unixorn/tumult.plugin.zsh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Convert a binary plist into XML, run $EDITOR on it, then convert it back
#
# Copyright 2017, Joe Block <jpb@unixorn.net>

set -o pipefail

if [[ "$(uname -s)" != 'Darwin' ]]; then
  echo 'Sorry, this script only works on macOS'
  exit 1
fi

if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
  echo -e "pledit: Edit Apple plist file\nusage: pledit plist_filename"
else
  if [[ ! -w "${1}" ]]; then
    prefix='sudo'
  else
    prefix=''
  fi
  "${prefix}" plutil -convert xml1 "${1}"; # convert the binary file to xml
  "${prefix}" "${EDITOR}" "${1}"; # use the default editor
  "${prefix}" plutil -convert binary1 "${1}" # convert it back to binary
fi