Function saveClipboardImage

packages/cli/src/ui/utils/clipboardUtils.ts:41–116

(
  targetDir?: string,
)

 * @returns The path to the saved image file, or null if no image or error
 */
export async function saveClipboardImage(
  targetDir?: string,
): Promise<string | null> {
  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
    return null;
  }

  try {
    // Create a temporary directory for clipboard images within the target directory
    // This avoids security restrictions on paths outside the target directory
    const baseDir = targetDir || process.cwd();
    const tempDir = path.join(baseDir, '.anus-clipboard');
    await fs.mkdir(tempDir, { recursive: true });

    // Generate a unique filename with timestamp
    const timestamp = new Date().getTime();

    // Try different image formats in order of preference
    const formats = [
      { class: 'PNGf', extension: 'png' },
      { class: 'JPEG', extension: 'jpg' },
      { class: 'TIFF', extension: 'tiff' },
      { class: 'GIFf', extension: 'gif' },
    ];

    for (const format of formats) {
      const tempFilePath = path.join(
        tempDir,
        `clipboard-${timestamp}.${format.extension}`,
      );

      // Try to save clipboard as this format
      const script = `
        try
          set imageData to the clipboard as «class ${format.class}»
          set fileRef to open for access POSIX file "${tempFilePath}" with write permission
          write imageData to fileRef
          close access fileRef
          return "success"
        on error errMsg
          try
            close access POSIX file "${tempFilePath}"
          end try
          return "error"
        end try
      `;

      const { stdout } = await execAsync(`osascript -e '${script}'`);

      if (stdout.trim() === 'success') {
        // Verify the file was created and has content
        try {
          const stats = await fs.stat(tempFilePath);
          if (stats.size > 0) {
            return tempFilePath;
          }
        } catch {
          // File doesn't exist, continue to next format