ij.plugin
Class Macro_Runner

java.lang.Object
  ij.plugin.Macro_Runner

All Implemented Interfaces:

PlugIn

public class Macro_Runner
extends Object
implements PlugIn

This class runs macros and scripts installed in the Plugins menu as well as macros and scripts opened using the Plugins/Macros/Run command.

Constructor Summary

Macro_Runner()

Method Summary

static boolean	downloadJar(String url)
static String	getFilePath() Returns the file path of the most recently loaded macro or script.
void	run(String name) Opens and runs the specified macro file (.txt or .ijm) or script file (.js, .bsh or .py) on the current thread.
static String	runBeanShell(String script, String arg) Runs a BeanShell script on the current thread, passing a string argument, which the script can retrieve using the getArgument() function.
String	runJavaScript(String script, String arg) Runs a JavaScript script on the current thread, passing a string argument, which the script can retrieve using the getArgument() function.
String	runMacro(String macro, String arg) Runs the specified macro on the current thread.
String	runMacroFile(String name, String arg) Opens and runs the specified macro or script on the current thread.
String	runMacroFromIJJar(String name, String arg)
static String	runMacroFromJar(String name, String arg) Runs the specified macro from a JAR file in the plugins folder, passing it the specified argument.
static String	runPython(String script, String arg) Runs a Python script on the current thread, passing a string argument, which the script can retrieve using the getArgument() function.
static void	setFilePath(String path)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Macro_Runner

public Macro_Runner()

Method Detail

run

public void run(String name)

Opens and runs the specified macro file (.txt or .ijm) or script file (.js, .bsh or .py) on the current thread. Displays a file open dialog if name is an empty string. The macro or script is assumed to be in the ImageJ plugins folder if name is not a full path.

Specified by:

run in interface PlugIn

runMacroFile

public String runMacroFile(String name,
                           String arg)

Opens and runs the specified macro or script on the current thread. The file is assumed to be in the ImageJ/macros folder unless 'name' is a full path. The macro or script can use the getArgument() function to retrieve the string argument.

runMacro

public String runMacro(String macro,
                       String arg)

Runs the specified macro on the current thread. Macros can retrieve the optional string argument by calling the getArgument() macro function. Returns the string value returned by the macro, null if the macro does not return a value, or "[aborted]" if the macro was aborted due to an error.

runMacroFromJar

public static String runMacroFromJar(String name,
                                     String arg)

Runs the specified macro from a JAR file in the plugins folder, passing it the specified argument. Returns the String value returned by the macro, null if the macro does not return a value, or "[aborted]" if the macro was aborted due to an error. The macro can reside anywhere in the plugins folder, in or out of a JAR file, so name conflicts are possible. To avoid name conflicts, it is a good idea to incorporate the plugin or JAR file name in the macro name (e.g., "Image_5D_Macro1.ijm").

runMacroFromIJJar

public String runMacroFromIJJar(String name,
                                String arg)

runJavaScript

public String runJavaScript(String script,
                            String arg)

Runs a JavaScript script on the current thread, passing a string argument, which the script can retrieve using the getArgument() function. Returns, as a string, the last expression evaluated by the script.

runBeanShell

public static String runBeanShell(String script,
                                  String arg)

Runs a BeanShell script on the current thread, passing a string argument, which the script can retrieve using the getArgument() function. Returns, as a string, the last expression evaluated by the script. Uses the plugin at http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/plugins/bsh/ to run the script.

runPython

public static String runPython(String script,
                               String arg)

Runs a Python script on the current thread, passing a string argument, which the script can retrieve using the getArgument() function. Returns, as a string, the value of the variable 'result'. For example, a Python script containing the line "result=123" will return the string "123". Uses the plugin at http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/plugins/jython/ to run the script.

downloadJar

public static boolean downloadJar(String url)

getFilePath

public static String getFilePath()

Returns the file path of the most recently loaded macro or script.

setFilePath

public static void setFilePath(String path)