Using Quicksilver to edit hosts file

This is mostly just a follow up for my previous post on using a shell script to add and remove test domains in the hosts file. I have created two small applescripts for use in Quicksilver to execute that script. If you need to use these you place them in ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions and set your password. (Beware this could pose a threat, since you will have your password in cleartext on your harddrive).

The two scripts are almost identical. Actually the only difference is the action the shell script should call (add or remove). The rest of the scripts are completely the same.

I call this file addhost.

using terms from application "Quicksilver"
    on process text txt
        set the_password to "YOURPASSWORD"
        repeat with delimiter_position from 1 to (length of txt)
            if character delimiter_position of txt = " " then exit repeat
        end repeat
        if delimiter_position = (length of txt) then
            set hostname to txt as string
            set ipaddress to ""
        else
            set hostname to characters 1 thru (delimiter_position - 1) of txt as string
            set ipaddress to characters (delimiter_position + 1) thru (length of txt) of txt as string
            
        end if
        
        do shell script "sudo hosts.sh add " & hostname & " " & ipaddress password the_password with administrator privileges
        
        return nothing
    end process text
end using terms from

I call this file removehost.

using terms from application "Quicksilver"
    on process text txt
        set the_password to "YOURPASSWORD"
        repeat with delimiter_position from 1 to (length of txt)
            if character delimiter_position of txt = " " then exit repeat
        end repeat
        if delimiter_position = (length of txt) then
            set hostname to txt as string
            set ipaddress to ""
        else
            set hostname to characters 1 thru (delimiter_position - 1) of txt as string
            set ipaddress to characters (delimiter_position + 1) thru (length of txt) of txt as string
            
        end if
        
        do shell script "sudo hosts.sh remove " & hostname & " " & ipaddress password the_password with administrator privileges
        
        return nothing
    end process text
end using terms from

Now I am able to create a local domain by opening Quicksilver (double-control in my case) press period, write the domain name, press tab, and select the addhost action (ad is enough in my case). Removing is just as easy - the last step is just to select the removehost action (re is enough in my case).