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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Final iPhone Screenshot Script | |
| # Usage: ./iphone_screenshot.sh [output_path] | |
| OUTPUT_PATH="${1:-screenshot.png}" | |
| echo "π± Taking iPhone screenshot..." | |
| # Record timestamp before taking screenshot | |
| BEFORE_TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s) | |
| DESKTOP_PATH="$HOME/Desktop" | |
| # Check if device is connected | |
| DEVICE_COUNT=$(xcrun devicectl list devices 2>/dev/null | grep -c "connected") | |
| if [ "$DEVICE_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then | |
| echo "β No connected iOS devices found" | |
| echo "Please connect your iPhone via USB and ensure it's trusted" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| # Click button 3 (Take Screenshot) | |
| APPLESCRIPT_RESULT=$(osascript -e ' | |
| tell application "Xcode" | |
| activate | |
| delay 0.5 | |
| end tell | |
| tell application "System Events" | |
| tell process "Xcode" | |
| keystroke "2" using {shift down, command down} | |
| delay 1.5 | |
| try | |
| set allElements to entire contents of window 1 | |
| set buttonCount to 0 | |
| repeat with element in allElements | |
| try | |
| if class of element is button then | |
| set buttonCount to buttonCount + 1 | |
| if buttonCount = 3 then | |
| click element | |
| return "clicked_button_3" | |
| end if | |
| end if | |
| end try | |
| end repeat | |
| return "button_3_not_reached" | |
| on error e | |
| return "error: " & e | |
| end try | |
| end tell | |
| end tell') | |
| if [[ "$APPLESCRIPT_RESULT" == "clicked_button_3" ]]; then | |
| # Wait for screenshot to be saved | |
| sleep 1 | |
| # Look for screenshots created after our timestamp (within 30 seconds) | |
| AFTER_TIMESTAMP=$((BEFORE_TIMESTAMP + 30)) | |
| VALID_SCREENSHOTS=() | |
| for screenshot in "$DESKTOP_PATH"/Screen*Shot*.png "$DESKTOP_PATH"/Screen*shot*.png "$DESKTOP_PATH"/Screenshot*.png; do | |
| if [ -f "$screenshot" ]; then | |
| FILE_TIMESTAMP=$(stat -f %B "$screenshot" 2>/dev/null) | |
| if [ -z "$FILE_TIMESTAMP" ] || [ "$FILE_TIMESTAMP" -eq 0 ]; then | |
| FILE_TIMESTAMP=$(stat -f %m "$screenshot" 2>/dev/null) | |
| fi | |
| if [ "$FILE_TIMESTAMP" -ge "$BEFORE_TIMESTAMP" ] && [ "$FILE_TIMESTAMP" -le "$AFTER_TIMESTAMP" ]; then | |
| VALID_SCREENSHOTS+=("$screenshot:$FILE_TIMESTAMP") | |
| fi | |
| fi | |
| done | |
| if [ ${#VALID_SCREENSHOTS[@]} -eq 0 ]; then | |
| echo "β No new screenshot found" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| # Get the most recent screenshot | |
| NEWEST_SCREENSHOT="" | |
| NEWEST_TIMESTAMP=0 | |
| for screenshot_info in "${VALID_SCREENSHOTS[@]}"; do | |
| screenshot_path="${screenshot_info%:*}" | |
| timestamp="${screenshot_info#*:}" | |
| if [ "$timestamp" -gt "$NEWEST_TIMESTAMP" ]; then | |
| NEWEST_TIMESTAMP="$timestamp" | |
| NEWEST_SCREENSHOT="$screenshot_path" | |
| fi | |
| done | |
| # Copy to desired location | |
| cp "$NEWEST_SCREENSHOT" "$OUTPUT_PATH" | |
| if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then | |
| echo "β Screenshot saved to: $OUTPUT_PATH" | |
| # Auto-delete original if it's recent (within 10 seconds) | |
| CURRENT_TIME=$(date +%s) | |
| TIME_DIFF=$((CURRENT_TIME - NEWEST_TIMESTAMP)) | |
| if [ "$TIME_DIFF" -le 10 ]; then | |
| rm "$NEWEST_SCREENSHOT" | |
| fi | |
| else | |
| echo "β Failed to copy screenshot" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| else | |
| echo "β Failed to take screenshot: $APPLESCRIPT_RESULT" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi |
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