Application.make in JavaScript for Automation (JXA)

Question

I'm trying to convert this existing AppleScript script:

tell application "System Events"
  make login item with properties {path:"/Applications/Application.app", hidden:false"}
end tell
return

Here is what I have so far:

#!/usr/bin/env osascript -l JavaScript

'use strict';

ObjC.import('stdlib')

function run(argv) {

  var systemEvents = Application('System Events')

  systemEvents.make({
    new: 'LoginItem',
    at: systemEvents.loginItems,
    withProperties: {
      name: "Application",
      path: "/Applications/Application.app",
      hidden: false,
      kind: "Programm"
    }
  })

  $.exit(0)
}

I am stuck at the following line however, as I don't actually know what to pass to the new: property, I think the other properties are correct.

 new: 'LoginItem',

I hope someone can point me in the right direction.

jackjr300 jackjr300 · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-02T16:36:25

Make new doesn't work in JXA.

Use theApp.TheClassName({somePropertyName: "someValue"}) to create object.

After that, use theApp.theClassNameWith_s.push(theObject) to append the object to the array

Example:

var systemEvents = Application('System Events')
logItemObj = systemEvents.LoginItem({path: "/Applications/Preview.app", hidden: false})
systemEvents.loginItems.push(logItemObj)

Don't use kind and name, these properties are read only.

Application.make in JavaScript for Automation (JXA)

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