Set up Programmable Tooltip to open Sublime with a specific file

Today I just set up a more complex and powerful use case: I now can select a file path and open the Sublime text to see that file.

Occasionally, I'd see a file path in my terminal because it is printed by the program that is running, and I would copy the file path and open to see and/or edit in Sublime Text.

Programmable Tooltip can support this use case using the Execute tip. Execute behaves a bit differently in a way that, if it is selected, Programmable Tooltip will execute your script again with the defined args of the Execute tip.

Here's how your script should look like:

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'json'
require 'cgi'

def main(input)
  input = input.strip.force_encoding('UTF-8')
  # The force encoding prevents the error: ASCII-8BIT to UTF-8 (Encoding::UndefinedConversionError)
  
  items = [
    {
      type: 'execute',
      label: 'Open in Sublime',
      args: ['--execute-programmable-tooltip', '/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl', input]
    }
  ]

  puts items.compact.to_json
end

if __FILE__ == $0
  if ARGV[0] == '--execute-programmable-tooltip'
    system(*ARGV[1..-1])
    puts [].to_json
  else
    main(ARGV[0])
  end
end

Basically, in your script, you can set --execute-programmable-tooltip for the Execute tip. When selected, your script will be executed with the arguments: ['--execute-programmable-tooltip', '/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl', input].

Then, you can detect --execute-programmable-tooltip and execute the command that you want. In this case, I open the selected file path, input, with Sublime.

The Execute tip is a bit dangerous, so please be mindful when using the Execute tip.