# Pure Ruby App that receives events **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 10, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pure-ruby-app-that-receives-events/145480 "2008-08-10T15:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pedz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pure-ruby-app-that-receives-events/145480/1 "2008-08-10T15:55:54Z")
Does anyone know if it is possible to have a Ruby application that receives Apple Events? I assume it would be in an event loop. Really, what I’m asking is if I can create a pure Ruby app that behaves like a “first class” application as Apple has promised. Thank you, pedz ---
**Author:** ![pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pedz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pure-ruby-app-that-receives-events/145480/2 "2008-08-10T17:46:27Z")
On 10 aug, 15:53, Perry S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Does anyone know if it is possible to have a Ruby application that > receives Apple Events? I assume it would be in an event loop. Really, > what I’m asking is if I can create a pure Ruby app that behaves like a > “first class” application as Apple has promised. It may not be a bad idea to do a few standard Cocoa with Objective-C tutorials and familiarize yourself with the framework a bit. If you want to use Ruby there is a Cocoa wrapper called RubyCocoa, it is supported by Apple: [http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/RubyPythonCocoa/Introduction/Introduction.html](http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/RubyPythonCocoa/Introduction/Introduction.html) I found one article that seems to deal with events: > **[RubyCocoa Rocks](http://codeintensity.blogspot.com/2008/01/rubycocoa-rocks.html)** > > My infatuation with RubyCocoa continues. I've been working on a small app for the Building Web Apps folks. I'd originally been tasked wit... HTH Francis ---
**Author:** ![pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pedz)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pure-ruby-app-that-receives-events/145480/3 "2008-08-11T04:31:14Z")
On Aug 10, 2008, at 3:20 PM, hengist podd wrote: > HTH > > ## has > > Control AppleScriptable applications from Python, Ruby and ObjC: > [http://appscript.sourceforge.net](http://appscript.sourceforge.net) > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). Also take a look at MacRuby It is still in it’s formative stages, but is the next level of bridging Ruby and Cocoa. ---
**Author:** ![pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pedz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pure-ruby-app-that-receives-events/145480/4 "2008-08-10T22:22:39Z")
Dolazy wrote: > I found one article that seems to deal with events: > [http://codeintensity.blogspot.com/2008/01/rubycocoa-rocks.html](http://codeintensity.blogspot.com/2008/01/rubycocoa-rocks.html) Installing event handlers via NSAppleEventManager is fine for simple tasks. For full-blown scripting interfaces that expose a query-able object model a-la Finder, Mail, etc., Cocoa Scripting would be more appropriate (if a bear to get right). Matt N. - who often lurks around this list - would be the best person to speak to. HTH ## has Control AppleScriptable applications from Python, Ruby and ObjC: [http://appscript.sourceforge.net](http://appscript.sourceforge.net)