Auto reopen on crash

mark

Dear All,

A user needed some help setting up the script I posted. I'm posting instructions here, and attaching the my version of the script again for everyone's benefit. I've also embedded the instructions into the script itself.

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The attached AppleScript will re-boot Isadora automatically if Isadora crashes for some reason. To customize it for your setup, please follow these instructions.

1) Unzip the attached file

2) Double-click the script

3) At the very top you'll see this:

-- change this property to the full path to the

-- Isadora application you wish to run

property gIsadoraFullPath : "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore 1.3.0f24.app"

-- change this property to the full path of the

-- document you wish to open

property gDocumentFullPath : "/Isadora watcher/test.izz"

You need to change these two paths so they are specific to your computer. The easiest way to get these paths is to use Apple's Terminal application, which is located in the Utilities folder.

So...

4) Open the Terminal application

5) Drag the Isadora application into the Terminal Window -- you'll see the full path appear there.

6) Copy the full path and paste replace the text "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore 1.3.0f24.app" in the script with the text you copied. (It is very important that this path is enclosed in double-quotes!)

7) Hit return in Terminal -- you'll get an error like "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore.app: is a directory" -- ignore this.

8) Repeat steps 5-7 with your Isadora document. Except you'll replace the text "/Isadora watcher/test.izz" with the text that appears in Terminal.

c2c74b-isadora-auto-restart.scpt.zip

Skulpture

Even though I cracked this I sometimes get automator crashing believe it or not.

I have since found this which I might investigate further...

[http://blairneal.com/blog/installation-up-4evr/](http://blairneal.com/blog/installation-up-4evr/)

Aolis

Hello all,

I am currently in the process of researching this type of auto-restart method and am wondering if there is a way of ensuring that the video input is initialized when Isadora comes back up after an auto-restart?

-A

Aolis

So - I haven't figured out how to initialize the camera automatically - but I cam across this software that pushes a webcam to a syphon server: https://code.google.com/p/syphon-camera/

The syphon input initializes automatically and thus the video comes up when the system recovers from the crash.

Would still want to know how to use the built in video-in though if anyone knows how.

-A

Michel

@Aolis

You can use the "enter scene trigger" and the "capture control" actor.

Best
Michel

Aolis

That's painfully obv...er....wonderful, thank you so much. I completely forgot about the capture actor. -a

Aolis

So . . . using Lingon 3 I have been able to ensure that Isadora restarts after a crash. However - is there a way to ensure that the 'Isadora has crashed unexpectedly' error box that comes up after a crash automatically clears or ensure that it doesn't come up at all?

After restarting this dialog box is still visible.

Kind regards,

Alex Oliszewski

particlep

i'm using this script to day to relaunch isadora and when i make an application from it it no longer runs.

"can't make name of item 34 .... " is how the really long spiel begins.

it appears to be happy and well when running in the script editor.

i've enjoyed returning to this thread after a few years and wonder if any of the script needs a tweak ?

i ask as my apple script editing is rather weak and don;t know where to begin. xx

particlep

oh !

apple script editor now stopped. first three lines of error is ...

Can’t make name of item 37 of {«class pcap»

"loginwindow" of application "Finder", «class pcap»

"Dock" of application "Finder", «class pcap»

Michel

@Aolis

Type this in the terminal.app: defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType none

Or easier use this app: http://nickhardeman.com/610/openframeworks-configuring-osx-for-a-long-term-installation/

Best Michel

Aolis

@Michel, Thank you so much!!

fubbi

@mark the script works great thanks. But I need to compile it to an app so it too can be a startup object. So far I cant get it to work. The exported app does not start isadora...

Do I need to add anything to the script?

thank you

fubbi

@mark, scratch that, I found a another cool way of doing this. Its a small app called Lingon and its a GUI for launchd scripts. Costs 10$

I have set it up so you cant quit isadora even if you want to. It will just start [the document ] back up. Crash it. Quit it. Reboot. Whatever you do - it instantly comes back up.

Very cool and easy to set up (2 min). And a little terrifying if you don't know its running because its system level. There is no visible app running. The only way to stop it is to launch Lingon and disable the script.

Works like a charm

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Michel

@fubbi

You can also just move the apple script one level up in the folder so the launch agent doesn't find it. Thats like stopping it and to re-activate it move the script back to the right place.

Best Michel

Michel

Dear all

I have updated the old script @Mark posted 5 years ago. Meanwhile you don't have to set the path of the document anymore, since Izzy opens the most recent file automatically when set in the preferences. So make sure you have made the settings as in the picture below. With this script Isadora always starts as most front application, it did not do that with the old script. You don't have to put Isadora or the Izzy Patch to the startup items only the apple script. This is not a replacement for what you have learnt in the "keep Izzy up for ever" workshop, just wanted to update this script :-)

IzzyAutoRestart.app.zip

Michel

Oh, I forgot one thing. The script only opens the none USB version. Because if you use Isadora for installations without a license the USB version would open a popup window on start that you have to click away if there is no USB dongle detected. This does not happen with the none USB version.

Best Michel

Woland

@Michel

Thanks so much for this update! Incredibly useful!

@judgeworks @JPDance

This was the auto-restart forum thread that I was telling you about at our meet-up last week. This script is excellent for installation work.