Preliminary script. File-watching specific folder using Chokidar, and automating Apple Mail using JXA.

nodebot.js

var osa = require('osa2');
var fs = require('fs');
var chokidar = require('chokidar');

var watcher = chokidar.watch('/Users/rup/Desktop/trolls', {
  ignored: /(^|[\/\\])\../,
  ignoreInitial: true,
  persistent: true,
});


watcher.on('add', function(path){
  renameFile(path);
});

function renameFile(f){
  var myString  = "_JON."
  var theName   = f.replace('.', myString);
  var textFile = "/Users/rup/Desktop/trolls/testtextfile.txt";
  var textFileContent = fs.readFileSync(textFile, {encoding:"UTF-8"});
  if(f.includes(myString)) {
    console.log("name " +f+ " won't be changed!");
    fs.appendFile(textFile, "Testtttttttt");
    fs.appendFileSync(textFile, "\nTesting_November222");
  }else{
    console.log("Name changed from " +f+ " to: " + theName);
    mail();
    fs.renameSync(f, theName);
    fs.appendFileSync(textFile, "\nchanged file ");
    console.log(textFileContent);
    console.log(fs.readdirSync("/Users/rup/Desktop/trolls/"));
  } 
}


function mail(){
  console.log("starting mail");
  return osa(function(){
    
      var mail = Application("mail");
      var systemEvents = Application("System Events");
      var m = systemEvents.applicationProcesses.byName("Mail");
      var emailList = m.windows[0].splitterGroups[0].splitterGroups[0].scrollAreas[0]

      var app = {
        scrollArea: m.windows[0].splitterGroups[0].splitterGroups[0].scrollAreas[0],
        scrollDownButton: emailList.scrollBars[0].buttons[0],
        scrollUpButton : emailList.scrollBars[0].buttons[1],
        scrollDownEmail: m.windows[0].splitterGroups[0].splitterGroups[0].scrollAreas[1].scrollBars[0].buttons[0]
      }
      mail.activate();
      delay(2);
      scrollDown(14);
      function scrollDown(x){
        for(i=0;i<x;i++){
          console.log("scrolling");
          app.scrollDownEmail.click();
        }
      }
    
    })();
}