popclip-rename-pdf.applescript

-- #popclip
-- name: Rename PDF
-- icon: iconify:gg:rename
-- required apps: [com.apple.Preview]
-- language: applescript

-- AppleScript to rename the currently active PDF in Preview
set newFileName to "{popclip text}.pdf"

tell application "Preview"
	-- Get the front document (the active PDF)
	set theDoc to front document
	set oldFilePath to path of theDoc
	-- Close the document so the file is no longer locked by Preview
	close theDoc
end tell

tell application "Finder"
	-- Convert the path to an alias
	set oldFileAlias to POSIX file oldFilePath as alias
	set parentFolder to container of oldFileAlias
	-- Rename the file
	set name of oldFileAlias to newFileName
	-- Grab the new alias to the renamed file
	set newFileAlias to (parentFolder as text) & newFileName as alias
end tell

-- Re-open the renamed file in Preview
tell application "Preview"
	open newFileAlias
	activate
end tell