How to set the status of syncing with LR mobile for LrCollection

[gerhardw42687703]

Hello,

I am wondering how to change the sync settings of a LrCollection via Lua. I want to create new collections and then want to have them automatically synced with Lightroom Mobile.

Thank you in advance for your help and best regards

Gerhard

[johnrellis · Accepted solution]

The SDK API doesn't provide that capability, unfortunately. Adobe stopped investing much effort in the SDK many years ago.

The best you can do for this is use a keystroke-stuffing utility (e.g. AutoHotkey on Windows), which is fragile and difficult to make robust.

[gerhardw42687703]

Dear John, I thought so. I got a workaround and the good thing is that the setting stays even though you update the collection. Thank you and best regards Gerhard

[manishb17276158]

@gerhardw42687701, I realize that this thread is fairly old, but would you mind sharing how you resolved this issue? I’m trying to do something very similar and running into significant roadblocks. Also is it possible to identify the available keys & functions within the LrCollection class?

[johnrellis]

"I’m trying to do something very similar and running into significant roadblocks. Also is it possible to identify the available keys & functions within the LrCollection class?"

Could you provide detaiils about what you want to do?

[manishb17276158]

Hi John, I’m a bit new to Lua and the Lightroom SDK, but I’m trying to create collections via a plugin & then have them auto sync to Lightroom Mobile so that I can see those collections on my iPad.

[johnrellis]

"I’m trying to create collections via a plugin & then have them auto sync to Lightroom Mobile so that I can see those collections on my iPad."

While the SDK lets a plugin create and modify collections, there is no way to set their "sync" attribute.  As I mentioned above, you can try a keystroke-stuffing utility (e.g. AutoHotkey on Windows), but that is fragile and very difficult to make robust.

[manishb17276158]

Thank John. I’m on a Mac, any suggestions for utilities on that platform? Also, do you know the best way to identify the keys and functions within the LR Classes?

[johnrellis]

You can use Applescript to send keystrokes to an app:

https://eastmanreference.com/how-to-automate-your-keyboard-in-mac-os-x-with-applescript 

[johnrellis]

"the best way to identify the keys and functions within the LR Classes?"

The SDK includes reference documentation, including all modules and classes:

https://console.adobe.io/downloads/lr

See the "API Reference" subfolder.  Or are you wanting something else?

[manishb17276158]

I've gone through the documentation and was just hopeful that there would be more access to the class objects than the documents show. Wishful thinking I guess. Given that things like setting the sync attributed are locked down, I assume Adobe does not want any manipulation of objects outside of their control. I appreciate your assistance on my questions. Given the change of the forum structure, it's been really difficult to find information on my own.