Browse and Manage alfred extension (alf)

jmjeong · March 28, 2013

Browse and Manage alfred extension (Download)

Search and manage the installed extension.

Usage

alf :: display the installed extensions
alf <search> :: search extension by title, author name, and keyword

enter :: Browse the installed folder in Alfred
ctrl :: Reveal the installed folder in Finder
shift :: Execute extension with the first keyword
cmd :: Open terminal in the installed folder
opt:: Export the extension for distribusion (Default: ~/Downloads, you can refine it in export.json file)

export.json

The file format is as follows:

{
"workflow-export" :
{"directory" : "~/git/alfred-extension/managealfredextension",
"enable": true},
"source-export":
{"directory" : "~/git/alfred-extension/managealfredextension",
"enable": false}
}

'workflow-export' specifies the directory where .alfredworkflow is exported. 'source-export' specifies the directory where extension source is copied.

Version History

2.8 - July 16, 2014

Handles the title and author having space

2.6 - April 11, 2013

Handle subdirectory during export

2.5 - April 8, 2013

Display hotkey information
- Hotkey information is borrowed from (com.help.shawn.rice) by Shawn Rice

2.4 - April 1, 2013

Fix a bug about pathname with space

2.3 - March 31, 2013

Sort title by alphabetically

2.2 - March 29, 2013

Export feature : Default directory is ~/Downloads
Toggle extensions with fn modifier
Fix a bug in export function

2.0 - March 29, 2013

Export feature
Open terminal
Support Alleyoop's auto update plugin
Display 'disabled' extension

1.x - March 28, 2013

Initial version

Edited July 16, 2014 by jmjeong

vdesabou · March 28, 2013

That's awesome, I will use it very often!

However, it is not working on my side. Trying to execute the python script on command line, I get:

python main.py "test"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 31, in <module>
    keyword = ",".join([o['config']['keyword'] for o in plist['objects'] if 'alfred.workflow.input' in o['type'] ])
KeyError: 'keyword'

Any idea how to fix this?

Cheers

jmjeong · March 28, 2013

That's awesome, I will use it very often!

However, it is not working on my side. Trying to execute the python script on command line, I get:
python main.py "test"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 31, in <module>
    keyword = ",".join([o['config']['keyword'] for o in plist['objects'] if 'alfred.workflow.input' in o['type'] ])
KeyError: 'keyword'
Any idea how to fix this?

Cheers

I uploaded the extension again.

Edited March 28, 2013 by jmjeong

vdesabou · March 28, 2013

Thanks it is working fine now!

This workflow is awesome !

It would be great to have also the hotkey, but I don't know if this is easy to get from the plist.

Cheers!

jmjeong · March 28, 2013

Thanks it is working fine now!

This workflow is awesome !

It would be great to have also the hotkey, but I don't know if this is easy to get from the plist.

Cheers!

You can get hot key information from plist variable in main.py

For example, Cntl-Command-E is represented as '{'type': 'alfred.workflow.trigger.hotkey', 'config': {'leftcursor': False, 'argument': 0, 'hotkey': 14, 'action': 0, 'hotstring': 'E', 'hotmod': 1310720, 'modsmode': 0}', but I don't know the whole information how to interpret.

Carlos-Sz · March 28, 2013

It is very useful! Great workflow.

ramiro.araujo · March 28, 2013

Great!! I had this kind of extension planned to do, but my idea is to build an extension to browse other installed extensions, see their keywords and basic description, and launch them on enter (re-open Alfred with the keyword typed in). What do you think?

Benzi · March 28, 2013

This is great! especially the option to open the workflow folder directly.

If you path.join the workflow folder and "icon.png" and set that as the icon element value in the XML, you can see the icons for each workflow...

Nice work!

jmjeong · March 28, 2013

Great!! I had this kind of extension planned to do, but my idea is to build an extension to browse other installed extensions, see their keywords and basic description, and launch them on enter (re-open Alfred with the keyword typed in). What do you think?

That's good idea. I updated the extension. In version 4, you can launch the selected extension with shift key.

Edited March 28, 2013 by jmjeong

jmjeong · March 28, 2013

This is great! especially the option to open the workflow folder directly.

If you path.join the workflow folder and "icon.png" and set that as the icon element value in the XML, you can see the icons for each workflow...

Nice work!

Good Idea. I updated the extension to display its icon.

jmjeong · March 28, 2013

Great!! I had this kind of extension planned to do, but my idea is to build an extension to browse other installed extensions, see their keywords and basic description, and launch them on enter (re-open Alfred with the keyword typed in). What do you think?

If you download the new version, you can launch the selected extension with shift modifier.

nickvitale · March 28, 2013

Oh thank god! 3 nights in a row I was going to put in a request for this and 3 times I hit the backspace key and lost my text, thank you so much! So valuable!!

I just needed a way to view all my installed workflows without opening the Alfred Preferences pane.

I'm a workflow addict.

I'm not a developer and this tool has HUGE potential in my opinion.

