ncprefs.py

Control Notification Center via the command line!

I needed a project to learn a little Python with and decided to re-write Jacob Salmela's NCUtil to work with current versions of macOS.

Pull requests, code corrections and ideas are welcome!

Requirements

• The PyObjC bridge is required: pip3 install pyobjc (A nice option might be to use Greg Neagle's relocatable Python to push your own and the change the #!/usr/local/bin/python3 in this script to match the installation path.)
• The macadmins org on GitHub has a solution for maintaining your instance of python. github.com/macadmins/python This repo is designed to take and extend Greg Neagle's relocatable python and make managing your python even easier.

Caveats

• For Catalina users, this will require the notifications to have been user approved.

Usage Examples

Print the help dialogue:

./ncprefs.py -h

List all available Apps along with their Bundle ID's

./ncprefs.py -l

Show the current alert style for Calendar:

./ncprefs.py --get-alert-style com.apple.iCal

Set the alert style to Banner for Calendar:

./ncprefs.py --set-alert-style banners com.apple.iCal

Enable badge icon:

./ncprefs.py --set-badge-icon enable com.apple.iCal

Todo

• Re-work Show notifications function to allow for "Always" or "When unlocked" based on setting of "Show notifications on lock screen"
• Adjust setting for multiple bundle-ids?
• Argparse maybe could be cleaner?
• Script the Do Not Disturb settings.