# cp.apple.compressor

Represents the Compressor application, providing functions that allow different tasks to be accomplished.

# Submodules

# API Overview

Constants - Useful values which cannot be changed

  • ALLOWED_IMPORT_ALL_EXTENSIONS
  • ALLOWED_IMPORT_AUDIO_EXTENSIONS
  • ALLOWED_IMPORT_IMAGE_EXTENSIONS
  • ALLOWED_IMPORT_VIDEO_EXTENSIONS
  • BUNDLE_ID
  • EARLIEST_SUPPORTED_VERSION

Methods - API calls which can only be made on an object returned by a constructor

  • bundleID
  • doRestart
  • hide
  • launch
  • notifier
  • path
  • quit
  • show

# API Documentation

# Constants

# ALLOWED_IMPORT_ALL_EXTENSIONS

Signature cp.apple.compressor.ALLOWED_IMPORT_ALL_EXTENSIONS
Type Constant
Description Table of all file extensions Final Cut Pro can import.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 38

# ALLOWED_IMPORT_AUDIO_EXTENSIONS

Signature cp.apple.compressor.ALLOWED_IMPORT_AUDIO_EXTENSIONS
Type Constant
Description Table of audio file extensions Final Cut Pro can import.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 28

# ALLOWED_IMPORT_IMAGE_EXTENSIONS

Signature cp.apple.compressor.ALLOWED_IMPORT_IMAGE_EXTENSIONS
Type Constant
Description Table of image file extensions Final Cut Pro can import.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 33

# ALLOWED_IMPORT_VIDEO_EXTENSIONS

Signature cp.apple.compressor.ALLOWED_IMPORT_VIDEO_EXTENSIONS
Type Constant
Description Table of video file extensions Final Cut Pro can import.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 23

# BUNDLE_ID

Signature cp.apple.compressor.BUNDLE_ID
Type Constant
Description Compressor's Bundle ID
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 18

# EARLIEST_SUPPORTED_VERSION

Signature cp.apple.compressor.EARLIEST_SUPPORTED_VERSION <semver>
Type Constant
Description The earliest version this API supports.
Notes None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 43

# Methods

# bundleID

Signature cp.apple.compressor:bundleID() -> string
Type Method
Description Returns the Compressor Bundle ID
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • A string of the Compressor Bundle ID
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 125

# doRestart

Signature cp.apple.compressor:doRestart() -> cp.rx.go.Statement
Type Method
Description Returns a Statement that will restart the application.
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • true if the application was running and restarted successfully.
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 170

# hide

Signature cp.apple.compressor:hide() -> self
Type Method
Description Hides Compressor
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • The compressor instance.
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 201

# launch

Signature cp.apple.compressor:launch([waitSeconds]) -> self
Type Method
Description Launches Compressor, or brings it to the front if it was already running.
Parameters
  • waitSeconds - if provided, we will wait for up to the specified seconds for the launch to complete.
Returns
  • true if Compressor was either launched or focused, otherwise false (e.g. if Compressor doesn't exist)
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 151

# notifier

Signature cp.apple.compressor:notifier() -> cp.ui.notifier
Type Method
Description Returns a notifier that is tracking the application UI element. It has already been started.
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • The notifier.
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 138

# path

Signature cp.apple.compressor:path() -> string or nil
Type Method
Description Path to Compressor Application
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • A string containing Compressor's filesystem path, or nil if the bundle identifier could not be located
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 237

# quit

Signature cp.apple.compressor:quit([waitSeconds]) -> self
Type Method
Description Quits Compressor
Parameters
  • waitSeconds - if provided, we will wait for the specified time for the quit to complete before returning.
Returns
  • The compressor instance.
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 219

# show

Signature cp.apple.compressor:show() -> self
Type Method
Description Activate Compressor
Parameters
  • None
Returns
  • The compressor instance.
Notes None
Examples None
Source src/extensions/cp/apple/compressor/init.lua line 183

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