diff -r 000000000000 -r d84d25d6cdbb IChatUtils.m
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/IChatUtils.m	Sat Mar 08 21:04:41 2008 -0800
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+//
+//  IChatUtils.m
+//  MYUtilities
+//
+//  Created by Jens Alfke on 3/3/08.
+//  Copyright 2008 Jens Alfke. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import "IChatUtils.h"
+#import "iChatBridge.h"
+
+@implementation IChatUtils
+
+
+static iChatApplication *sIChatApp;
+
++ (void) initialize
+{
+    if( ! sIChatApp ) {
+        sIChatApp = [SBApplication applicationWithBundleIdentifier: @"com.apple.iChat"];
+        sIChatApp.timeout = 5*60; // in ticks
+    }
+}
+
+
++ (SBApplication*) app  {return sIChatApp;}
++ (BOOL) isRunning      {return sIChatApp.isRunning;}
++ (void) activate       {[sIChatApp activate];}
+
+
++ (iChatTextChat*) activeChat
+{
+    if( ! [sIChatApp isRunning] )
+        return nil;
+    SBElementArray *chats = sIChatApp.textChats;
+    if( chats.count==0 )
+        return nil;
+    iChatTextChat *chat = [chats objectAtIndex: 0];
+    if( ! chat.active )
+        return nil;
+    return chat;
+}    
+
++ (NSString*) activeChatPartner
+{
+    iChatTextChat *chat = [self activeChat];
+    if( ! chat )
+        return nil;
+    NSMutableArray *names = $marray();
+    for( iChatBuddy *b in [chat participants] )
+        [names addObject: (b.fullName ?: b.name)];
+    return [names componentsJoinedByString: @", "];
+}
+
++ (BOOL) sendMessage: (NSString*)msg
+{
+    iChatTextChat *chat = [self activeChat];
+    if( ! chat )
+        return NO;
+    [sIChatApp send: msg to: chat];
+    return YES;
+}
+
+
+@end