get the mac's thermal state

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(*

Phil Stokes -- 2017
applehelpwriter.com
sqwarq.com

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-->> DESCRIPTION
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Report the mac's thermal state

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-->> USAGE
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Requires 10.10.3 or later.
Run the script when you hear the fans or are worried about the mac's thermal state.


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-->> IMPORT STATEMENTS
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use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite (10.10) or later
use scripting additions
use framework "Foundation"

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-->> COMMANDS
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set d to (current date) as text
set NSProcessInfo to a reference to current application's NSProcessInfo
set procInfo to NSProcessInfo's alloc's init
set n to procInfo's thermalState()
set msg to "Error - could not get thermal state."
if n = 0 then
set msg to "NSProcessInfoThermalStateNominal - No corrective action needed."
else if n = 1 then
set msg to "NSProcessInfoThermalStateFair - The system has reached a state where fans may become audible."
else if n = 2 then
set msg to "NSProcessInfoThermalStateSerious - Fans are running at maximum speed, system performance maybe impacted. Recommendation: reduce application's usage of CPU, GPU and I/O, if possible. Switch to lower quality visual effects, reduce frame rates."
else if n = 3 then
set msg to "NSProcessInfoThermalStateCritical - System performance is significantly impacted and the Mac needs to cool down. Recommendation: reduce application's usage of CPU, GPU, and I/O to the minimum level needed to respond to user actions. Consider stopping use of camera and other peripherals if your application is using them."
end if
set msg to d & return & return & msg
return msg
# display dialog msg with icon 1 buttons "OK" default button "OK" with title "NSProcessInfoThermalState"