AXPick" });
            } else if (foldMenuItem.title.invalidate().value == '✔ Fold' && (targetValue == "Enable" || targetValue == "Toggle")) {
                contextMenuWin.menuItems.whoseTitle.is('✔ Fold').first.elementClick({ actionName: "AXPick" })
            } else {
                //dismiss menu
                sf.keyboard.internalPress({ virtualKey: `kVK_Escape` });
            }
        }
    }

    let werePropsHid = (!radioGroup.invalidate().radioButtons.exists)
        && (!clipDetailGroup.checkBoxes.whoseDescription.is(verticalOrientationName).first.exists);

    // Make sure the clip view panel is shown in some form - it's going to default to vertical
    if (werePropsHid) {
        showHideClipProperties('Enable')
    }

    // In horizontal mode, make sure we are on the right tool tab
    if (radioGroup.radioButtons.whoseDescription.is(horizontalOrientationName).first.exists
        && radioGroup.radioButtons.whoseDescription.is(horizontalOrientationName).first.value.intValue == 0) {

        navigateToClipViewTab({
            radioGroup,
            targetRadioButtonName: horizontalOrientationName
        });

    }
    // If we are in vertical mode, ensure the tab is open.
    else if (clipDetailGroup.checkBoxes.whoseDescription.is(verticalOrientationName).first.exists) {
        clipDetailGroup.checkBoxes.whoseDescription.is(verticalOrientationName).first.checkboxSet({ targetValue: "Enable" })
    }
    // If clip details are shown and neither version of the Sample Tools clip view exists, this is not an audio clip. 
    else if (!radioGroup.radioButtons.whoseDescription.is(horizontalOrientationName).first.exists
        && !clipDetailGroup.checkBoxes.whoseDescription.is(verticalOrientationName).first.exists
        && !sf.app.abletonLive.song.view.detailClip.invalidate().isAudioClip.boolValue) {
        log(`This Is Not An Audio Clip`);
        throw 0;
    }

    if (checkBox == 'Clip Fade-In/Fade-Out' && !clipDetailGroup.checkBoxes.whoseDescription.is(checkBox).first.exists) {
        throw `Clip Fade-In/Fade-Out is only available in Session View.`
    }

    // Set The CheckBox
    clipDetailGroup.checkBoxes.whoseDescription.is(checkBox).first.checkboxSet({ targetValue: targetValue })


    if (werePropsHid) {
        showHideClipProperties('Disable')
    }
}