appleloops
is a Python 3 utility to download audio content that Apple provides for GarageBand, Logic Pro, and MainStage.
- Python 2 is deprected. Requires Python 3.9.5 minimum.
- Downloads additional audio content from
audiocontentdownload.apple.com
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- Fetch the latest content for specific apps.
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- Checks 11 versions ahead of the last known current version, stores results in either the user/system
Library/Application Support/com.github.carlashley/appleloops/
. Note this polls the Apple servers for updated source content files, if found, it will download the content for all/individual apps as specified with the--fetch-latest
argument. Any mistakes or patching that are done internally to known issues with these files can't be done until issues are raised and appropriate patches are worked out.
- Checks 11 versions ahead of the last known current version, stores results in either the user/system
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- Fetch all the content for all the apps.
- Create a DMG of downloaded content.
- Installs audio content packages on macOS devices that already have a qualifying audio app from Apple installed.
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- Can use a Caching Server or local HTTP mirror, or even a DMG (hosted or local).
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- Only installs packages that need to be installed, skipping over packages that are already installed.
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- Upgrades packages that have had newer versions released (depends on Apple including correct versioning for each package).
- Patches known issues with the source property list files shipped with audio apps or mirrored on Apple's content server.
- Logs are stored in the current users's
Application Support/com.github.carlashley/appleloops/logs
folder for non-deployment runs. -
- Logs for deployment runs are written to
/var/logs/appleloops.log
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- Logs for deployment runs are written to
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- Logs are rotated for each run.
- Compare the differences between two releases of the same audio app.
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- Defaults to a 'unified' style of diff'ing (similar output to
diff -u
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- Defaults to a 'unified' style of diff'ing (similar output to
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- Choice of two diff styles that output to stdout or generate a HTML document containing a table of differences.