Direct download version of Esse is bundled with a command line tool, which allows a straightforward integration in Alfred workflow.
Command line interface:
OVERVIEW: Swiss army knife of text transformation.
USAGE: esse [-t <t>] [-i <i>] <subcommand>
OPTIONS:
-t <t> Transformation(s) to execute.
-i <i> Text to transform.
--version Show the version.
-h, --help Show help information.
SUBCOMMANDS:
list Print list of available transformations.
See 'esse help <subcommand>' for detailed help.
To populate Alfred's auto-suggest use this special subcommand:
EsseCommandLine list --alfred
And this is how you run a function:
EsseCommandLine -i "Cool input text" -t <function_id>
or
echo "Cool input text" > EsseCommandLine -t <function_id>
This is the official workflow by Ameba Labs, providing the following functions:
| Trigger | Action |
|---|---|
| CMD+SHIFT+E | Run Esse function for a selected text and replace it with transformation result |
| CTRL+CMD+SHIFT+E | Run Esse function for a selected text and put transformation into clipboard |
| ALT+CMD+SHIFT+E | Run Esse function for a text in clipboard and put transformation back into clipboard |
| Universal Action (esse) | Run Esse function for a text/URL selected in Alfred and put transformation back into clipboard |
| esse in Alfred | Input text to transform directly into Alfred |
