Open new iTerm tabs with specific commands using AppleScript. Helpful when you want to automatise opening bigger projects.

iterm-opener.applescript

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-- iterm-opener by @elnygren

-- This script runs each command in COMMANDS in a new iTerm2 tab.
-- Useful for opening projects that require several windows.

-- Usage:

-- GUI
-- 1. Open this file with Script Editor
-- 2. add your commands
-- 3. Save As (cmd+shift+opt+S) Application
-- 4. Run like an App (from Finder)

-- CLI
-- 1. Open this file with any editor
-- 2. add your commands and save normally
-- 3. `osascript /path/to/iterm-opener.applescript`
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set COMMANDS to {}

-- add your commands here:
-- e.g append(COMMANDS, "cd ~/myproject && npm start")
append(COMMANDS, "")


-- AppleScript doesn't allow multiline lists...
on append(arr, x)
  copy x to the end of arr
end append


tell application "iTerm"
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  -- run each command in COMMANDS in a new iTerm tab --
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  activate
  create window with default profile
  
  -- loop with index
  repeat with n from 1 to count of COMMANDS
    -- skip first because a new window comes with a single tab
    if n > 1 then
      tell current window
        create tab with default profile
      end tell
    end if
    
    -- open tab with the n:th command
    tell current session of current tab of current window
      write text (item n of COMMANDS)
    end tell
  end repeat
end tell