Mac Apps plugin

[kmarkley]

This is another very simple plugin (like my others), that I nevertheless find useful and hope some others will as well.

Mac Apps just presents applications/helpers/daemons as Indigo relay devices and reports some statistics about them.

This is a half-replacement for the Mac System plugin, which unfortunately has not been updated in a while. A separate plugin replaces the other functionality of Mac System.

(I used, and relied on, Mac System but it stopped working with some applications, and I got infrequent but persistent "ServerCommunication" errors that I could never quite track down. So I decided to take the basic concept and rewrite it from scratch.)


Details: https://github.com/kmarkley/Indigo-Mac- ... /README.md
Download: https://github.com/kmarkley/Indigo-Mac- ... ses/latest

[jay (support)]

Excellent, thanks for the contribution. I'll add it into the #new4indigo queue on social media.

[kmarkley]

New version 0.0.4 released:

• fix Indigo server API version
• get cores count from `sysctl`
• refactor for efficiency
• GitHubPluginUpdater
• tweaks and bug fixes

[durosity]

Thanks for building this plugin.. I also used the old Mac System plugin until it was abandoned.. this one is much more stable!

[koburg]

this is a very cool plugin

I have tested some apps

there is one app which I can not turn on but I can close it which is most important
is it the app not allowing it or something like that ?

[kmarkley]

Hi koberg. That is a little unusual.

First, check if the application has a ".app" extension (possibly hidden). If you don't see it in the Finder, choose File>Get Info from the menu, and disclose the Name & Extension section.

If the application does not have a ".app" extension, use the Helper type plugin device in Indigo.

If that doesn't fix it, I'll need some more information. Like the name and full path to the application.

[koburg]

one question is it because it is located like this?

applications / Cisco / Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.app

in a folder ?

I can still quit it when it is launched but it say error quitting but it quits
and also say error launching but do not launch in the event log.

[koburg]

all right I got it running it was the folder I forgot sorry.

I can now start and quit it I use the command "other process name" to quit

and it is working now but still got this error

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Mac Apps Error                  failed to quit application "Cisco/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"

but quit and launch is working.

[kmarkley]

You may still have the folders wrong. I think the first part should look like this.

[koburg]

yes that is also working did that thanks

still got this error in the log

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Mac Apps Error                  failed to quit application "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"

but still quit

[kmarkley]

Turn on debug logging for the plugin and try again. That should provide more information on the error.

I suspect you may be better off with using the forced quit method. Try it and see if there are any adverse effects.

[koburg]

here is what the log says
whiteout force quit

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Mac Apps Debug                  updating states on device "NewsHosting VPN":
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_secs: 1606
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_time: 26:46
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_cpu: 0.025
   Mac Apps Debug                  actionControlDimmerRelay: cisco vpn
   Mac Apps                        launching application "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
   Mac Apps                        "cisco vpn" on
   Mac Apps Debug                  updating states on device "cisco vpn":
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_time: 00:00
   Mac Apps Debug                        last_start: 2018-01-14 17:12:17
   Mac Apps Debug                        onOffState: True
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_cpu: 5.7875
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_mem: 0.1
   Mac Apps Debug                        process_id: 5079
   Mac Apps Debug                    process_status: running
   Mac Apps Debug                  actionControlDimmerRelay: cisco vpn
   Mac Apps Error                  failed to quit application "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
   Mac Apps Debug                  62:66: execution error: Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client modtog en fejl: Bruger annullerede. (-128)
   Mac Apps                        "cisco vpn" off
   Mac Apps Debug                  updating states on device "cisco vpn":
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_time: 
   Mac Apps Debug                        onOffState: False
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_cpu: 0.0
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_mem: 0.0
   Mac Apps Debug                        process_id: 
   Mac Apps Debug                    process_status: off

The force quit is not working as good I have to hit off twice before it is working but in normal mode it is working first time. but also with the error.

force quit.

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   Mac Apps Debug                  updating states on device "NewsHosting VPN":
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_secs: 1727
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_time: 28:47
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_cpu: 0.0375
   Mac Apps Debug                  validateDeviceConfigUi: application
   Mac Apps Debug                  deviceStopComm: cisco vpn
   Mac Apps Debug                  deviceStartComm: cisco vpn
   Mac Apps Debug                  actionControlDimmerRelay: cisco vpn
   Mac Apps                        launching application "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
   Mac Apps                        "cisco vpn" on
   Mac Apps Debug                  updating states on device "cisco vpn":
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_secs: 1
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_time: 00:01
   Mac Apps Debug                        last_start: 2018-01-14 17:14:31
   Mac Apps Debug                        onOffState: True
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_cpu: 5.5625
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_mem: 0.1
   Mac Apps Debug                        process_id: 5147
   Mac Apps Debug                    process_status: running
   Mac Apps Debug                  actionControlDimmerRelay: cisco vpn
   Mac Apps Error                  failed to quit application "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
   Mac Apps Debug                  command not available
   Mac Apps Debug                  updating states on device "cisco vpn":
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_secs: 5
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_time: 00:05
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_cpu: 0.0
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_mem: 0.2
   Mac Apps Debug                  actionControlDimmerRelay: cisco vpn
   Mac Apps                        quitting application "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client"
   Mac Apps                        "cisco vpn" off
   Mac Apps Debug                  updating states on device "cisco vpn":
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_secs: 0
   Mac Apps Debug                      elapsed_time: 
   Mac Apps Debug                        onOffState: False
   Mac Apps Debug                       percent_mem: 0.0
   Mac Apps Debug                        process_id: 
   Mac Apps Debug                    process_status: off

[kmarkley]

Looks like your application isn't playing nice with System Events, which is why you get a "user cancelled" error. Not much I can do about this beyond suggesting you use the force option.

The force error looks like you just tried it too soon. There is a short delay before the force command will work. I see now how I can improve the plugin and eliminate the delay. But in the meantime if you wait 10sec or so before turning off the device, it should work.

[koburg]

okay thanks

[kmarkley]

New version 0.0.6 posted to plugin store (also available via plugin update menu item):

• Fixed bug where force off (kill) command was not available until device had completed a full update cycle.
• Fixed rare (split-second timing) bug when ps data changed just prior to device update method being called.
• Split device types into sub-classes for readability improvement