Menus

You can add a menu to the top macOS menu bar for resident (running in background) plugins. The menu can't be removed until the plugin stops running, so avoid calling Beat.menu() multiple times.

Create menu items

let item = Beat.menuItem(title, [shortcuts], callback)

shortcuts is an array of strings. Allowed items are any alphanumeric characters and modifiers: alt, cmd, shift, ctrl.

• item.on – sets the status of the menu, when true, a checkmark is displayed

let item = Beat.menuItem("Hello World", ["alt", "cmd", "x"], () => {
    Beat.log("Hello world")
})

Create a menu

let menu = Beat.menu(title, [children])

Whenever a menu is crated, it's automatically added to the top menu bar. children is an array of menu items.

• menu.addItem(menuItem) – adds a menu item
• menu.removeItem(menuItem) – removes a menu item

Example

let items = [
    Beat.menuItem("First item", ["cmd", "alt", "1"], () => { Beat.log("Hello world 1!"); }),
    Beat.separatorMenuItem(),
    Beat.menuItem("Second item", ["cmd", "alt", "2"], () => { Beat.log("Hello world 2!"); })
]

let menu = Beat.menu("Plugin menu", items)