Change of subject so I don't threadjack, but related... Is there a good way for a plugin to start up an xpc job? Before you say "why isn't your plugin an xpc job", it's something I want to launch from a XCTest bundle to monitor my test externally.
Cheers, Dave On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Joe Auricchio <jauricc...@apple.com> wrote: > Hi Graham, > > Please *do not* shell out to launchctl. It's better to keep using the > deprecated SM functions than to run launchctl. Sorry, but replacements are > not yet available. > > There isn't presently API for a system-wide LaunchDaemon to open a Mach > IPC or XPC connection to a LaunchAgent, which I'd guess is closer to what > you'd really like to do? This would be a good enhancement request, please > file one! Radars from developers are always good ammunition for trying to > schedule our development time. (Coincidentally, now is a very good time for > this particular API request.) > > Another approach is for the LaunchAgents to add a LaunchEvent (man > xpc_events) for a notifyd (man notify_post) notification. When the daemon > wishes for an agent to start, it will post a notification; the LaunchEvent > will start agents (in all the running graphical user sessions) in response > to the notification; the agents will all check in with the daemon over MIG > or XPC when their xpc_event handler fires; and the daemon will ask the > appropriate agent to launch a process in the graphical user session. > Combined with Pressured Exit aka idle-exit aka Sudden Termination, this > would allow your agents to run only when they are needed without worrying > about loading/removing their plists. > > > On Oct 18, 2016, at 08:32, Graham Miln <graham.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > In macOS 10.12's ServiceManagement/ServiceManagement.h the following > functions are marked as deprecated since macOS 10.10: > > > > - SMJobSubmit > > - SMJobRemove > > - SMCopyAllJobDictionaries > > > > The header mentions replacements will be provided by libxpc. Are > replacements available or on the way? > > > > I have a system wide daemon that would like to programmatically launch a > process in a graphical user session. At the moment, our LaunchAgents > managed helper process is always running. Ideally, it would be good to > launch and exit the helper on-demand. > > > > I believe this can now be done with `launchctl bootstrap|bootout > gui/<uid>` on the command line. Should the daemon call out to the launchctl > tool? > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Graham > > _______________________________________________ > > launchd-dev mailing list > > launchd-dev@lists.macosforge.org > > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/launchd-dev > > _______________________________________________ > launchd-dev mailing list > launchd-dev@lists.macosforge.org > https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/launchd-dev >
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