Fix Monitor Start - #28
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Homebrew runs the cask's installer script before it moves the app into /Applications, so the bundle executable the 3.2.0 agent names does not exist yet. launchd parks a job whose program is missing at load (EX_CONFIG) and never retries it; verified on real launchd that KeepAlive, PathState, and WatchPaths all leave it parked and kickstart blocks. The installer then failed with exit 8 and Homebrew reverted the upgrade after the old cask had already removed the monitor. Never ask launchd to start a program that is not on disk: the cask installer commits the agent and record without starting it, and the monitor starts when the app launches or at the next login. A loaded job without a process is now reloaded (bootout + bootstrap) instead of kickstarted, the only way to revive a parked job. The fake launchd now models the parked state, which is what hid this: it spawned any job regardless of its program.
The cask comment, README, and acceptance matrix still promised a monitor running straight after `brew install`. State when it actually starts (app launch, Homebrew's reopen after an upgrade, or next login) and why, and add checklist rows for upgrading with the app running or closed and for an agent loaded at login while the app was missing.
Reviewer's GuideThis release fixes the 3.2.0 Homebrew cask failure by deferring monitor startup until the app bundle executable is placed, accurately modeling launchd’s parked-job behavior, and reloading such jobs with bootout/bootstrap rather than kickstart. It updates user-facing success/error reporting, regression tests, packaging documentation, and version metadata for 3.2.1. Sequence diagram for deferred Homebrew monitor startupsequenceDiagram
participant Brew as Homebrew
participant Installer as Cask installer
participant Launchd as launchd
participant App as Git-Same.app
participant Controller as Monitor controller
Brew->>Installer: install_agent()
Installer->>Controller: install_for_cask()
Controller->>Installer: commit LaunchAgent and install record
Controller-->>Installer: skip bootstrap when app_main_executable is missing
Installer-->>Brew: success: monitor starts when app opens or at next login
Brew->>App: move app into /Applications
App->>Controller: bring_up_installed()
Controller->>Launchd: bootstrap or bootout()
Controller->>Launchd: bootstrap()
Launchd-->>Controller: monitor process starts
State diagram for launchd parked-job recoverystateDiagram-v2
[*] --> Unplaced
Unplaced --> Installed: cask installer commits agent
Installed --> Installed: automatic ensure while executable is missing
Installed --> Parked: launchd loads missing executable
Parked --> Parked: kickstart fails or remains blocked
Parked --> Running: bootout() then bootstrap() after executable appears
Installed --> Running: bootstrap() after executable is placed
Running --> Running: kickstart() for an explicit restart
Running --> [*]
Flow diagram for guarded monitor startupflowchart TD
A[Ensure monitor] --> B{Program executable exists?}
B -- No, automatic --> C[Leave launchd unchanged]
C --> D[Start on app launch or next login]
B -- No, explicit --> E[Return missing executable error]
B -- Yes --> F{Loaded job has a process?}
F -- No --> G["bootout() then bootstrap()"]
F -- Yes --> H["kickstart() when restart requested"]
G --> I[Confirm monitor started]
H --> I
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WalkthroughThe monitor agent now waits for the app executable before starting after a Homebrew cask install. App launch can start the monitor, and launchd jobs parked because the executable was missing are reloaded. CLI messaging, tests, documentation, and release versions reflect these changes. ChangesMonitor cask lifecycle
Priority: ⬆️ High Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Bug fix Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Homebrew
participant MonitorAgentController
participant GitSameApp
participant launchd
Homebrew->>MonitorAgentController: install_for_cask
MonitorAgentController->>MonitorAgentController: Check source_binary with program_placed
Note over MonitorAgentController: If the executable is absent, defer service startup
GitSameApp->>MonitorAgentController: ensure_running on app launch
MonitorAgentController->>launchd: Bootstrap or reload the monitor job
Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The monitor now waits until Homebrew has placed the app before starting, which fixes the failed 3.2.0 upgrade. One gap remains. When the app reopens after an upgrade that left the monitor stuck, the restart can fail if macOS is still removing the old job, leaving the monitor off until the next attempt or login. Adding a short wait before re-registering the job would close this gap. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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<location path="crates/git-same-core/src/macos/monitor_agent/controller.rs" line_range="317-328" />
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+ // Re-read: an `Install` above may have just changed the owner.
+ let program = self.program(InstallRecord::load(&self.paths.install_record)?.as_ref());
+ if !program_placed(&program) {
+ return match intent {
+ // The app's next launch or the next login starts it.
+ Intent::Automatic => Ok(()),
+ Intent::Explicit => Err(MonitorAgentError::MissingSource(format!(
+ "'{}' does not exist; reinstall or move Git-Same.app back",
+ program.display()
+ ))),
+ };
+ }
if !launchd.gui_session_available()? {
// The plist is in place; launchd starts it at the next login.
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**issue (broader_impact):** An explicit `start` with the app executable missing still enables the LaunchAgent and sets the persistent autostart preference before this guard returns `MissingSource`; the command fails, but launchd state is not left untouched and a later login can load the still-unstartable job.
