iTerm/OSA functions

.zshrc

# use applescript to activate an application by name
function activate() {
    app=$1;
    echo "tell application \"$app\" to activate" | osascript;
}
# use applescript open a new iTerm (horizontal) pane with a given command to run as an argument
function new_hpane() {
    cmd=$1;
    activate "iTerm";
    echo "tell application \"System Events\" to tell process \"iTerm\" to keystroke \"d\" using {command down, shift down}\ntell application \"System Events\" to tell process \"iTerm\" to keystroke \"$cmd\"\ntell application \"System Events\" to tell process \"iTerm\" to key code 52" | osascript;
}
# use applescript open a new iTerm (vertical) pane with a given command to run as an argument
function new_vpane() {
    cmd=$1;
    activate "iTerm";
    echo "tell application \"System Events\" to tell process \"iTerm\" to keystroke \"d\" using command down\ntell application \"System Events\" to tell process \"iTerm\" to keystroke \"$cmd\"\ntell application \"System Events\" to tell process \"iTerm\" to key code 52" | osascript;
}
# default to new horizontal iTerm panes
alias new_pane="new_hpane"