chore: make helper launchdaemon approval mandatory #205
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| # Add dsym to build artifacts | |||
| (cd "$ARCHIVE_PATH/dSYMs" && zip -9 -r --symlinks "$DSYM_ZIPPED_PATH" ./*) | |||
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| # Add zipped app to build artifacts | |||
| zip -9 -r --symlinks "$APP_ZIPPED_PATH" "$BUILT_APP_PATH" | |||
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We can no longer distribute the app outside of a pkg (i.e. a zip), as the pkg is responsible for installing the LaunchDaemon.
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Pull Request Overview
This PR transitions the helper LaunchDaemon from optional UI-based approval to mandatory installation via the .pkg installer. This eliminates the previous SMAppService approach in favor of a traditional LaunchDaemon setup that doesn't require user interaction.
Key changes:
- Adds automatic LaunchDaemon installation during package install/postinstall phases
- Implements development-time helper management with conditional admin privilege prompts
- Removes UI components and services related to optional helper approval
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| File | Description |
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| scripts/upsert-dev-helper.sh | New script for installing/updating helper daemon during local development |
| scripts/update-cask.sh | Adds helper process to uninstall quit list |
| scripts/build.sh | Removes zipped app artifact generation |
| pkgbuild/scripts/preinstall | Adds helper daemon shutdown before installation |
| pkgbuild/scripts/postinstall | Adds helper daemon installation and startup |
| Coder-Desktop/project.yml | Adds post-build script for development helper management |
| Coder-Desktop/Coder-DesktopHelper/com.coder.Coder-Desktop.Helper.plist | Changes from BundleProgram to absolute Program path |
| Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Views/VPN/VPNState.swift | Refactors UI components into reusable view modifiers |
| Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Views/Settings/Settings.swift | Removes experimental settings tab |
| Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Views/Settings/HelperSection.swift | Removes helper management UI components |
| Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Views/Settings/ExperimentalTab.swift | Removes experimental settings tab |
| Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/HelperService.swift | Removes helper service management code |
| Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Coder_DesktopApp.swift | Removes helper service dependencies |
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First step in addressing #201.
This PR installs and kickstarts the LaunchDaemon as part of the
.pkginstaller, instead of requiring it be approved via the UI. As such, we no longer distribute the app contained within a.zip.This PR adds a build script to install the LaunchDaemon when developing locally, to ensure it stays up to date when changes are made. Installing the LaunchDaemon requires administrator privileges, so to minimise password prompts, we only restart it when the binary itself, or any of it's frameworks have changed.
There's an Apple Developer Forum thread where I replied, enquiring about this installer approach vs the existing SMAppService approach, esp. w.r.t deploying the app via MDM: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/766351?answerId=850675022&page=1#851913022
(This PR previously had UI changes, and I did some refactoring. That refactoring is still in the diff.)