**Triggers:** When the user runs `gisa monitor --start` while Git-Same.app is absent or its main executable is missing.
**Suggested fix:** Check `program_placed(&program)` before changing the autostart preference or calling `launchd.enable`, or explicitly restore those changes when returning `MissingSource`.
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Blocking findings: crates/git-same-core/src/macos/monitor_agent/controller.rs:328
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What changed in this PR
Fixes Homebrew cask installation by deferring monitor startup until the app executable exists and correctly handling parked launchd jobs.
Changes:
- Updates monitor startup logic, fake launchd behavior, and regression tests.
- Revises cask messaging, documentation, and release checks.
- Bumps the release to 3.2.1.
| File | Summary |
|---|---|
toolkit/packaging/release-checklist.md |
Adds deferred-start and upgrade scenarios. |
toolkit/homebrew/cask.rb.tmpl |
Documents deferred cask startup. |
macos/GitSameBadges/Info.plist |
Updates extension version. |
docs/README.md |
Documents monitor startup timing. |
crates/git-same-core/src/macos/monitor_agent/fake.rs |
Models parked launchd jobs. |
crates/git-same-core/src/macos/monitor_agent/controller.rs |
Defers invalid starts and reloads parked jobs. |
crates/git-same-core/src/macos/monitor_agent/controller_tests.rs |
Adds monitor-agent regression coverage. |
crates/git-same-cli/src/commands/monitor.rs |
Updates installation messaging. |
crates/git-same-cli/src/commands/monitor_tests.rs |
Tests installation messaging. |
crates/git-same-cli/Cargo.toml |
Updates the core dependency version. |
crates/git-same-app/ui/package.json |
Updates the UI version. |
crates/git-same-app/tauri.conf.json |
Updates the app version. |
Cargo.toml |
Updates the workspace version. |
Cargo.lock |
Synchronizes package versions. |
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In `@crates/git-same-core/src/macos/monitor_agent/controller.rs`:
- Around line 348-352: Update MonitorAgentController::reload_service to wait for
the launchd service to report unloaded after bootout and before calling
bootstrap. Poll at the existing interval with a bounded timeout; return a
bootout error if the service remains loaded when the timeout expires.
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Address the PR #28 review. An explicit start with the app missing re-enabled autostart and the launchd service before the new guard refused, undoing a persistent Stop so a later login loaded a job that cannot start; restore both when nothing exists to run. Wait for launchd to finish removing the job between bootout and bootstrap in reload_service, since a bootstrap into that window fails with 37 and the wrapper read the still-loaded old job as success. Qualify the README and cask comment: a Stop survives upgrades, so the monitor only starts on the next launch when monitoring is enabled.
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Fixes the 3.2.0 cask install and upgrade failure:
brewexits 8 and reverts the upgrade. The 3.1.2 cask's uninstall stanza has already removed the old monitor by then, so users end up on 3.1.2 with no monitor at all.Cause
Homebrew runs
installer script:before it moves the app into/Applications. Since 3.2.0 the LaunchAgent runs/Applications/Git-Same.app/Contents/MacOS/git-same-app, so that one Full Disk Access grant covers the monitor, and that file does not exist yet when the installer bootstraps the agent.Tested on real launchd with throwaway labels: a job whose program is missing at load records
78: EX_CONFIGand stays inspawn scheduled. It is never retried after the file appears:KeepAlive SuccessfulExit,KeepAlive PathState,WatchPathslaunchctl kickstartlaunchctl bootoutthenbootstrapThe unit tests missed this because
FakeSystem's launchd spawned any job whatever its program.Fix
controller.rs: nothing asks launchd to start a program that isn't on disk. The cask installer commits the agent and install record without starting them. The monitor starts when Homebrew reopens the app after an upgrade (only if the app was running), when the user opens Git-Same, or at the next login. An automatic ensure with the app missing leaves launchd alone. An explicit start fails with a message naming the missing executable.bootout+bootstrap) instead of kickstarted, because only a reload revives a parked job.brewoutput now reads "Monitor installed; it starts when you open Git-Same or at next login", and the installer exits 0.fake.rs: the fake launchd parks jobs whose program is missing, andkickstartfails on them. Six existing tests relied on the old behaviour. Five of them encoded the bug itself, and all six now follow Homebrew's real order: installer, then place the app, then launch it. Five new tests, including a regression test that fails with the exact user-facing error when the guard is removed.Verification
-D warnings,cargo test --workspace, 924 passed and 0 failed.cargo +stable clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings: clean. Monitor-agent tests pass.brew upgradetest on a Mac, once with the app running and once with it closed.Summary by cubic
Fixes the 3.2.0 cask install and upgrade failure that left users without the monitor: Homebrew runs the cask installer before moving the app into
/Applications, so launchd was asked to start a program that did not exist yet. launchd parks such a job (EX_CONFIG) and never starts it,brewexited 8, and the upgrade was reverted after the old monitor had already been removed.bootout+bootstrap) instead of kickstarted, the only way to revive a parked job; the reload waits for launchd to finish removing the job first.brewoutput now reports "Monitor installed; it starts when you open Git-Same or at next login" and exits 0.Written for commit f7516f9. Summary will update on new commits.
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Ensure Homebrew installs and upgrades complete successfully by deferring monitor startup until the Git-Same app executable is available.
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