A script to toggle distractions from Mac OS X Dock badges

toggleDistractions.js.scpt

// Use this Mac OS X automation script to quickly hide notifications for
// distracting apps. Put the names of the distracting apps in the
// `distractingApps` array and save the script. Run the script to toggle the
// badges on and off.

// Tip: To run this script much faster, move the distracting apps to the top of
// the list in System Preferences's Notifications pane.

var distractingApps = ['Tweetbot', 'Slack']

function isDistracting (appName) {
	for (var i = 0; i < distractingApps.length; i++) {
		if (distractingApps[i] === appName) {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}

function main () {
	var se = Application('System Events')
	var prefsApp = Application('System Preferences')

	prefsApp.activate()
	prefsApp.reveal(prefsApp.panes.byId('com.apple.preference.notifications'))
	var prefsWindow = se.processes.byName('System Preferences').windows[0]

	var apps = apps = prefsWindow.scrollAreas[0].tables[0].rows
	for (var i = 0, len = apps.length; i < len; i++) {
	    var appName = apps[i].uiElements[0].name()
		if (isDistracting(appName)) {
			apps[i].selected = true

			// turn off Dock badges (you could add similar lines for the other
			// notification types too)
			prefsWindow.groups.at(0).checkboxes.byName('Badge app icon').click()

			distractingApps.splice(distractingApps.indexOf(appName), 1)
			
			if (distractingApps.length === 0) {
				break
			}
		}
	}

	prefsApp.quit()
}

main()