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Chocolatey Send-Keys extension (helper to send keystrokes to a window)
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Chocolatey Send-Keys extension (helper to send keystrokes to a window)
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This package was rejected on 19 Aug 2023. The reviewer TheCakeIsNaOH has listed the following reason(s):
A Chocolatey extension providing helper functions to send keystrokes to the active application window. These functions may be used in Chocolatey install and uninstall scripts by declaring this package a dependency in your package's .nuspec.
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' # stop on all errors
$scriptRoot = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
# get currently defined functions (before dot sourcing additional .ps1 files)
$functionsBefore = Get-ChildItem 'Function:\*'
# dot source files whose names start with a capital letter, ignore others
Get-ChildItem "${scriptRoot}\*.ps1" | Where-Object { $PSItem.Name -cmatch '^[A-Z]+' } | ForEach-Object { . $PSItem }
# get currently defined functions (after dot sourcing additional .ps1 files)
$functionsAfter = Get-ChildItem 'Function:\*'
# export functions whose names start with a capital letter, others are private
$functionsDiff = Compare-Object $functionsBefore $functionsAfter | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'InputObject' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Name'
$functionsDiff | Where-Object { $PSItem -cmatch '^[A-Z]+'} | ForEach-Object { Export-ModuleMember -Function $PSItem }function Send-Keys {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Sends keystrokes to the active application with optional, automatic window
focus and optional delays (before and after sending keys). Mostly a wrapper
around [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait()
.LINK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.sendkeys.send
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $True,
HelpMessage = 'The key(s) to send via [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait()')]
[String]$Keys,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $False,
HelpMessage = 'Array of integers. Seconds to wait before sending the keys and afterwards. Defaults to (0, 2)')]
[ValidateScript({
if (!($Delay -is [array]) -or ($Delay.count -ne 2)) {
Throw 'Send-Keys: -Delay has to be an array of integers with two elements.'
} else {
$True
}
})]
[Array]$Delay = @(0, 2),
[Parameter(Mandatory = $False,
HelpMessage = 'An optional -Query for Use-Window (which will be called before the keys will be sent if a query is given).')]
[String]$Query = ''
)
Begin {
if (!(Test-Path variable:SendKeysInitDone -ErrorAction 'SilentlyContinue')) {
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
Set-Variable -Name 'SendKeysInitDone' -Value $True -Option 'Constant' -Scope 'Global' -Force
}
}
Process {
# force integer casting
$Delay[0] = [int]$Delay[0]
$Delay[1] = [int]$Delay[1]
# delay before
if ($Delay[0] -gt 0) {
Write-Host ('Send-Keys: Will wait {0} seconds (delay before sending the key(s)).' -f $Delay[0])
Start-Sleep $Delay[0]
}
# bring to front and activate a target window
if ($Query -ne $False -and !([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Query))) {
Use-Window -Query $Query
}
Write-Host ('Send-Keys: Sending "{0}"' -f "${Keys}")
[System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait("${Keys}")
# delay after
if ($Delay[1] -gt 0) {
Write-Host ('Send-Keys: Will wait {0} seconds (delay after sending the key(s)).' -f $Delay[1])
Start-Sleep $Delay[1]
}
}
End { }
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foundata (maintainer) on 03 Jun 2023 20:53:08 +00:00:
User 'foundata' (maintainer) submitted package.
chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 03 Jun 2023 21:26:03 +00:00:
chocolatey-sendkeys.extension has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 03 Jun 2023 21:49:31 +00:00:
chocolatey-sendkeys.extension has passed automated package testing (verification). The next step in the process is package scanning.
Please visit https://gist.github.com/choco-bot/e061a999a447442ee43cec56b501abf4 for details.
This is an FYI only. There is no action you need to take.
foundata (maintainer) on 03 Jun 2023 21:55:17 +00:00:
If the review team is wondering what this is all about: We need to automate non-silent installers of old or niche software quite often. Depending on additional software like AutoHotKey (AHK) is not an option for us in these environments.
We therefore developed two lightweight extensions which are only using out-of-the-box PowerShell/.NET and thought this is might be useful for others, too. So we are able to interact with non-silent setup wizards easily by focusing their windows and sending keystrokes or mouse clicks:
We understand a bit more of example code and documentation has to be added to make these extensions more useful for the community and someone who is searching for AHK alternatives. We already created issues for this and will provide better documentation soon:
Cheers,
Andreas
foundata (maintainer) on 03 Jun 2023 22:01:54 +00:00:
ProjectUrlandProjectSourceUrlare the same. It makes sense to send users to the repository, showing the renderedREADME.mdat this point in time, no matter if a user wants to know more about the package in general or to look at the source code.releaseNoteswill be filled out (pointing toCHANGELOG.md) on the first update.chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 03 Jun 2023 22:07:19 +00:00:
chocolatey-sendkeys.extension has passed automated virus scanning.
flcdrg (reviewer) on 26 Jul 2023 11:04:18 +00:00:
Same naming issue with this package - https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/create/create-packages#naming-your-package
eg. the package id and title both need to change
David
chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 15 Aug 2023 11:05:23 +00:00:
We've found chocolatey-sendkeys.extension v1.0.0 in a submitted status and waiting for your next actions. It has had no updates for 20 or more days since a reviewer has asked for corrections. Please note that if there is no response or fix of the package within 15 days of this message, this package version will automatically be closed (rejected) due to being stale.
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foundata (maintainer) on 19 Aug 2023 17:07:18 +00:00:
Hi David,
I don't know how we missed this rule (as we really read the linked page upfront). I can only guess there was some mental anchoring because of existing packages like chocolatey-fastanswers.extension.
Sorry for the circumstances. We will self-reject, rename, test and resubmit.
Cheers,
Andreas
TheCakeIsNaOH (reviewer) on 19 Aug 2023 18:05:14 +00:00:
Rejecting as requested
Regards, TheCakeIsNaOH
Status Change - Changed status of package from 'submitted' to 'rejected'.
foundata (maintainer) on 19 Aug 2023 23:58:12 +00:00:
Hi TheCakeIsNaOH,
hi David,
I resubmitted the packages without the prefix:
Thanks again for explaining the issue, your time and efforts and sorry again for such an obvious, avoidable mistake on my side.
Cheers,
Andreas