Method sendArguments

ij/src/main/java/ij/OtherInstance.java:120–181

(String[] args)

	}

    @AstroImageJ(reason = "Replace method of cross-instance communication", modified = true)
	public static boolean sendArguments(String[] args) {
		if (!isRMIEnabled())
			return false;

        var stub = Path.of(getStubPath());

        if (!Files.exists(stub)) {
            startServer();
            return false;
        }

        try (var client = new IPCClient(stub)) {
            client.sendMessage("user.dir "+System.getProperty("user.dir"));
            int macros = 0;
            for (int i=0; i<args.length; i++) {
                String arg = args[i];
                if (arg==null) {
                    continue;
                }

                String cmd = null;
                if (macros==0 && arg.endsWith(".ijm")) {
                    cmd = "macro " + arg;
                    macros++;
                } else if (arg.startsWith("-macro") && i+1<args.length) {
                    String macroArg = i+2<args.length?DELIMETER+args[i+2]:"";
                    cmd = "macro " + args[i+1] + macroArg;
                    client.sendMessage(cmd);
                    break;
                } else if (arg.startsWith("-eval") && i+1<args.length) {
                    cmd = "eval " + args[i+1];
                    args[i+1] = null;
                } else if (arg.startsWith("-run") && i+1<args.length) {
                    cmd = "run " + args[i+1];
                    args[i+1] = null;
                } else if (!arg.contains("ij.ImageJ") && !arg.startsWith("-")) {
                    cmd = "open " + arg;
                }

                if (cmd!=null) {
                    client.sendMessage(cmd);
                }
            }

            return true;
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
            // The file exists, but is left over from a bad shutdown
            try {
                if (Files.deleteIfExists(stub)) {
                    startServer();
                    return false;
                }
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
            }