Automation library

Namespaces

Au - main classes of this library, except triggers.
Au.Types - types of function parameters, exceptions, etc.
Au.Triggers - triggers: hotkeys, autotext, mouse, window.
Au.More - classes that are rarely used in automation scripts.

Files

.NET assembly files

Au.dll - contains code of the above namespaces.

Native code dll files

64\AuCpp.dll - used by Au.dll in 64-bit processes.
32\AuCpp.dll - used by Au.dll in 32-bit processes.
64\sqlite3.dll - used by the sqlite class in 64-bit processes.
32\sqlite3.dll - used by the sqlite class in 32-bit processes.

These files are in the editor folder. The .exe compiler copies them to the .exe folder if need.

Other dll files in the editor folder are not part of the library. They are undocumented.

Using the library without LibreAutomate

To get the dlls use NuGet package LibreAutomate. Or copy from the LibreAutomate folder. Or build from source code.

The program should use a manifest like this. It enables common controls 6, all OS versions, full DPI awareness, disableWindowFiltering.

In project Properties enable WPF and Windows Forms.

If not using NuGet, add the native code dlls to the project. Add them as links, and in dll Properties set Content and Copy if newer. The sqlite dlls are optional if your app does not use the sqlite class.

If some library functions throw DllNotFoundException (missing AuCpp.dll etc), add environment variable Au.Path with value = Au.dll folder path. May need this when the host program copies Au.dll somewhere without the native dll folders, for example in some scripting environments and GUI designers.