AppleScript to close all notifications on macOS Big Sur

close_notifications_applescript.js

function run(input, parameters) {

  const appName = "";
  const verbose = true;

  const scriptName = "close_notifications_applescript";

  const CLEAR_ALL_ACTION = "Clear All";
  const CLEAR_ALL_ACTION_TOP = "Clear";
  const CLOSE_ACTION = "Close";

  const notNull = (val) => {
    return val !== null && val !== undefined;
  }

  const isNull = (val) => {
    return !notNull(val);
  }

  const isError = (maybeErr) => {
    return notNull(maybeErr) && (maybeErr instanceof Error || maybeErr.message);
  }

  const systemVersion = () => {
    return Application("Finder").version().split(".").map(val => parseInt(val));
  }

  const systemVersionGreaterThanOrEqualTo = (vers) => {
    return systemVersion()[0] >= vers;
  }

  const isBigSurOrGreater = () => {
    return systemVersionGreaterThanOrEqualTo(11);
  }

  const V11_OR_GREATER = isBigSurOrGreater();
  const APP_NAME_MATCHER_ROLE = V11_OR_GREATER ? "AXStaticText" : "AXImage";
  const hasAppName = notNull(appName) && appName !== "";
  const appNameForLog = hasAppName ? ` [${appName}]` : "";

  const logs = [];
  const log = (message, ...optionalParams) => {
    let message_with_prefix = `${new Date().toISOString().replace("Z", "").replace("T", " ")} [${scriptName}]${appNameForLog} ${message}`;
    console.log(message_with_prefix, optionalParams);
    logs.push(message_with_prefix);
  }

  const logError = (message, ...optionalParams) => {
    if (isError(message)) {
      let err = message;
      message = `${err}${err.stack ? (' ' + err.stack) : ''}`;
    }
    log(`ERROR ${message}`, optionalParams);
  }

  const logErrorVerbose = (message, ...optionalParams) => {
    if (verbose) {
      logError(message, optionalParams);
    }
  }

  const logVerbose = (message) => {
    if (verbose) {
      log(message);
    }
  }

  const getLogLines = () => {
    return logs.join("\n");
  }

  const getSystemEvents = () => {
    let systemEvents = Application("System Events");
    systemEvents.includeStandardAdditions = true;
    return systemEvents;
  }

  const getNotificationCenter = () => {
    try {
      return getSystemEvents().processes.byName("NotificationCenter");
    } catch (err) {
      logError("Could not get NotificationCenter");
      throw err;
    }
  }

  const getNotificationCenterGroups = (retryOnError = false) => {
    try {
      let notificationCenter = getNotificationCenter();
      if (notificationCenter.windows.length <= 0) {
        return [];
      }
      if (!V11_OR_GREATER) {
        return notificationCenter.windows();
      }
      return notificationCenter.windows[0].uiElements[0].uiElements[0].uiElements();
    } catch (err) {
      logError("Could not get NotificationCenter groups");
      if (retryOnError) {
        logError(err);
        return getNotificationCenterGroups(false);
      } else {
        throw err;
      }
    }
  }

  const isClearButton = (description, name) => {
    return description === "button" && name === CLEAR_ALL_ACTION_TOP;
  }

  const matchesAppName = (role, value) => {
    return role === APP_NAME_MATCHER_ROLE && value.toLowerCase() === appName.toLowerCase();
  }

  const notificationGroupMatches = (group) => {
    try {
      let description = group.description();
      if (V11_OR_GREATER && isClearButton(description, group.name())) {
        return true;
      }
      if (V11_OR_GREATER && description !== "group") {
        return false;
      }
      if (!V11_OR_GREATER) {
        let matchedAppName = !hasAppName;
        if (!matchedAppName) {
          for (let elem of group.uiElements()) {
            if (matchesAppName(elem.role(), elem.description())) {
              matchedAppName = true;
              break;
            }
          }
        }
        if (matchedAppName) {
          return notNull(findCloseActionV10(group, -1));
        }
        return false;
      }
      if (!hasAppName) {
        return true;
      }
      let firstElem = group.uiElements[0];
      return matchesAppName(firstElem.role(), firstElem.value());
    } catch (err) {
      logErrorVerbose(`Caught error while checking window, window is probably closed: ${err}`);
      logErrorVerbose(err);
    }
    return false;
  }

  const findCloseActionV10 = (group, closedCount) => {
    try {
      for (let elem of group.uiElements()) {
        if (elem.role() === "AXButton" && elem.title() === CLOSE_ACTION) {
          return elem.actions["AXPress"];
        }
      }
    } catch (err) {
      logErrorVerbose(`(group_${closedCount}) Caught error while searching for close action, window is probably closed: ${err}`);
      logErrorVerbose(err);
      return null;
    }
    log("No close action found for notification");
    return null;
  }

  const findCloseAction = (group, closedCount) => {
    try {
      if (!V11_OR_GREATER) {
        return findCloseActionV10(group, closedCount);
      }
      let checkForPress = isClearButton(group.description(), group.name());
      let clearAllAction;
      let closeAction;
      for (let action of group.actions()) {
        let description = action.description();
        if (description === CLEAR_ALL_ACTION) {
          clearAllAction = action;
          break;
        } else if (description === CLOSE_ACTION) {
          closeAction = action;
        } else if (checkForPress && description === "press") {
          clearAllAction = action;
          break;
        }
      }
      if (notNull(clearAllAction)) {
        return clearAllAction;
      } else if (notNull(closeAction)) {
        return closeAction;
      }
    } catch (err) {
      logErrorVerbose(`(group_${closedCount}) Caught error while searching for close action, window is probably closed: ${err}`);
      logErrorVerbose(err);
      return null;
    }
    log("No close action found for notification");
    return null;
  }

  const closeNextGroup = (groups, closedCount) => {
    try {
      for (let group of groups) {
        if (notificationGroupMatches(group)) {
          let closeAction = findCloseAction(group, closedCount);

          if (notNull(closeAction)) {
            try {
              closeAction.perform();
              return [true, 1];
            } catch (err) {
              logErrorVerbose(`(group_${closedCount}) Caught error while performing close action, window is probably closed: ${err}`);
              logErrorVerbose(err);
            }
          }
          return [true, 0];
        }
      }
      return false;
    } catch (err) {
      logError("Could not run closeNextGroup");
      throw err;
    }
  }

  try {
    let groupsCount = getNotificationCenterGroups(true).filter(group => notificationGroupMatches(group)).length;

    if (groupsCount > 0) {
      logVerbose(`Closing ${groupsCount}${appNameForLog} notification group${(groupsCount > 1 ? "s" : "")}`);

      let startTime = new Date().getTime();
      let closedCount = 0;
      let maybeMore = true;
      let maxAttempts = 2;
      let attempts = 1;
      while (maybeMore && ((new Date().getTime() - startTime) <= (1000 * 30))) {
        try {
          let closeResult = closeNextGroup(getNotificationCenterGroups(), closedCount);
          maybeMore = closeResult[0];
          if (maybeMore) {
            closedCount = closedCount + closeResult[1];
          }
        } catch (innerErr) {
          if (maybeMore && closedCount === 0 && attempts < maxAttempts) {
            log(`Caught an error before anything closed, trying ${maxAttempts - attempts} more time(s).`)
            attempts++;
          } else {
            throw innerErr;
          }
        }
      }
    } else {
      throw Error(`No${appNameForLog} notifications found...`);
    }
  } catch (err) {
    logError(err);
    logError(err.message);
    getLogLines();
    throw err;
  }

  return getLogLines();
}