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Wait for Keyboard Input = "Return" key press

By Ingo Pusswald @ingo_luftrausch
    2020-11-28 21:48:10.415Z

    Hi,
    Is it possible to wait for a specific key press, like the "return" key?

    Need it for "wait till password is entered" to proceed.

    Thank!

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    1. Dustin Harris @Dustin_Harris
        2020-11-29 05:00:18.391Z

        I’m not sure SoundFlow can hook a keyboard command like that, but you can have it recognize the window you’re entering the password in and continue when that window is closed. Does that help?

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        1. Ingo Pusswald @ingo_luftrausch
            2020-11-29 09:02:47.493Z

            Thanks Dustin,
            its for entering Terminal command lines one after another. I couldn't find any UI element nor menu item that can be used as triggers for SF.

            I tried to modify “Wait for Streamdeck button” but failed.

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            1. Dustin Harris @Dustin_Harris
                2020-11-29 11:32:23.511Z

                You could get the password as a variable from a prompt then pass that into the terminal command?
                let pwd = prompt(‘Please Enter Your Password’)

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                1. Ingo Pusswald @ingo_luftrausch
                    2020-11-29 11:44:26.929Z

                    Hm,

                    I want to publish that package and I don't wanna mess around with admin passwords....

                    Its about renice for Pro Tools and caffeinate:

                    Launch ProTools
                    Launch Terminal
                    Get pid of ProTools
                    Enter renice command into Terminal with pid
                    -> and now the AdminPW is required....

                    Afterwards I want to apply caffeinate -I and -D for HDDs and Displays

                    So when you launch ProTools with this Command you get all the power of your system it can provide, no matter what...

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                    1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-11-30 16:11:27.047Z

                      Generally, SF shouldn't be used for automating password entry, as it's inherently insecure.

                      What you can do instead is to use your macOS Keychain. Make a login item, and then use Terminal commands to read that password inline in the command. I found some tutorials on how to do this online a while back for some different automation.
                      But the gist is – keep the password stuff out of SF if you can.

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                      1. Dustin Harris @Dustin_Harris
                          2020-11-30 16:21:59.846Z

                          Oh that is super cool...

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                  Dustin Harris @Dustin_Harris
                    2020-11-29 16:00:54.582Z

                    Maybe someone else will chime in with another idea, but the only way I can think of doing it is getting the password as a variable and passing that onto a system.exec({}) method to run the terminal command. But I admittedly a JavaScript beginner :)

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                    1. Ingo Pusswald @ingo_luftrausch
                        2020-11-29 16:14:00.339Z

                        I did use your suggestion, and its working!

                        The first version of the package is in the store. Would be nice to get your feedback! (Search for luftrausch)

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