Combining workflows

[MakeLimeade]

 I'm trying to set up things where I'll open a web project:

• Open the related google doc where I keep notes, as well as any bookmarks for the site/documentation. I'll probably just put all the bookmarks in a chrome bookmark folder.
• Open the PhpStorm project.
• Open the iTerm command line so I have git access.
• Optionally open finder for viewing assets.

I can find individual pieces but no idea how to make one large workflow combining all. I found references saying this would be easy in Alfred v3, and we're now on 4. Any clues? 

 

Ideally I could call workflows from other workflows, but if not I guess I should manually combine everything.

[deanishe]

You can call other workflows via External Triggers (which is what your first link is talking about), but that requires the workflow you’re calling to provide an appropriate External Trigger (or a place to attach one), and your workflow to know the correct argument(s) to pass to it.

I don’t think trying to use other workflows would work, though. Like, a Chrome bookmarks workflow isn’t going to provide an Open Bookmark action that accepts anything other than a bookmark ID or (more likely) the URL. So you might as well open the bookmark from your own workflow seeing as it will have to know the URL anyway.

 

I don’t know PHPStorm, but I presume it has a command-line command that opens the current directory in the app like Goland does. So all you need is the project path. Then you can use Alfred’s Terminal Command to open the directory in iTerm, PHPStorm and Finder in one single, simple command.

[deanishe]

FWIW, if your projects are git repos, you can use this workflow to open everything but the Google Docs link.

Edited November 5, 2019 by deanishe

[baconCheeseFry]

I know it has been a minute since this question was asked, but, in case it helps anyone,  here is the solution I used for a similar situation (setting up a dev environment).

 

Firstly, I do not use just Alfred, but a combination of Alfred, Hammerspoon, Keyboard Maestro, and Karabiner.

 

In this case, I use Alfred Remote on my iPad to call a Hammerspoon URLs. I have one to start working, one to stop working, another one that will start up some queue processors for my Laravel project, and a couple of other miscellaneous items. (I really love Alfred Remote)

 

The Hammerspoon script opens and positions various windows, and calls some Keyboard Maestro commands. The KM items could probably all be done with Alfred workflows instead, if that is your preference.

Here is my Hammerspoon script so you can get a better idea of how I set up my dev environment:

 

function devLayout(eventName, params)
    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "vpn: Start CBS"')
    hs.execute('/usr/local/bin/code -n "/Users/baconcheesefry/code/vscode/ib-ng.code-workspace"')
    hs.execute('/usr/local/bin/code -n "/Users/baconcheesefry/code/vscode/ib-laravel.code-workspace"')
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Safari")
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Slack")
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("iTerm")
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Trello")
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Microsoft Teams")
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Sococo")
    -- hs.application.launchOrFocus("Airmail")
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Unibox")
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Sonos")
    hs.application.launchOrFocus("Notes")

    -- local laravelName = hs.window.find("ib%-laravel"):title()
    -- local ngName = hs.window.find("ib%-ng"):title()
    local laptopScreen = "Color LCD"
    local bigScreen = "U4008B"
    local windowLayout = {
        {"Safari", nil, bigScreen, {x = 0.37, y = 0, w = 0.37, h = 0.5}, nil, nil},
        -- {nil, laravelName, bigScreen, {x = 0, y = 0.5, w = 0.37, h = 0.5}, nil, nil},
        -- {nil, ngName, bigScreen, {x = 0, y = 0, w = 0.37, h = 0.5}, nil, nil},
        {"Slack", nil, bigScreen, {x = 0.74, y = 0, w = 0.26, h = 0.25}, nil, nil},
        {"iTerm2", nil, bigScreen, {x = 0.74, y = 0.25, w = 0.26, h = 0.25}, nil, nil},
        {"Trello", nil, bigScreen, {x = 0.74, y = 0.5, w = 0.26, h = 0.25}, nil, nil},
        {"Microsoft Teams", nil, bigScreen, {x = 0.7, y = 0.75, w = 0.3, h = 0.25}, nil, nil},
        -- {"Sococo", nil, laptopScreen, {x = 0, y = 0.5, w = 0.5, h = 0.5}, nil, nil},
        {"Unibox", nil, laptopScreen, {x = 0.12, y = 0.12, w = 0.8, h = 0.5}, nil, nil},
        {"Sonos", nil, laptopScreen, {x = 0.2, y = 0.15, w = 0.6, h = 0.7}, nil, nil},
        {"Notes", nil, bigScreen, {x = 0.37, y = 0.85, w = 0.37, h = 0.15}, nil, nil}
    }
    if(hs.screen.find(bigScreen)) then
        hs.layout.apply(windowLayout)
    end

