How Can I Show Progress/Countdown to Next Action In The Menubar Systemwide Applescript - macos

Question

I created an Applescript that every 600 seconds retrieve the last line of a log file and add it to a Google Sheet spreadsheet.
This is extremely useful, but it is starting to annoy me not knowing when the next action will be performed.
So now I'm trying to display the progress (or countdown in seconds) to the next action in the menubar, so I can, kind of, be aware that the focus application will change.
Can please someone point me in the right direction?
--- Added Information ---
Now, instead of showing a countdown, I want to just simply show how many steps left, and it's still not working. This is a test code I'm working on:
set progress total steps to 12
set progress completed steps to 0
set progress description to "Running..."
set progress additional description to "ETA: 120 Seconds"
repeat with a from 1 to 12
delay 10
set progress completed steps to a
set ETA to a * 10
set progress additional description to "ETA: " & ETA & " seconds"
end repeat
What I'm doing wrong?

Answer 1

Based on the link red_menace gave in comments and the screenshot you provided, here's a script that (I think) will give the results you want. It's not an automator workflow. This is an AppleScript stay-open application. Copy it into Script Editor and save is as an application: choose "Application" from the File Format pulldown menu on the save screen, and make sure you check the Stay open after run handler checkbox. then run the application like normal and see the demo.
use framework "AppKit"
use framework "Foundation"
use scripting additions
property ca : current application
property NSStatusBar : class "NSStatusBar"
property NSMenu : class "NSMenu"
property NSMenuItem : class "NSMenuItem"
property NSImage : class "NSImage"
property NSProgressIndicator : class "NSProgressIndicator"
property NSView : class "NSView"
property NSTextField : class "NSTextField"
property idle_time : 1
global status_bar_item, progress_views, idx
on run
set progress_views to {}
set status_bar_item to NSStatusBar's systemStatusBar's statusItemWithLength:(ca's NSSquareStatusItemLength)
set status_bar_item's |menu| to NSMenu's alloc's initWithTitle:""
set status_bar_item's |menu|'s minimumWidth to 220
my setImage(ca's NSImageNameSmartBadgeTemplate)
my addToStatusMenu(my progress_view_obj("Number 1"))
my addToStatusMenu(my progress_view_obj("Number 2"))
set idx to 0
end run
on idle
set idx to idx + 1
repeat with this_obj in progress_views
set rand_numb to (random number from 1 to 9)
(this_obj's progress_indicator's incrementBy:rand_numb)
this_obj's changeLabel("Adding: " & rand_numb)
end repeat
if idx > 20 then
quit
end if
return idle_time
end idle
on quit
-- remove status item and quit
NSStatusBar's systemStatusBar's removeStatusItem:status_bar_item
continue quit
end quit
on addToStatusMenu(obj)
set statusMenu to status_bar_item's |menu|
statusMenu's addItem:(obj's menu_item)
set end of progress_views to obj
end addToStatusMenu
on progress_view_obj(label_value)
script prog_view_obj
-- text field
property progress_indicator : missing value
property menu_item : missing value
property label_field : missing value
global content_view
-- make label field
set label_field to NSTextField's labelWithString:label_value
set label_field's translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to false
-- progress indicator
set progress_indicator to NSProgressIndicator's alloc's initWithFrame:(ca's NSMakeRect(0, 0, 200, 20))
set progress_indicator's indeterminate to false
progress_indicator's setStyle:(ca's NSProgressIndicatorStyleBar)
progress_indicator's startAnimation:me
set progress_indicator's translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to false
-- content view for menu item
set content_view to NSView's alloc's initWithFrame:(ca's NSMakeRect(0, 0, 200, 100))
set content_view's translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints to false
content_view's addSubview:label_field
content_view's addSubview:progress_indicator
-- constraints to arrange elements
--set view_height_constraint to content_view's heightAnchor's constraintEqualToConstant:100
--view_height_constraint's setActive:true
set lf_left_margin to content_view's leadingAnchor's constraintEqualToAnchor:(label_field's leadingAnchor) |constant|:-10
lf_left_margin's setActive:true
set pi_left_margin to content_view's leadingAnchor's constraintEqualToAnchor:(progress_indicator's leadingAnchor) |constant|:-10
pi_left_margin's setActive:true
set pi_right_margin to content_view's trailingAnchor's constraintEqualToAnchor:(progress_indicator's trailingAnchor) |constant|:10
pi_left_margin's setActive:true
set top_spacing_const to content_view's topAnchor's constraintEqualToAnchor:(label_field's topAnchor) |constant|:-10
set mid_spacing_const to label_field's bottomAnchor's constraintEqualToAnchor:(progress_indicator's topAnchor) |constant|:-10
set bott_spacing_const to content_view's bottomAnchor's constraintGreaterThanOrEqualToAnchor:(progress_indicator's bottomAnchor) |constant|:10
top_spacing_const's setActive:true
mid_spacing_const's setActive:true
bott_spacing_const's setActive:true
content_view's updateConstraints()
-- create and flesh out menu item
set menu_item to NSMenuItem's alloc's init()
set menu_item's view to content_view
content_view's updateConstraints()
on changeLabel(label_value)
set label_field's stringValue to label_value
end changeLabel
on changeMinValue(val)
set progress_indicator's minValue to val
end changeMinValue
on changeMaxValue(val)
set progress_indicator's maxValue to val
end changeMaxValue
on changeValue(val)
set progress_indicator's doubleValue to val
end changeValue
on currentValue()
return progress_indicator's doubleValue() as integer
end currentValue
end script
run prog_view_obj
return prog_view_obj
end progress_view_obj
on setImage(imageName)
status_bar_item's button's setImageScaling:(ca's NSImageScaleProportionallyDown)
status_bar_item's button's setImage:(NSImage's imageNamed:imageName)
status_bar_item's button's setImagePosition:(ca's NSImageLeft)
end setImage
You shouldn't need to change anything except in the run and idle handlers — the first to set up the menus and the second to increment the progress bars or update the labels as needed. You can change how frequently the indicators update by increasing or decreasing the idle-time property (it's currently set to run the idle loop once a second). You'll only need to get into the big, messy handler if you need to change the layout or size of the menu items.
Technical point: I've put each progress view inside a script object (script prog_view_obj) to make it easier to work with. That may take some time for you to wrap your head around — it's tricky AppleScript — but at any rate, there's a bunch of convenience handlers at the end of the script object definition that you may find useful.