I’m developing an app on macOS where I want a daemon/agent to run only when the user explicitly triggers it using SMAppService. The goal is to start the daemon when needed, perform the required task, and then stop/unload it after completion. Additionally, if unload or unregister calls are missed, I want to ensure that the daemon doesn’t start automatically upon reboot. Instead, it should only run when a specific action is taken. What are the best practices and detailed methods for achieving this clean and controlled behavior?
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’m developing an app on macOS where I want a daemon/agent to run only when the user explicitly triggers it using SMAppService. The goal is to start the daemon when needed, perform the required task, and then stop/unload it after completion. Additionally, if unload or unregister calls are missed, I want to ensure that the daemon doesn’t start automatically upon reboot. Instead, it should only run when a specific action is taken. What are the best practices and detailed methods for achieving this clean and controlled behavior?