/*
You can inspect objects by using
toSource()
and
toString()
*/
var o = {
	a: "Hello World",
	b: 5.5,
	c: true,
	x: [1, 2, 3],
}; //Object

alert(o.toSource());
alert(o.toString());

main();

/*
	Main Function everything is in here
*/
function main() {
	// store the reference to an object in a variable
	//~ var ref = app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.item(1);
	// var ref = app.activeDocument.pages.item(0);
	var ref = app.fonts.item(0);
	// you could also use the selection
	// if(app.selection.length > 0){
	// var obj = app.selection[0];
	// };
	var insepction_result = inspectObjectProps(ref);
	var res = null;
	res = confirm("Write output to file?", false, "Title WIN only");
	if (res == true) {
		writeArray(insepction_result, ref);
	} else if (res == false) {
		alert("Properties of " + String(ref) + "\n" + insepction_result.join("\n"));
	}
}

/**
 *  This inspects the object by looping it and
 *  turning the result to an string
 *
 */

function inspectObjectProps(obj) {
	var arr = new Array();
	for (var key in obj.properties) {
		arr.push("'" + key + "':" + obj[key]);
	}
	return arr;
}

function writeArray(arr, obj) {
	//select an output folder
	var newLocation = Folder.selectDialog("Select a output folder...");
	// give the file a unique name
	var timestamp = Number(new Date());
	// now build the filename. fn you get it?
	var fn = "file " + timestamp + String(obj);
	// now set the output folder
	// fs means file system
	// tf means target folder
	var tf = newLocation.fsName;
	// add the new file under the location to the file system
	var txtFile = new File(tf + "/" + fn + ".txt");

	var out;
	if (txtFile != "") {
		//Open the file for writing.
		out = txtFile.open("e", undefined, undefined);
		txtFile.encoding = "UTF-8";
		txtFile.lineFeed = "Unix"; //convert to UNIX lineFeed
		// txtFile.lineFeed = "Windows";
		// txtFile.lineFeed = "Macintosh";
	}
	if (out != false) {
		for (var i in arr) {
			txtFile.writeln(arr[i]);
		}

		txtFile.close();
		txtFile.execute();
	}
}