In-script event listener for save event

Question

Unfortunately I think I already know the answer to this, but is it possible to add an event listener to a save event that runs while Extendscript is being executed (something similar to beforeSave in InDesign)? I'm attempting to prevent the default action, run additional code, then proceed.

I already attempted to do this with app.notifiers but the file doesn't run until my script is complete. I'm curious if there's possibly some way to do this with Action Manager.

Thanks so much!

JJMack · Accepted Answer

I do think you do know the answer that event are only triggered from Photoshop UI after the event has completed.   Event are not triggered during an automated Process. Actions, Scripts, Plug-ins.  I always wondered what one could do in a close event handler. There may be nothing in Photoshop what would a close event handler be good for?

jazz-y · Answer

You can track the 'save' or 'All ' event if it is being executed by the user. When saving a file, there are also separate notifications for the save steps, ("saveBegin" and "saveSucceeded"), but since the notification comes after the action is completed, by the time the notification “saveBegin” is received, the saving process will already be started

#target photoshop
try { var target = arguments[0], event = arguments[1] } catch (e) { }

try {
    if (!target) { // main script code
        var d = app.documents.add()
        app.notifiersEnabled = true
        app.notifiers.add('All ', File($.fileName))
    } else { // event triggering
        var t2s = typeIDToStringID,
            s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
        if (t2s(event) == 'save') {
           alert(t2s(target.getEnumerationValue (s2t('saveStage'))))
        }
    }
} catch (e) { alert(e) }

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