I'm sure you're well booked with other requests but it'd be great if there could be non-developer features added to it..

For instance, generating a link to share the creators URL
The ability to open Alfred Preferences focused on that workflows, even if it just populates the search box for you
It's awesome you got the keywords in, can you do the shortcut keys as well?
I could probably go on and on...

Thank you again, this is really so great!

Thank you thank you!

### EDIT ###

I was so excited I didn't even read the other posts. Now I see you can actually launch the workflow with the shift modifier. I don't know what to say. Thank you again, just awesome.

Edited March 28, 2013 by nick

CarlosNZ · March 29, 2013

Hmmm, this could be very useful, but for me it's getting stuck on "loading..."

Nothing happens after that.

jmjeong · March 29, 2013

Hmmm, this could be very useful, but for me it's getting stuck on "loading..."

Nothing happens after that.

I hope version 5 will solve this problem. This happens when 'info.plist' does not exist.

Edited March 29, 2013 by jmjeong

CarlosNZ · March 29, 2013

I hope version 5 will solve this problem. This happens when 'info.plist' does not exist.

Still a no go I'm afraid. I do have some workflows in my list disabled - any chance that might have something to do with it?

jmjeong · March 29, 2013

could you post the generated message by 'python main.py' in extension directory?

CarlosNZ · March 29, 2013

Okay, when I run that from the command line, I get this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 29, in <module>
    plist = plistlib.readPlist(os.path.join(dirname, d, 'info.plist'))
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 78, in readPlist
    rootObject = p.parse(pathOrFile)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 406, in parse
    parser.ParseFile(fileobj)
xml.parsers.expat.ExpatError: no element found: line 1, column 0

Hope that's helpful. :huh:

Edited March 29, 2013 by CarlosNZ

jmjeong · March 29, 2013

Okay, when I run that from the command line, I get this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 29, in <module>
    plist = plistlib.readPlist(os.path.join(dirname, d, 'info.plist'))
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 78, in readPlist
    rootObject = p.parse(pathOrFile)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 406, in parse
    parser.ParseFile(fileobj)
xml.parsers.expat.ExpatError: no element found: line 1, column 0

Hope that's helpful. :huh:

Try this version : https://github.com/jmjeong/alfred-extension/blob/master/managealfredextension/ManageAlfredExtension.alfredworkflow

Edited March 29, 2013 by jmjeong

CarlosNZ · March 29, 2013

Try this version : https://github.com/jmjeong/alfred-extension/blob/master/managealfredextension/ManageAlfredExtension.alfredworkflow

Working now. Cheers.

ramiro.araujo · March 29, 2013

If you download the new version, you can launch the selected extension with shift modifier.

Great work!! Thanks!

andy · March 29, 2013

Awesome, Useful when you have a lot of workflows installed. Thanks!

iEnno · March 31, 2013

Thanks so much for this, great stuff!

FiXER · March 31, 2013

Hi, it's not working for me.

I edited the export.json file to this:

{
    "workflow-export" :
	    {"directory" : "~/Desktop",
		 "enable": true},
    "source-export":
		{"directory" : "~/Desktop",
		 "enable": false}
}

Export always fail and it also created folder src in ~/Downloads. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.

jmjeong · April 1, 2013

Hi, it's not working for me.

I edited the export.json file to this:
{
    "workflow-export" :
	    {"directory" : "~/Desktop",
		 "enable": true},
    "source-export":
		{"directory" : "~/Desktop",
		 "enable": false}
}
Export always fail and it also created folder src in ~/Downloads. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.

I tried it in Battery.alfredworkflow, but I can't find any problem about export function.

Did you tried the new version? You can the latest version from https://github.com/jmjeong/alfred-extension/tree/master/managealfredextension FYI, export.json file should be located in extension directory where you want to export such as "/user.workflow.DD0D36FD-8588-4FFE-8FC6-XXXXXXX".

Edited April 1, 2013 by jmjeong

Domenic · April 1, 2013

If i try to open a workflow in the terminal it says the folder doesn´t exist:

DS-iMac:~ DS$ open -a Terminal /Volumes/Macintosh HD 2/Dropbox/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.CC24CD39-4B60-4456-98E0-6B364329EEB0

The files /Volumes/Macintosh, /Users/DS/HD, and /Users/DS/2/Dropbox/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.CC24CD39-4B60-4456-98E0-6B364329EEB0 do not exist.

DS-iMac:~ DS$

I think that´s because of the spaces.

If I paste the path like this:

cd /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD\ 2/Dropbox/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.CC24CD39-4B60-4456-98E0-6B364329EEB0

It works.

Could you possibly change this in your workflow?

Would be great!I like this workflow very much!

Domenic

edit:

[...]

I'm not a developer and this tool has HUGE potential in my opinion.

The ability to open Alfred Preferences focused on that workflows, [...]

That would be awesome!

offtopic:

Is it possible to edit a post and quote someone inside that edit?(with name, date, time)

Edited April 1, 2013 by Domenic

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