The NSXPCConnection API provides an objective-c RPC mechanism built on top of xpc.
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Running xpc connection outside the main method
I was wondering if there's any limitation for the context where I initialize my xpc service.
Here's how I currently initialize my xpc service from main() which works just fine.
listener_ = [[NSXPCListener alloc]
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How to resolve errors when installing XPC connection on mac so I can hack my furby?
Having an error while installing XPC connection on MacOS. Currently running Mojave (10.14.6). For context, I'm hacking a furby using this repo. It's having me run npm install and then npm install xpc-connection for setup. When I run npm install…
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PyObjc: implement NSXPCInterface
I am writing an Extension and main app is in PyObjc. I want to setup communication between main app and Extension.
With ref to link I tried writing a Protocol.
SampleExtensionProtocol = objc.formal_protocol('SampleExtensionProtocol', (), [
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Reset / Re-initialize NSXPCConnection?
Sorry in advance if this is an obvious question or I demonstrate a total lack of knowledge here (which would be accurate).
OS: macOS (10.12+)
IDE: Xcode (11)
Using: Cococa + Objective-C
We're interacting with a C API. That API stores all sorts of…

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porting from mac to linux/windows and looking for a cross platform XPC equivalent
I'm using XPC and want to port to linux/windows.
Looking for an alternative which can perform similar functionality.
is there something like this?

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Swift-Problem discovered when creating a helper
When i try to create a helper for an application that retrieve system software and hardware details using system_profiler command i got the following error.
Response from XPC service: HELLO XPC
Response from XPC service:…

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how can I remove XPCService by script
I create project for os x application with xpcservices that run by loginItems. that's mean the service is founded in the app in the path:{APP_NAME}.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems and who is responsible for run the service is the the main…

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IPC Chrome to Cocoa App
I have a Chrome extension that I would like to communicate with my native Cocoa app. Im able to get data from the extension to a command line application using native messaging. I now need to get the info to the main Cocoa app. Im looking into…

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Using Sockets with NSXPCConnection
Running into an issue when using sockets with an NSXPCConnection.
Basically, there is a main process and a helper process running, established via NSXPCConnection. That helper process needs to act as a server and listen to a particular port (say…

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App reply not called when passing non-null parameter from NSXPCConnection
I'm using XPC to seperate a project into two projects - a main project, built for os x @ 64-bit, and an XPC service built for os x @ 32-bit, as it is using a library that is not available for 32 bit and cannot be replaced. The two communicate using…

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