    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Angular"')
    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Angular"')
    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Angular"')
    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Laravel"')
    hs.applescript('tell application "Amphetamine" to start new session with options {duration:12, interval:hours, displaySleepAllowed:false}')
    -- hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Laravel Queue default"')
    -- hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Laravel Queue nonpbf"')
end
hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "alt", "ctrl"}, "H", devLayout)
hs.urlevent.bind("dev-layout", devLayout)


function launchLaravelQueueDefault(eventName, params)
    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Laravel Queue default"')
    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Laravel Queue nonpbf"')
    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Laravel Cron"')
end
hs.urlevent.bind("laravel-queue-default", launchLaravelQueueDefault)

-- function launchLaravelQueueNonPbf(eventName, params)
--     hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "iTerm: profile: IB Laravel Queue nonpbf"')
-- end
-- hs.urlevent.bind("laravel-queue-nonpbf", launchLaravelQueueNonPbf)


function doneWorking(eventName, params)
    hs.applescript('tell application "Amphetamine" to end session')
    hs.applescript('tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to do script "vpn: Stop CBS"')
    local closeable = hs.application.get('iTerm2')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
    closeable = hs.application.get('Trello')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
    closeable = hs.application.get('Sococo')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
    closeable = hs.application.get('Microsoft Teams')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
    closeable = hs.application.get('Code')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
    closeable = hs.application.get('Sourcetree')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
    closeable = hs.application.get('GitFox')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
    closeable = hs.application.get('TablePlus')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
    closeable = hs.application.get('Transmit')
    if (closeable ) then
        closeable:kill()
    end
end
hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "alt", "ctrl"}, "J", doneWorking)
hs.urlevent.bind("dev-un-layout", doneWorking)


function usbDeviceCallback(data)
    if (data["productName"] == "iPhone") then
        if (data["eventType"] == "added") then
            devLayout()
        end
    end
end
-- usbWatcher = hs.usb.watcher.new(usbDeviceCallback)
-- usbWatcher:start()


function moveCodeWindow(codeWindow)
    hs.alert.show("code window created")
    local laptopScreen = "Color LCD"
    local bigScreen = "U4008B"
    local position = {x = 0, y = 0.5, w = 0.37, h = 0.5}
    if(codeWindow:title():find("ib%-ng")) then
        position = {x = 0, y = 0, w = 0.37, h = 0.5}
    end

    local windowLayout = {
        {nil, codeWindow, bigScreen, position, nil, nil}
    }
    if(hs.screen.find(bigScreen)) then
        hs.layout.apply(windowLayout)
    end
end
local wf=hs.window.filter
wf_code = wf.new(false):setAppFilter('Code',{allowTitles={'ib%-laravel %(Workspace%)','ib%-ng %(Workspace%)'}})
wf_code:subscribe(wf.windowCreated,moveCodeWindow, true)

function reloadConfig(files)
    doReload = false
    for _, file in pairs(files) do
        if file:sub(-4) == ".lua" then
            doReload = true
        end
    end
    if doReload then
        hs.reload()
    end
end
myWatcher = hs.pathwatcher.new(os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.hammerspoon/", reloadConfig):start()
hs.alert.show("Config loaded again again")

 

Edited April 28, 2021 by baconCheeseFry