feat(launcher): SwiftUI menubar app

Context: AV-Live needs a single-click way to boot its two heavy
components (the SuperCollider sound engine and the openFrameworks
oscope-of visualizer) together, with their logs aggregated in one
place. Running them by hand from terminal during a live set is fragile.

Approach: Swift Package Manager + a small build.sh that wraps the
release binary into a real .app bundle (Info.plist with LSUIElement=true
to keep it out of the Dock). The UI uses NSStatusItem + NSPopover so
it works back to macOS 11 (Big Sur) — MenuBarExtra would require 13+
which the current target MBP can't run.

Changes:
- launcher/Package.swift : SwiftPM manifest, single executable target,
  macOS 11 minimum
- AVLiveLauncherApp.swift : @main App + AppDelegate that owns the
  status item, popover and lazily-created log window
- ProcessManager.swift : ObservableObject spawning sclang and oscope-of
  via Foundation Process, capturing stdout/stderr through Pipe +
  readabilityHandler, ring-buffered log array (2000 lines), termination
  handlers that flip @Published flags back. Paths persisted in
  UserDefaults with sane defaults
- MenuBarContent.swift : popover view with two ProcessRow toggles,
  Logs / Paths / Quit, Settings sheet using NSOpenPanel
- LogView.swift : separate window with filter, auto-scroll, color-coded
  source column, monospaced font. #available guard for textSelection
- Info.plist : bundle id cc.saillant.AVLiveLauncher, GPL-3 copyright,
  LSUIElement true, min macOS 11
- build.sh : swift build -c release, copies binary + Info.plist into
  AVLiveLauncher.app, ad-hoc codesigns
- .gitignore + README

