macos-defaults/record/finder/AppleShowAllFiles/false.js

const path = require('path');
const MacRunner = require('../../mac-runner');
const { compressPngImage } = require('../../utils')

module.exports = {
  run: async (outputPath) => {
    console.log('> Recording finder show hidden files to false');

    try {
      const runner = new MacRunner();
      await runner
        .setDefault('com.apple.Finder', 'AppleShowAllFiles', '-bool false', 'killall Finder')
        .openApp('Finder', '~')
        .captureApp('Finder', `${outputPath}/false.png`)
        .deleteDefault('com.apple.Finder', 'AppleShowAllFiles', 'killall Finder')
        .run();
    } catch (runnerError) {
      logRollbackInfo();
      throw new Error(runnerError);
    }

    try {
      await compressPngImage(`${outputPath}/false.png`, outputPath, 'false')
    } catch (compressPngImageError) {
      logRollbackInfo()
      throw new Error(compressPngImageError)
    }

    return { filepath: `${outputPath}/false` }
  },
};

function logRollbackInfo() {
  console.info('Please manually run this command to make sure everything is properly reset:')
  console.info('defaults delete com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles && killall Finder')
}