The misc namespace contains various functions that do not qualify to be in another namespace or warrant their own namespace at this time.

You can access these functions via:

ashita.misc.

Opens an url using the systems default browser.

void ashita.misc.open_url(url);

• Parameters
  • url - (string) The url of the site to open.
• Returns
  • Function does not return a value.

Plays a sound file.

void ashita.misc.play_sound(file);

• Parameters
  • file - (string) The sound file to play.
• Returns
  • Function does not return a value.

Obtains the clipboard text of the system.

string ashita.misc.get_clipboard();

• Parameters
  • Function does not have any parameters.
• Returns
  • string - The clipboard text, nil on error.

Sets the clipboard text.

bool ashita.misc.set_clipboard(text);

• Parameters
  • text - (string) The text to set the clipboard to.
• Returns
  • bool - True on success, false otherwise.

Executes an application via ShellExecute.

void ashita.misc.execute(path, args, mode);

• Parameters
  • path - (string) The path to the file to execute.
  • args - (string) The arguments to pass to the file when it launches.
  • mode - (number) The mode to pass to the application when it launches. (Optional, default is SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE.)
• Returns
  • Function does not return a value.

Hides the console window of the process, if present. (Useful for hiding private server boot loaders.)

void ashita.misc.hide_console();

• Parameters
  • Function does not have any parameters.
• Returns
  • Function does not return a value.

Shows the console window of the process, if present. (Useful for showing private server boot loaders.)

void ashita.misc.hide_console();

• Parameters
  • Function does not have any parameters.
• Returns
  • Function does not return a value.

If a console window has not been created for the process yet, a new one will be created by calling this function.