Finicky Switch Default Browser

[Strajk]

Screenshot-2025-02-22T17.25.41.mp4

Open finicky-default-browser in Script Kit

// Name: Finicky Switch Default Browser
// Description: Switches the default browser in Finicky config
// Author: Strajk

import '@johnlindquist/kit'
import fs from 'fs'

let finickyPath = home('.finicky.js')

// Check if Finicky config exists
if (!fs.existsSync(finickyPath)) {
  await div({
    html: `
    <div class="p-4 bg-red-100 text-red-800">
    <h3 class="font-bold">Finicky not installed</h3>
    <p>Or at least, ~/.finicky.js was not found</p>
    <p>Please install Finicky first: <code>brew install finicky</code></p>
    </div>
    `
  })
  exit()
}

// Resolve symlink if finickyPath is a symlink, e.g. /Users/strajk/.finicky.js -> /Users/strajk/Projects/setup/home/.finicky.js
finickyPath = fs.realpathSync(finickyPath)

// List of possible browsers to select from
const possibleBrowsers = [
  'Google Chrome',
  'Google Chrome Dev',
  'Firefox',
  'Firefox Developer Edition',
  'Safari',
  'Opera',
  'Brave',
  'Microsoft Edge',
  'Browserosaurus',
]

try {
  // Read the content of the Finicky configuration file
  const configContent = await readFile(finickyPath, 'utf8')
  // Log number of lines in config file
  const numLines = configContent.split('\n').length
  console.log('===' + new Date().toISOString())
  console.log(`Config file has ${numLines} lines`)

  // Regular expression to find the default browser setting in the config
  const defaultBrowserRegex = /defaultBrowser: "([^"]*?)".?/
  const match = defaultBrowserRegex.exec(configContent)
  const currentDefaultBrowser = match ? match[1] : null
  if (!currentDefaultBrowser) {
    console.log('No default browser found')
    exit()
  }

  // Prompt the user to select a new default browser
  const selectedBrowser = await arg({
    placeholder: 'Select a default browser',
    choices: possibleBrowsers,
    hint: 'Current default browser: ' + currentDefaultBrowser,
  })

  // Create a new comment based on the previously selected browser
  const newComment = currentDefaultBrowser ? ` Previously: ${currentDefaultBrowser}` : ''

  // Replace the old default browser setting with the new one, including the updated comment
  const newConfigContent = configContent.replace(
    defaultBrowserRegex,
    `defaultBrowser: "${selectedBrowser}", //${newComment}`
  )

  // Write the updated content back to the Finicky configuration file
  await writeFile(finickyPath, newConfigContent)

  // Display a notification to confirm the update
  await notify({
    title: 'Finicky Config Updated',
    body: `Default browser set to ${selectedBrowser}`,
  })
} catch (error) {
  // Handle errors, such as the config file not existing
  console.error(`Failed to update Finicky config: ${error}`)
  await notify({
    title: 'Finicky Config Update Failed',
    body: `Error: ${error}`,
  })
}