[launchd-dev] run gui LaunchAgent from launchd

[Bob Kells]

Thanks for getting back to me.
Here is some info about the plist and the app.
It feels like I am missing something obvious...bob


I have been running a cocoa-app with a simple gui two different ways.
1. Run from a script file at the cmd-line.
     This runs fine.  I check various fields by tailing the system.log.
     The alert panels appear as I expect.
2. Run by the same script file, which is run by launchd.
     The app is recognized and starts up.
     I can see the same fields in the tailed system log.
     The app run ok until it hangs in the call to [oAlert runModal];

I also try to run the app directly from launchd.
I get the same effect as in #2 above.

Here is the launchd plist.
It is located in ~/Library/LaunchAgents.
I cd here to issue all the launchctl calls.
I have tried various permutations, such as the full path in the  
Program-key value.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http:// 
www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
         <key>Disabled</key>
         <true/>
         <key>Label</key>
         <string>net.aquaconnect.acnotify</string>
         <key>OnDemand</key>
         <true/>
         <key>Program</key>
         <string>ACNotify</string>
         <key>ProgramArguments</key>
         <array>
                 <string>/Users/bob/AppSupport/ACNotify.app/Contents/ 
MacOS/ACNotify</string>
                 <string>-d</string>
                 <string>4</string>
                 <string>-p</string>
                 <string>/Users/bob/LaunchScriptTest</string>
         </array>
         <key>QueueDirectories</key>
         <array>
                 <string>/Users/bob/LaunchScriptTest</string>
         </array>
         <key>ServiceDescription</key>
         <string>Aquaconnect Alert Notification Manager</string>
         <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
         <string>/Users/bob/AppSupport/ACNotify.app/Contents/MacOS</ 
string>
</dict>
</plist>




Here are code snippets of the app being called.
This lists all of the gui-related calls in the app.
I have a custom object instantiated in IB, and connected to File's  
Owner for
some delegate methods.

Again, I have tried various permutation...
Creating NSAlert via the init/alloc; removed the NSPanel calls.

Have added LSUIElement-key with a value of 1 to the Info.plist of the  
xcode project.

I did have retain/releases with the NSAlert, but removed them as the
doc says it is autoreleased.

//  
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
----
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
     return NSApplicationMain(argc,  (const char **) argv);
}

//  
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
----
- (void)	applicationDidFinishLaunching: (NSNotification *) aNotification

         // set focus to NSApp (forces its windows on top of all  
other windows)
         [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps: YES];


                         //  
----------------------------------------------------------------
                         // create NSAlert object

                         oAlert = [NSAlert alertWithMessageText:  
msgTitle defaultButton: b1Title
                                                 alternateButton: nil
                                                 otherButton: nil
                                                  
informativeTextWithFormat: msgInfo];

                         [oAlert setAlertStyle: NSWarningAlertStyle];

                         oPanel = [oAlert window];

                         [oPanel orderFront: self];

*****HERE IS WHERE THE CODE HANGS*****
                         iButton = [oAlert runModal];

                         [NSApp terminate: self];


//  
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
----
- (NSApplicationTerminateReply) applicationShouldTerminate:      
(NSApplication *) mApp

return (NSTerminateNow);


//  
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
----
- (void)	applicationWillTerminate: (NSNotification *) aNotification

                         application cleanup




On Dec 14, 2007, at 3:30 PM, James Bucanek wrote:

> bobkells at steelcape.com <mailto:bobkells at steelcape.com> wrote  
> (Friday, December 14, 2007 3:13 PM -0800):
>
>> Not having any luck running a LaunchAgent containing a gui from  
>> launchd.
>> Is this simply not possible?
>
> I'm running both GUI and non-GUI agents (~/Library/LaunchAgents)  
> using launchd.
>
> Try telling us what your .plist contains and describe the problems  
> your having.
>
> -- 
> James Bucanek
>
>

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