Make QR Code for Chrome URL

README.md

An Apple Script for quickly generating qr code for the URL of the front-most Chrome window.

Instructions:

1. Install qrcode Node package globally by

npm install -g qrcode

2. Download qrcode.scpt provided here
3. Make the script into an app by opening qrcode.scpt in Script Editor, then File > Export > File Format : Application and save it to your Applications.
4. You should be able to use Launcher (or Alfred) to launch this script quickly.

qrcode.scpt

on replaceText(find, replace, subject)
	set prevTIDs to text item delimiters of AppleScript
	set text item delimiters of AppleScript to find
	set subject to text items of subject
	
	set text item delimiters of AppleScript to replace
	set subject to subject as text
	set text item delimiters of AppleScript to prevTIDs
	
	return subject
end replaceText

tell application "Google Chrome"
	set activeUrl to get URL of active tab of first window
end tell

set ipAddr to IPv4 address of (get system info)
set fullAddr to replaceText("localhost", ipAddr, activeUrl)

tell application "Terminal"
	activate
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke "n" using command down
		delay 0.1
		tell window 1 of application "Terminal"
			set number of columns to 80
			set number of rows to 60
		end tell
		
		keystroke "-" using command down
		keystroke "-" using command down
		keystroke "-" using command down
		keystroke "-" using command down
		keystroke "-" using command down
		keystroke "qrcode " & fullAddr # Could be npx qrcode if Node version changes a lot
		key code 36
	end tell
end tell