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Automation Blocks: Trigger script remotely with http / streamdeck ?

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March 6, 2024
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Hi there! I'm just starting to fall in love with Automation Blocks.

My use case scenario is:

Make.com-scenario to watch for google sheet changes -> convert to text file in Gdrive -> Push a button on the streamdeck that sends a http get (or a keyboard shortcut, or something) to trigger script in AutomationBlocks -> reads the text file -> updates mogrts from files.

I'm wondering if there's a possibility of triggering scripts remotely, using local http, or some other way? I'm aware of CEP Events. Would I have to learn that, or is there another way of for example simply triggering a script by a local http GET?

Thanks!

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Correct answer Mathias Moehl

Update: Today we published Automation Blocks 1.1.000, which has remote execution via http requests built-in.

See here for details:

https://docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/remoteExecution

Mathias Moehl

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Community Expert

Update: Today we published Automation Blocks 1.1.000, which has remote execution via http requests built-in.

See here for details:

https://docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/remoteExecution

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects

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intelligent_parent8591

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Can i pass some text thrue http request to input block, so i can generate requests from webpage with different texts, and get diferent results on timline?

Mathias Moehl

Community Expert

That's a pretty cool idea but currently this is not supported. Your best option is probably to write some automation outside of Premiere Pro, which writes the desired text to a text or spreadsheet file and then triggers an Automation Blocks script. Then the Automation Blocks script can read that file.

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects

Mathias Moehl

Community Expert

Currently, CEP events are the only way to remote-execute Automation Blocks scripts. For details see here:

https://docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/executeScriptsCEPEvents

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects

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nicwilluAuthor

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Thanks for the quick reply. I figured!

I came across Premiere Remote which allows one to trigger premiere scripts via http. However I'm unsure how to exactly run the function for automation blocks to run a script, using it.

They have this as an example script:

function lockVideoLayer(layerNumber) {
  app.enableQE();
  var activeSequence = qe.project.getActiveSequence();
  var someTrack = activeSequence.getVideoTrackAt(layerNumber);
  someTrack.setLock(true);
}

.. how would your example script translate into this?

Perhaps you can be of aid?

Mathias Moehl

Community Expert

Wow, this looks very cool!

I just read the documentation and it looks like you could simply replace the function "lockVideoLayer" by a function executing something like the sample code for Kbar/QuickMenu.

Something like

function runAutomationBlocksScript(filePath) {
  var xLib;
  try {
    xLib = new ExternalObject("lib:PlugPlugExternalObject");
  } catch (e) {
    alert("Missing ExternalObject: " + e);
  }

  if (xLib) {
    var eventObj = new CSXSEvent();
    eventObj.type = "com.aescripts.AutomationBlocksAe.runScriptFile";
    eventObj.data = JSON.stringify({
      filePath: filePath,
    });
    eventObj.dispatch();
  }
}

I will schedule some time to do some experiments with this.

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects

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