How to stop the launch agent from repeatedly launching a given AppleScript

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I'm trying to create a launch agent, which launches an AppleScript whenever a mouse is connected. Similar to these two questions:

However, once I load my launch agent (via launchctl load), it keeps getting started every 5-or-so seconds. How do I ensure that the agent runs only once, when the mouse is connected?

Here is my agent (plist):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <false/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.automations.switchscrolldirection</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>osascript</string>
        <string>/Users/lirik/Documents/Automation/SwitchScrollDirectionOnMouseEvent.scpt</string>
    </array>
    <key>LaunchEvents</key>
    <dict>
        <key>com.apple.iokit.matching</key>
        <dict>
            <key>com.apple.device-attach</key>
            <dict>
                <key>idProduct</key>
                <integer>49277</integer>
                <key>idVendor</key>
                <integer>1133</integer>
                <key>IOProviderClass</key>
                <string>IOUSBDevice</string>
                <key>IOMatchStream</key>
                <true/>
                <key>IOMatchLaunchStream</key>
                <true/>
            </dict>
        </dict>
    </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

The AppleScript in question: 

on gamingMouseIsAttached()
    tell application "System Preferences"
        activate
        set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.mouse"
    end tell
    tell application "System Events" to tell process "System Preferences"
        repeat until exists checkbox 1 of window "Mouse"
        end repeat
        tell checkbox 1 of window "Mouse" to if value is 1 then click
    end tell
    tell application "System Preferences" to quit
end gamingMouseIsAttached

on TrackpadIsAttached()
    tell application "System Preferences"
        activate
        set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.trackpad"
    end tell
    tell application "System Events" to tell application process "System Preferences"
        repeat until exists checkbox 1 of tab group 1 of window "Trackpad"
        end repeat
        tell checkbox 1 of tab group 1 of window 1 to if value is 0 then click
    end tell
    tell application "System Preferences" to quit
end TrackpadIsAttached

tell current application
    delay 15
    set internalTrackpad to (do shell script "system_profiler SPUSBDataType | awk '/Trackpad:/ { print \"Internal Trackpad\" }'")
    set gamingMouse to (do shell script "system_profiler SPUSBDataType | awk '/Gaming Mouse G502:/ { print \"Gaming Mouse\" }'")

    if gamingMouse is equal to "" then
        if internalTrackpad is equal to "Internal Trackpad" then
            my TrackpadIsAttached()
            return
        end if
    end if

    if gamingMouse is equal to "Gaming Mouse" then
        my gamingMouseIsAttached()
        return
    end if
end tell

Best Answer

The answer is usually that you need to call xpc_set_event_stream_handler.

I found this amazing utility that will call xpc_set_event_stream_handler to remove the event from the queue, and then call your desired application. It allowed me to solve the problem you are having without writing/compiling any code. Check out github.com/snosrap/xpc_set_event_stream_handler and have it then call your osascript. Should solve your problem.

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