Contents

• strlen.awf: an Alfred 3 workflow for measuring string length
• Installation
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation from the npm registry
  • Manual installation
• Customization
  • Hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts)
  • Keywords
• License
  • Acknowledgements
  • npm dependencies
• Changelog

strlen.awf: an Alfred 3 workflow for measuring string length

strlen.awf is a simple Alfred 3 workflow for counting the number of characters and bytes in a string (piece of text):

It comes with a hotkey (global keyboard shortcut) that operates on the selected text in the currently active macOS application; alternatively, use keyword sl.

Both character and byte count (to see the actual storage requirements of UTF-8-encoded text containing multibyte characters) are measured simultaneously, e.g.:

• Pressing ↩ (Return) on the count of interest copies it to the clipboard (as a mere number).
• Pressing ⌥↩ (Option + Return) additionally pastes the number into the active application.

Installation

Prerequisites

• macOS (OS X
• Alfred 3 with its paid Power Pack add-on.

Installation from the npm registry

^{Note: Even if you don't use Node.js itself: its package manager, npm, works across platforms and is easy to install; try
curl -L https://git.io/n-install | bash}

With Node.js installed, install the package as follows:

[sudo] npm install -g strlen.awf

Note:

• Whether you need sudo depends on how you installed Node.js and whether you've changed permissions later; if you get an EACCES error, try again with sudo.
• Alfred 3 will prompt you to import the workflow - select a category (optional), and confirm.
• After importing, proceed with customization below.

Manual installation

• Click here to download the installer.
• Open the downloaded file: Alfred 3 will prompt you to import the workflow - select a category (optional), and confirm.
• After importing, proceed with customization below.

Customization

Note:

• Custom hotkeys and modified keywords are retained on reinstallation / upgrade.
• To customize a workflow again later, click on Alfred's menu-bar extras icon, (the bowler hat symbol), select Preferences..., switch to the Workflows tab at the top, then locate the workflow in the list on the left.

Hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts)

Alfred initially installs a workflow without actual hotkeys, so you must assign them manually:

• Double-click the Hotkey element(s) of interest, click on the Hotkey: input field, and press the desired key combination.

Keywords

Optionally, you may customize the keyword(s) a workflow comes with:

• Double-click the Keyword or Script Filter element(s) of interest and modify the value of the Keyword: input field.

License

Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Michael Klement [email protected] (http://same2u.net), released under the MIT license.

Acknowledgements

This project gratefully depends on the following open-source components, according to the terms of their respective licenses.

npm dependencies below have an optional suffix denoting the type of dependency: the absence of a suffix denotes a required run-time dependency; (D) denotes a development-time-only dependency, (O) an optional dependency, and (P) a peer dependency.

npm dependencies

• doctoc (D)
• json (D)
• replace (D)
• semver (D)
• urchin (D)

Changelog

• v0.2.1 (2016-10-02):

  • [breaking change] Upgraded to support Alfred 3. If you still need Alfred 2 support, use version v0.1.1.

• v0.1.1 (2015-11-08):

  • [doc] Wording of placeholder title for keyword sl improved.
  • [doc] README.md fix

• v0.1.0 (2015-11-08):

  • Initial release.