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-'''JavaScript OSA''', (originally ''JavaScript for OSA'', abbreviated as ''JSOSA''), is a [[freeware]] [[inter-process communication]] [[scripting language]] for the [[Macintosh computer]].
+{{Infobox programming language
 JavaScript OSA uses the "core language" of the [[Mozilla]] implementation of the [[JavaScript]] [[programming language]], (see [[SpiderMonkey]]). The language is used as an alternative to the [[AppleScript]] language. Its use is unrelated to [[web browser]]-based scripting. It can be seen as having a similar function to [[Microsoft]]'s [[JScript .NET]] language on Windows machines, although there is no interoperability between the two languages' system-level scripting.
 ==Description==
-The language is identical to Mozilla's core language, with extensions added via a "Core" object and a "MacOS" object. The MacOS object has methods for obtaining objects that are bound to [[application software|applications]]. This is done via the [[AppleEvents|AppleEvent]] messaging system, a part of the Macintosh's [[Open Scripting Architecture]].
+The language is identical to Mozilla's core language, with extensions added via a ''Core'' object and a ''MacOS'' object. The MacOS object has methods for obtaining objects that are bound to [[application software|applications]]. This is done via the [[AppleEvents|AppleEvent]] messaging system, a part of the Macintosh's [[Open Scripting Architecture]].
 The language was first released in 2001, and was bundled with [[Late Night Software]]'s flagship product, [[Script Debugger]]. In May 2005, a new "alpha" version of the language was made available for testing. This improved second version of the language was bundled with version 4 of Script Debugger. JavaScript OSA was eventually discontinued due to lack of interest<ref name="Yosemite JavaScript for Automation Support">{{cite web|title=Yosemite JavaScript for Automation Support|url=http://www.latenightsw.com/2014/yosemite-javascript-for-automation-support/|website=Late Night Software|access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> and was dropped from Script Debugger 5 in 2012.<ref name="What’s New in Script Debugger 5.0? ">{{cite web|title=What's New in Script Debugger 5.0|url=http://www.latenightsw.com/sd5/whats-new-in-script-debugger-5/|website=Late Night Software|access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref>

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'''JavaScript OSA''', (originally ''JavaScript for OSA'', abbreviated as ''JSOSA''), is a [[freeware]] [[inter-process communication]] [[scripting language]] for the [[Macintosh computer]].

JavaScript OSA uses the "core language" of the [[Mozilla]] implementation of the [[JavaScript]] [[programming language]], (see [[SpiderMonkey]]). The language is used as an alternative to the [[AppleScript]] language. Its use is unrelated to [[web browser]]-based scripting. It can be seen as having a similar function to [[Microsoft]]'s [[JScript .NET]] language on Windows machines, although there is no interoperability between the two languages' system-level scripting.

==Description==
The language is identical to Mozilla's core language, with extensions added via a "Core" object and a "MacOS" object. The MacOS object has methods for obtaining objects that are bound to [[application software|applications]]. This is done via the [[AppleEvents|AppleEvent]] messaging system, a part of the Macintosh's [[Open Scripting Architecture]].

The language was first released in 2001, and was bundled with [[Late Night Software]]'s flagship product, [[Script Debugger]]. In May 2005, a new "alpha" version of the language was made available for testing. This improved second version of the language was bundled with version 4 of Script Debugger. JavaScript OSA was eventually discontinued due to lack of interest<ref name="Yosemite JavaScript for Automation Support">{{cite web|title=Yosemite JavaScript for Automation Support|url=http://www.latenightsw.com/2014/yosemite-javascript-for-automation-support/|website=Late Night Software|access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> and was dropped from Script Debugger 5 in 2012.<ref name="What’s New in Script Debugger 5.0? ">{{cite web|title=What's New in Script Debugger 5.0|url=http://www.latenightsw.com/sd5/whats-new-in-script-debugger-5/|website=Late Night Software|access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Alternatives==
[[OS X Yosemite]] introduced [[JavaScript for Automation]] (JXA): system-wide support for scripting with [[JavaScript]], built upon [[JavaScriptCore]] and the [[Open Scripting Architecture]].<ref name="JavaScript for Automation">{{cite web|title=JavaScript for Automation|url=http://www.macstories.net/linked/javascript-for-automation-on-os-x-yosemite/|website=MacStories|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref> It features an [[Objective-C]] bridge which enables entire [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] applications to be programmed in JavaScript.<ref name="JavaScript for Automation Release Notes">{{cite web|title=JavaScript for Automation Release Notes|url=https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/InterapplicationCommunication/RN-JavaScriptForAutomation/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014508|publisher=Apple, Inc.|access-date=August 31, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.latenightsw.com Late Night Software]
* {{Cite web|title=JavaScript and Mac OS|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]]|date=May 11, 2001|author=Hough, Richard| url=http://oreilly.com/pub/a/javascript/2001/05/11/js_for_mac.html |archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019000338/http://oreilly.com/pub/a/javascript/2001/05/11/js_for_mac.html |url-status=dead }}
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