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[Dmitriy Chumachenko <question262328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

New question #262328 on Sikuli:
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Hello. I’ve been messing around with Sikuli for about a year now and still consider myself a super noob. I want to add as much detail as possible as I have trolled previous questions and understand the need for clarity in these things.

So to the point: I’ve been writing some automation to help me with a workflow making music. The code was designed to help me save individual patches on synthesizers that I use within a program called Vienna Ensemble Pro which is a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). It’s a fancy way of saying its a music-making software. In any case, the below code repeats three times with minor details such as the movements left and right using the keyboard arrows and text entry. I have defined these events as a() b() and c(). When I execute any two combinations, I get the results I want, however run into a variety of slow-down behavior when I execute all three in the vein of:
a()
b()
c()

Some of the problems read as "[error] java.lang.ThreadDeath" or "java.lang.InterruptedException: sleep interrupted" and a whole bunch of black text that follows. If its important, I can follow up with the complete list. The slowdowns don’t always happen at the same point and problems are not always the same despite no change in code. Most recently it has gotten to a point where Sikuli tells me all actions were executed from start to finish, but visually I can see that according to my affected software, its not true. Problems include: spikes (rare and very temporary) in activity monitor’s CPU count (using Mac, btw) for Sikuli, NOT software affected (which, I guess rules out Vienna as the culprit), intermittent text entry (missing letters, not completing the typed out string and seemingly completely stopping), Sikuli catching up a few seconds after it has slowed to a halt or simply not executing said commands and reporting completion. It would be also of note to mention that the slowdown behavior doesn’t happen until the end of execution of c()

I have tried three times now to start from scratch and even though used definitions to define others and use x in range to define how many times something is typed (to shorten the code count), I have compiled the simplest and the most working code which is below. I have tried adding wait times of several different amounts just to see if it was a performance issue with my computer or other software but with the same results. Granted, starting from scratch I mean just a new file with old code copy and pasted, but figured that wouldn’t make much of a difference. The crazy thing is I had it working at one point where all three executed but after a restart and never repeating again, I’ve chalked it up to a fluke. I’ve started wondering if there is too much code to reference or execute, but the fact that I know its possible (because I did it) tells me otherwise. The only thing I haven’t done is reinstall java and Sikuli (which is most likely next). I understand that the 1.1.0 software is still under development (which is what I’m using) but I’ve written more complicated stuff than this without so much as a hiccup. Other interesting thing to note is that when the combo of two are executed, the GUI appears to be evenly timed in between events, however when all three are executed, it seems to start out really fast (faster than normal) and than starts becoming more unpredictable in its time between executions as it nears completion until its stopped dead or latent by at least 30 seconds. That always happens by about the fourth or fifth command from the end, but has been wild in its predictability (hence why I’m writing). In any case Help! And thanks in advance!


switchApp (vienna ensemble pro)

def a():
    type (Key.RIGHT) 
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.RIGHT)
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.RIGHT)
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.RIGHT)
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.RIGHT)
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.RIGHT)
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.F4)
    wait(.5)
    click (u)
    keyDown(Key.CMD) 
    keyDown(Key.SHIFT)
    type ("g")
    keyUp(Key.SHIFT)
    keyUp(Key.CMD)
    type ("/Beast Phoenix 01/03-Melodics/01-Albino/Ear Candy") #Changes from a() to b() to c() this is my folder location
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.ENTER) 
    wait(.5)
    type (“Changeable text") 
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.ENTER) 
    wait(.5)
    find (x)  #Defined image reference
    click (x) 
    wait(.5)
    type (Key.F4)
    wait(.5)
    

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