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Tell Mail.app to check for new mail with MacRuby

I want to use MacRuby to tell Mail.app to check for new email. But I cannot figure out how to go about this after I get an application reference using SBApplication.

I have the following simple script:

#!/usr/local/bin/macruby
framework 'ScriptingBridge'

mail = SBApplication.applicationWithBundleIdentifier("com.apple.mail")
# mail.check_for_new_mail?

Basically I want to do the following AppleScript in MacRuby:

tell application "Mail"
    check for new mail
end tell

Yes, I can just use the AppleScript. But I much prefer Ruby.

Solution 

  • #!/usr/local/bin/macruby
framework 'ScriptingBridge'

mail = SBApplication.applicationWithBundleIdentifier("com.apple.mail")
mail.accounts.each {|account| mail.checkForNewMailFor(account) }

    tip: use puts (mail.methods(true,true) - Object.new.methods) which returns available cocoa only methods list for object and ancestors