tebind

#!/bin/bash
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# Usage:
#        tebind [abbreviation] [expansion] <group>
#
group=${3}                                              # can specify a group, but not mandatory
abv=${1}                                                # abbreviation
exp=${2}                                                # expansion

if [ -z ${group} ]; then
    group="Bindings"
fi

for arg in "${abv}"; do
    if [ -z "${arg}" ]; then
        echo "usage: `basename ${0}` <abbreviateion> <expansion> [<group>]"
        exit 10
    fi
done

if [ -z "${exp}" ]; then
    exp=`cat`
fi

echo "Binding TextExpander snippet in group \"${group}\": [\"${abv}\": \"${exp}\"]"

osascript <<EOF
tell application "TextExpander"
	set updated to false
	set exp to "${exp}"
	repeat with g in groups
		tell g
			repeat with snip in snippets
				if snip's abbreviation is "${abv}" then
					set snip's plain text expansion to "${exp}"
					set snip's label to "${exp}"
					set updated to true
				end if
			end repeat
		end tell
	end repeat
	
	if updated is not true then
		tell group "${group}"
			make new snippet with properties {label:"${exp}", abbreviation:"${abv}", plain text expansion:"${exp}"}
		end tell
	end if
end tell
EOF