New Document with Layer Comp & Groups Link ?

I'd like to create a script that creates a new photoshop document that automatically creates a set of layer comps with specific names that are linked with groups with identical names or the same name. I don't know whether to create this in Adobe Configurator but since I want to create a 'new' document that does this automatically I don't know if Adobe Configurator is the best route to go ?
An added bonus it would be benifical to select the layer comp, and save only the selected layer comp or an option to save the entire composition or a layer comp.

What good are Layer Comps that show Groups if one is to add Layers only
later on or should Layers in the Groups be created right away?
In Photoshop when you create a new document File -> New it would create the following layer comps and layer groups.
The layer comps would be linked to the layer groups with the same name or identical name if allowed, for example if the Layer Group name is not Layer Comp A, rather CompyDesignA the script would know to still link it to Layer Comp A.
I don't know how many layers I would add to the layer group so the script wouldn't create these layers, the script would then export the layer comp with the selected layer group.
For example, I select Layer Comp A which is tied to the Layer Group, Layer Group A / or similiar name if I select the layer comp Layer Comp A it would know to save only the Layer Group 'Layer Group A / or similar name' automatically, with the option to save the entire composition with all layer comps and all layer groups, understand ?
I suppose that upon creating the new composition/document each layer group would have a layer created called 'background' and the first layer created above that background layer would have a screen blend mode applied, automate the task.

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Hi,
I've been searching for the last two hours and before my head hits the keyboard I wanted to ask you for help.
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so I want the exact same artboard size as in my initial document.
I'm fine with either doing it as fixed values or taking directly the values of the inital doc.
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Line: 83
-> holderDoc.artboards[0].artboardRect = [0,0,128,128];"
which from what I've read on the web means that illustrator doesnt know what document to pick. but i have called it directly. so what could be the issue?
to clearify: I do not want to fit the artboard to the images/layer. the artboard should always have a certain size. (for me 128px by 128px)
I would highly appreciate you helping me with either fixing my approach or propose a completely new one.
Thanks so much in advance.
// edit: workaround
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          if (!destination){return;}
          var activeArtboard = app.activeDocument.artboards[app.activeDocument.artboards.getActiveArtboardIndex()];
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i now added a new artboard to the new document with the same size as the artboard on the initial document.
i remove the predefined artboard on the new doc and set the new artboard as active.
BUT!
the artboard is now not centered into the window. which lets illustrator place my image with ctrl+c -> ctrl+v somewhere outside the artboard.
i now need to align my selection to the center of the artboard. but i cant find any reference on how to center a selection to the artboard.

yes of course. i never modify the author's comments in original scripts.
but I wont post the script anywhere when it doesnt work anyway haha.
this is what I've done now:
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this only works for square formats though. to make it properly you'd have to change the second "new UnitValue" to use the top and bottom values of artboardRect but I currently dont need to do so.
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* @version 0.1
* Improved PageItem selection, which fixed centering
* @author Anton Ball
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* 1. More of an interface wouldn't hurt. Prefix option and progress bar of some description.
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