trash: ZSH function and AppleScript to send files and folders to the MacOS Trash

trash.zsh

trash() {
  # AppleScript POSIX file needs absolute paths.
  local -a absolute_paths

  for relative_path in "$@"; do
    if [[ -e "$relative_path" ]]; then
      # :a - ZSH absolute path modifier.
      absolute_paths+=( "$relative_path"(:a) )
    else
      # :a modifier only works on paths that exist.
      echo "$0: ${relative_path}: No such file or directory" >&2
    fi
  done

  osascript ~/Code/AppleScripts/TrashFiles.applescript "${absolute_paths[@]}"
}

TrashFiles.applescript

on run args
	set theFiles to {}
	
	-- POSIX file throws an error inside tell Finder, so build a list
	-- before entering tell Finder.
	repeat with thePath in args
		set the end of theFiles to POSIX file thePath
	end repeat
	
	tell application "Finder"
		repeat with theFile in theFiles
			delete theFile
		end repeat
	end tell
	
	return
end run