throttle.applescript

throttle.applescript

-- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34876073/switch-network-link-conditioner-profiles-from-console-script/38991769
-- found via https://gist.github.com/cantyjeffrey/42a0d080c83c46a6f76e5705fd6d90af

set mode to system attribute "mode"

tell application "System Preferences"
  activate
  set current pane to pane "com.apple.Network-Link-Conditioner"
  delay 1
end tell

tell application "System Events"
  tell process "System Preferences"
    if mode is equal to "OFF"
        tell window "Network Link Conditioner"
          click button "OFF"
        end tell
      else
        tell window "Network Link Conditioner"
        click button "ON"
        tell group 1
          click pop up button 1
          click menu item mode of menu 1 of pop up button 1
        end tell
      end tell
    end if
  end tell
end tell

# tell application "System Preferences" to quit
## Leaving the panel open above on demo machines so we don't forget!!

## Usage below but we will call from a bash script + from cron
## Set mode to 3G throttling...
# mode=3G osascript throttle.applescript

## Set mode to "Very Bad Network"...
# mode="Very Bad Network" osascript throttle.applescript

## Turn off throttling...
# mode=OFF osascript throttle.applescript