How to convert JSX file to ATN file for deployment purpose?

Question

I am writing a photoshop script file in jsx format. I want to give it to n number of end users. But they can modify the copyright information and moreover can read the script. So I am planning to convert the script in ATN (action) format. Is there any tool to do it?

I googled a lot and found some utilities over https://ps-scripts.sourceforge.net/xtools.html#Anchor-Toolki-19514 . There is an option to generate atn file from xml file. But there is no option to generate an atn file from jsx. Is it possible to convert jsx to xml and then to atn?

Has anyone tried this earlier? Does it work? Or any other option is available?

Thanks in advance.

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

An action provides no more/less security.

What you can do to to help to try 'protect' your IP is save the .jsx as a .jsxbin from either VS Code ExtendScript Debugger (right click - export as binary) or the old 32 bit ExtendScript ToolKit (not 100% secure, but 'good enough' for most).

EDIT: You may also find the following helpful, or at least interesting:

https://www.davidebarranca.com/2016/07/html-panel-tips-22-protecting-your-code/

https://www.davidebarranca.com/2017/02/html-panel-tips-23-javascriptobfuscator-api-gulp-js-plugin/

c.pfaffenbichler · Answer

As JavaScripts can contain functionality that is impossible in Actions this seems to be a non-starter.

Besides that: Photoshop users can edit, rename, … Actions as well, so I am not sure you would achieve much.

In ExtendScript Toolkit one could export as binary, but I don’t know if Visual Studio Code offers the same option/s.

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