Classification:

Enhancement to the scripting API

Version

AutoKey version: All < 0.96.0

Summary

Add functionality to call scripts like functions.

Proposal:

• Add further optional arguments (*args, **kwargs) to engine.run_script(script_name)
• Arguments can be accessed using a getter function. Something like engine.get_macro_arguments()?
• Return values can be set using the existing engine.set_return_value()
• engine.run_script() should return the value set by engine.set_return_value()

Notes

There is a possible workaround that involves using the global scripting store. It takes quite some effort to use, because it is persistent and needs to be cleared after usage to not carry old data.