Log_If_App_Is_Background_Only_Library.scpt

— Place this file in your /Users/YourShortName/Library/Script Libraries/  folder

global appName

on logAppSetToRunInBackgroundOnly(appName)
    set entryExists to missing value
    set currentDate to (current date) as string
    set theFile to (path to desktop as text) & ".Logz" & ":" & "Background_Only_Apps.log" --value can be changed
    set myName to appName

    try
        if myName is not in (paragraphs of (read file theFile) as text) then
            set theText to myName & " was set to run in " & quote & "Background Only" & quote & " mode on " & currentDate
            do shell script "echo " & quoted form of theText & " >> " & quoted form of POSIX path of theFile
        end if
    on error errMsg number errNum
        set theText to myName & " was set to run in " & quote & "Background Only" & quote & " mode on " & currentDate
        do shell script "echo " & quoted form of theText & " >> " & quoted form of POSIX path of theFile
    end try
end logAppSetToRunInBackgroundOnly

on removeLogEntry(appName)
    set entryExists to missing value
    set theFile to (path to desktop as text) & ".Logz" & ":" & "Background_Only_Apps.log" --value can be changed
    set myName to appName

    do shell script "cat " & quoted form of POSIX path of theFile & " | egrep -v " & ¬
        "'" & myName & "' | pbcopy ; pbpaste > " & quoted form of POSIX path of theFile

end removeLogEntry