[Feature Request] Create App Package for MacOS

[gonzonia]

I'm creating a ticket so I can hopefully collaborate with others working on this.

I'm currently able to create a package with the jpackage tool. However, when I try to launch the app it doesn't work.

This is the command I'm currently trying

I suspect two potential problems.

jpackage --name VPin-Studio --input . --app-version 3.11.2 --main-jar vpin-studio-ui.jar --main-class Launcher
--resource-dir package/macos --type dmg --icon VpinStudio.icns

1. The main-class I'm passing to the tool is wrong.

2. I need to provide a specific JRE runtime.

Attached is the jpackage help file.
jpackage-help.txt

[karlsnyder0]

I'm actually working on this. One of the issues that you will encounter is related to attributes through xattr. I'm on the road at the moment and I don't recall the syntax, however a MacOS needs to set these attributes once the App folder is on the client machine. This is important because of Apple's new security

[gonzonia]

When you're back take a look and post what you're referring to here. I'm not sure we're taking the same path to the solution.

[karlsnyder0]

I messaged you in Discord with some background info.

Here's a possible starting point as a script to run on the macOS client to create a working App from a pre-generated bundle-

#!/bin/bash

# Function to request sudo password using a dialog
request_sudo() {
  osascript -e 'Tell application "System Events" to display dialog "This operation requires administrative privileges to install VPin Studio. Please enter your password:" default answer "" with hidden answer buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} default button "OK"' \
    -e 'text returned of result' 2>/dev/null
}

# Prompt for sudo password and cache it
SUDO_PASS=$(request_sudo)
if [[ -z "$SUDO_PASS" ]]; then
  echo "Operation cancelled by user."
  exit 1
fi

# Validate the password
echo "$SUDO_PASS" | sudo -S echo "" >/dev/null 2>&1
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
  echo "Invalid password. Exiting."
  exit 1
fi

# Create a unique temporary directory
TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)

# Ensure the directory is created
if [[ ! -d "$TEMP_DIR" ]]; then
  echo "Failed to create a temporary directory. Exiting."
  exit 1
fi

# GitHub download URL for the VPin Studio zip file
GITHUB_URL="https://github.com/your-repo/vpin-studio/releases/latest/download/VPinStudio.zip"

# Path to the downloaded zip file
ZIP_FILE="$TEMP_DIR/VPinStudio.zip"

# Download the zip file
echo "Downloading VPin Studio from GitHub..."
curl -L -o "$ZIP_FILE" "$GITHUB_URL"
if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
  echo "Error: Failed to download the zip file."
  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
  exit 1
fi

# Extract the zip file into the temporary directory
echo "Extracting VPin Studio..."
unzip -d "$TEMP_DIR" "$ZIP_FILE"

# Find the .app directory inside the extracted contents
APP_BUNDLE=$(find "$TEMP_DIR" -name "*.app" -type d | head -n 1)

if [[ -z "$APP_BUNDLE" ]]; then
  echo "Error: No .app bundle found in the zip file."
  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
  exit 1
fi

# Define the target application name and path
APP_NAME="VPin Studio"
DEST_PATH="/Applications/$APP_NAME.app"

# Copy the .app bundle to the /Applications directory
echo "$SUDO_PASS" | sudo -S cp -R "$APP_BUNDLE" "$DEST_PATH"

# Remove extended attributes to ensure the app can run
echo "$SUDO_PASS" | sudo -S xattr -cr "$DEST_PATH"

# Clean up temporary files
rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"

# Notify the user
echo "VPin Studio has been successfully installed at: $DEST_PATH"

[gonzonia]

Started pull request. I created a config file with parameters to be passed to the package app on a mac to correctly bundle everything. I'll zip up and add the app bundle it created to the directory as well. I used this file to create an app bundle with a clean install folder that only had the jar, resources folder, and files necessary for the icons. I'm not sure how to integrate this into the larger build process.