GUI-based programs could have an underlying command-line interface that the GUI is a mediator for. In that way, common tasks can be recorded by simply walking t

GUI-based programs could have an underlying command-line interface that the GUI is a mediator for. In that way, common tasks can be recorded by simply walking through the steps in the GUI, and a script is generated without even having to know any scripting language (at least for the simpler tasks). I know that there are programs that have a GUI which just translates user-input into scripts/commands; has this idea been realized in some applications? I know that some GUI-frontend for R outputs the resulting script of your actions, so I guess you could at least copy-paste the relevant code there.