plistconv.js

const bplistc = require("bplist-creator");
const fs = require("fs");

const bplistp = require("bplist-parser");

const args = process.argv.slice(2);

// let action = args.shift().toLowerCase();
const [input, output] = args;
let action;

if (input.endsWith(".json") && output.endsWith(".shortcut")) {
	action = "jsontoshortcut";
}
if (input.endsWith(".shortcut") && output.endsWith(".json")) {
	action = "shortcuttojson";
}
if (!action) {
	throw new Error(
		"Invalid. Usage: plistconv <input.shortcut> <output.json> OR <input.json> <output.shortcut>"
	);
}

function cfbtr(json) {
	// hack to workaround buffers not saving into json
	// console.log("doing", json);
	if (json.type === "Buffer") {
		return Buffer.from(json.data);
	}
	Object.keys(json).forEach(key => {
		if (typeof json[key] === "object") {
			json[key] = cfbtr(json[key]);
		}
	});
	return json;
}

if (action === "shortcuttojson") {
	bplistp.parseFile(input, (err, obj) => {
		if (err) {
			throw err;
		}
		fs.writeFileSync(output, JSON.stringify(obj, null, "\t"), "utf8");
	});
} else if (action === "jsontoshortcut") {
	const buffer = bplistc(cfbtr(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(input, "utf8"))));
	fs.writeFileSync(output, buffer);
}

// console.log(toShortcut(od));