Photoshop selection detection

Photoshop
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I’m creating a generative AI plugin (open source and free to use) for photoshop.

You make a selection using Lasso, Brush selection tool or any tool. and give a prompt.
but I’m not able to detect the selection.

can anybody guide me how can i reliably detect selection and generate a mask based on it.

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To get selection state I use this descriptor in BatchPlay:

    [
        {
            _obj: "get",
            _target: [
                { _property: "selection" },
                { _ref: "document", _enum: "ordinal", _value: "targetEnum" },
            ],
        },
    ]

And I do it on these events:

["close", "layersFiltered", "historyStateChanged", "modalJavaScriptScopeExit"]

To create a mask I also use BatchPlay with this descriptor:

   [{
        _obj: "make",
        new: { _class: "channel" },
        at: { _ref: "channel", _enum: "channel", _value: "mask" },
        using: { _enum: "userMaskEnabled", _value: value },
    }]

Where value is one of reveal|hide

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@imtheonly1, did you manage to make it work? Update would be nice :roll_eyes:

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Thanks, I was able to figure out selection and mask generation.

But I’ve a new problem now.
Let’s say my plugin downloads an image, and I want to open it as a new layer in an existing active document.

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If one of the answers solved the problem, it would be great to mark it as a solution by ticking the box at the bottom of the post. If you found a different solution, would be nice if you shared it and marked that post as a solution :slightly_smiling_face:

About opening an image it would be better to create a separate topic :folded_hands: