There would be much to say about your code (variable scope, etc.) but the two most important, I think, are:
Here is a possible approach (provided that the featured script files are located in the parent folder of the Startup scripts folder):
#targetengine "DanRodneyMenu"
// =====================================
// This script is a 'startup script', it runs each time ID starts
// and shouldn't be rerun during the session. We don't really need
// it to be session-persistent. However we use a #targetengine to
// save a 'done' flag which prevents the script from being rerun.
// =====================================
(function(/*obj|undefined*/HOST)
// -------------------------------------
// Install and/or update the menu/submenu
// and connect the menu actions
{
// ---
// HOST can be your framework container, if needed (default: $.global)
// ---
HOST || (HOST=$.global);
// ---
// Prevent the current (startup) script from being uselessly rerun
// ---
if( HOST[$.engineName] )
{
alert( "This script is automatically executed at startup. You shouldn't run it manually." );
return;
}
// ---
HOST[$.engineName] = true;
// ---
// Settings and constants
// ---
var MENU_NAME = "My Test Menu",
FEATURES = [
{ caption: "My Menu Item 1", fileName: 'File-One.jsx', subName: "" },
{ caption: "My Menu Item 2", fileName: 'File-Two.jsx', subName: "My Sub Menu" }
],
LO_END = LocationOptions.atEnd,
INDESIGN_ROOT_MENU = app.menus.item( '$ID/Main' ),
FEATURE_LOCATION_PATH = (function()
{
var f;
try{ f=app.activeScript; }
catch(_){ f=File(_.fileName); }
return f.parent.parent + '/';
})();
// ---
// (Re)set the actions
// Note: checks also whether script files are available
// ---
var t, f, i = FEATURES.length;
while( i-- )
{
t = FEATURES;
if( (f=File(FEATURE_LOCATION_PATH + t.fileName)).exists )
{
// The script file exists => create the corresponding action
// and directly attach the event listener to the file
// (no need to use app.doScript(...) here)
// ---
(t.action = app.scriptMenuActions.add( t.caption )).
addEventListener('onInvoke', f);
}
else
{
// The script file does not exist => remove that feature
// ---
FEATURES.splice(i,1);
}
}
// ---
// Create/reset the custom menu container *if necessary*
// Note: menus/submenus are application-persistent
// ---
var mnu = INDESIGN_ROOT_MENU.submenus.itemByName( MENU_NAME );
if( !mnu.isValid )
{
// Our custom menu hasn't been created yet
// ---
if( !FEATURES.length ) return;
mnu = INDESIGN_ROOT_MENU.submenus.add(
MENU_NAME,
LocationOptions.after,
INDESIGN_ROOT_MENU.submenus.item( '$ID/&Window' )
);
}
else
{
// Our custom menu already exists, but we must clear
// any sub element in order to rebuild a fresh structure
// ---
mnu.menuElements.everyItem().remove();
// If FEATURES is empty, remove the menu itself
// ---
if( !FEATURES.length ){ mnu.remove(); return; }
}
// ---
// Now, let's fill mnu with respect to FEATURES' order
// (Possible submenus are specified in .subName and created on the fly)
// ---
var s,
n = FEATURES.length,
subs = {},
sub = null;
for( i=0 ; i < n ; ++i )
{
t = FEATURES;
// Target the desired submenu
// ---
sub = (s=t.subName) ?
( subs || (subs=mnu.submenus.add( s, LO_END )) ) :
mnu;
// Connect the related action
// ---
sub.menuItems.add( t.action );
}
})();
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