tomnod_mh370_script.rb

# ***********************************************************************
# Ruby script to flip through my tomod pictures for the MH370
# For Mac users only. Uses AppleScript. 
# ***********************************************************************


# ***********************************************************************
# Alert
# ***********************************************************************
puts "Starting in 10 seconds"
STDOUT.flush
(1..10).each do |e|
  sleep 1
  print "*"
  STDOUT.flush
end
puts "\nStarted"

# ***********************************************************************
# Number of columns on each row (mine is 36)
# ***********************************************************************
COLUMNS = 36

# ***********************************************************************
# Number of rows you want to scan (total of mine is 235)
# ***********************************************************************
ROWS = 3

# ***********************************************************************
# How long it takes to scan through a particular map
# ***********************************************************************
SCAN_DURATION = 5

# ***********************************************************************
# Direction variable
# ***********************************************************************
right_direction = true


(1..ROWS).each do |row|
  # *********************************************************************
  # Set current direction key_code 123(left), 124(right)
  # *********************************************************************
  key_code = (right_direction) ? 124 : 123

  # *********************************************************************
  # Should have been 1..(COLUMNS - 1) but it does not hurt
  # *********************************************************************
  (1..COLUMNS).each do |col|
    # *******************************************************************
    # Current cell number base on the starting row
    # *******************************************************************
    current_cell_no = (row - 1) * COLUMNS + col
    puts "Cell: #{current_cell_no}\tRow: #{row}\t Col: #{col}"
    STDOUT.flush

    # *******************************************************************
    # Move to the next map based on the direction key_code
    # *******************************************************************
    `osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke (key code #{key_code})'`
    sleep SCAN_DURATION
  end

  # *********************************************************************
  # Move down to next row
  # *********************************************************************
  puts "\nMoving down to row: #{row}\n\n"
  `osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke (key code 125)'`
  sleep SCAN_DURATION

  # *********************************************************************
  # Reverse direction
  # *********************************************************************
  right_direction = !right_direction
end