Impact: 'cd launcher && ./build.sh && open build/AVLiveLauncher.app'
gives a working .app that brings up the AV stack from the menubar.
Smoke-tested on arm64 — Intel MBP needs a local build or a future
universal -arch x86_64 flag in build.sh.
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// swift-tools-version:5.7
import PackageDescription
let package = Package(
name: "AVLiveLauncher",
platforms: [.macOS(.v11)],
targets: [
.executableTarget(
name: "AVLiveLauncher",
path: "Sources/AVLiveLauncher"
)
]
)
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# AVLiveLauncher
macOS menubar launcher for AV-Live. Starts and stops `sclang` (which
auto-loads `sound_algo/00_load.scd` and serves the web UI) and the
`oscope-of` visualizer with one click each, and aggregates their logs in
one window.
## Build
Requires Swift 5.7+ and Xcode Command Line Tools.
```sh
cd launcher
./build.sh
open build/AVLiveLauncher.app
```
The first run shows a `waveform.path.ecg` icon in the menubar. Click it
to open the popover.
## Configuration
Three paths are stored in `UserDefaults` (`~/Library/Preferences/cc.saillant.AVLiveLauncher.plist`) :
| Default | Override |
|---------|----------|
| `/Applications/SuperCollider.app/Contents/MacOS/sclang` | Paths… → sclang binary |
| `~/Documents/Projets/AV-Live/sound_algo/00_load.scd` | Paths… → load file |
| `~/Documents/Projets/AV-Live/oscope-of/bin/oscope-of` | Paths… → oscope binary |
## What it does
- Spawns `sclang <load_file>` with stdout/stderr captured into the log
window. `sclang` itself boots `scsynth`, loads the 1099-SynthDef
palette, and serves the web bridge on `:8080`.
- Spawns the `oscope-of` binary with cwd set to its parent directory
(so oF can find `bin/data/`).
- Quitting the menubar app sends `SIGTERM` to both children.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>en</string>
<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
<string>AVLiveLauncher</string>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>cc.saillant.AVLiveLauncher</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
<string>6.0</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>AV-Live</string>
<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
<string>AV-Live</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>0.1.0</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1</string>
<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
<string>11.0</string>
<key>LSUIElement</key>
<true/>
<key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
<true/>
<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
<string>GPL-3.0-or-later © L'Electron Rare</string>
<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
<string>NSApplication</string>
</dict>
</plist>
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import AppKit
import SwiftUI
// MenuBar-only app : NSStatusItem + NSPopover. macOS 11+ compatible.
// LSUIElement = true (set in Info.plist) hides the dock icon.
@main
struct AVLiveLauncherApp: App {
@NSApplicationDelegateAdaptor(AppDelegate.self) var appDelegate
var body: some Scene {
// Empty Settings scene so SwiftUI is happy. The real UI is the popover.
Settings { EmptyView() }
}
}
final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
private var statusItem: NSStatusItem!
private var popover: NSPopover!
private var logWindow: NSWindow?
private let processManager = ProcessManager()
func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ notification: Notification) {
// Status bar icon
statusItem = NSStatusBar.system.statusItem(withLength: NSStatusItem.variableLength)
if let button = statusItem.button {
if #available(macOS 11.0, *) {
button.image = NSImage(
systemSymbolName: "waveform.path.ecg",
accessibilityDescription: "AV-Live"
)
} else {
button.title = "AV"
}
button.action = #selector(togglePopover(_:))
button.target = self
}
// Popover with the SwiftUI menu content
popover = NSPopover()
popover.contentSize = NSSize(width: 360, height: 320)
popover.behavior = .transient
popover.contentViewController = NSHostingController(
rootView: MenuBarContent(
processManager: processManager,
openLogs: { [weak self] in self?.showLogs() }
)
)
}
func applicationWillTerminate(_ notification: Notification) {
processManager.stopAll()
}
@objc private func togglePopover(_ sender: Any?) {
guard let button = statusItem.button else { return }
if popover.isShown {
popover.performClose(sender)
} else {
popover.show(relativeTo: button.bounds, of: button, preferredEdge: .minY)
popover.contentViewController?.view.window?.makeKey()
}
}
private func showLogs() {
if let w = logWindow {
w.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
return
}
let w = NSWindow(
contentRect: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 720, height: 480),
styleMask: [.titled, .closable, .resizable],
backing: .buffered,
defer: false
)
w.title = "AV-Live Logs"
w.center()
w.contentViewController = NSHostingController(
rootView: LogView(processManager: processManager)
)
w.isReleasedWhenClosed = false
logWindow = w
w.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
}
}
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import SwiftUI
struct LogView: View {
@ObservedObject var processManager: ProcessManager
@State private var filter: String = ""
@State private var autoScroll = true
private static let timeFormatter: DateFormatter = {
let f = DateFormatter()
f.dateFormat = "HH:mm:ss"
return f
}()
private var filtered: [LogLine] {
guard !filter.isEmpty else { return processManager.logs }
return processManager.logs.filter {
$0.text.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(filter)
|| $0.source.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains(filter)
}
}
var body: some View {
VStack(spacing: 0) {
HStack {
TextField("Filter", text: $filter)
.textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
Toggle("Auto-scroll", isOn: $autoScroll)
Button("Clear") { processManager.clearLogs() }
}
.padding(8)
Divider()
ScrollViewReader { proxy in
ScrollView {
LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 1) {
ForEach(filtered) { line in
HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 6) {
Text(Self.timeFormatter.string(from: line.timestamp))
.font(.system(.caption, design: .monospaced))
.foregroundColor(.secondary)
Text(line.source)
.font(.system(.caption, design: .monospaced))
.foregroundColor(color(for: line.source))
.frame(width: 70, alignment: .leading)
selectableText(line.text)
.font(.system(.caption, design: .monospaced))
}
.id(line.id)
.padding(.horizontal, 8)
}
}
.padding(.vertical, 4)
}
.onChange(of: filtered.count) { _ in
if autoScroll, let last = filtered.last {
withAnimation(.linear(duration: 0.05)) {
proxy.scrollTo(last.id, anchor: .bottom)
}
}
}
}
}
}
private func color(for source: String) -> Color {
if source.hasPrefix("sclang") { return .blue }
if source.hasPrefix("oscope") { return .purple }
return .secondary
}
@ViewBuilder
private func selectableText(_ s: String) -> some View {
if #available(macOS 12.0, *) {
Text(s).textSelection(.enabled)
} else {
Text(s)
}
}
}
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import SwiftUI
struct MenuBarContent: View {
@ObservedObject var processManager: ProcessManager
let openLogs: () -> Void
@State private var showSettings = false
var body: some View {
VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
Text("AV-Live")
.font(.headline)
Divider()
ProcessRow(
title: "SuperCollider",
subtitle: "sclang + scsynth + web bridge",
isRunning: processManager.sclangRunning,
start: processManager.startSclang,
stop: processManager.stopSclang
)
ProcessRow(
title: "Oscilloscope",
subtitle: "oscope-of visualizer",
isRunning: processManager.oscopeRunning,
start: processManager.startOscope,
stop: processManager.stopOscope
)
Divider()
HStack {
Button(action: openLogs) {
Label("Logs", systemImage: "text.alignleft")
}
Button(action: { showSettings = true }) {
Label("Paths…", systemImage: "gearshape")
}
Spacer()
Button("Quit") { NSApp.terminate(nil) }
.keyboardShortcut("q")
}
}
.padding(14)
.frame(width: 360)
.sheet(isPresented: $showSettings) {
SettingsView(processManager: processManager,
dismiss: { showSettings = false })
}
}
}
private struct ProcessRow: View {
let title: String
let subtitle: String
let isRunning: Bool
let start: () -> Void
let stop: () -> Void
var body: some View {
HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 10) {
Circle()
.fill(isRunning ? Color.green : Color.secondary.opacity(0.4))
.frame(width: 10, height: 10)
VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 1) {
Text(title).font(.body)
Text(subtitle).font(.caption).foregroundColor(.secondary)
}
Spacer()
Button(isRunning ? "Stop" : "Start") {
isRunning ? stop() : start()
}
.frame(width: 60)
}
}
}
private struct SettingsView: View {
@ObservedObject var processManager: ProcessManager
let dismiss: () -> Void
var body: some View {
VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
Text("Paths").font(.headline)
PathField(
label: "sclang binary",
path: Binding(
get: { processManager.sclangPath },
set: { processManager.sclangPath = $0 }
),
isDirectory: false
)
PathField(
label: "Load file (00_load.scd)",
path: Binding(
get: { processManager.soundAlgoLoadFile },
set: { processManager.soundAlgoLoadFile = $0 }
),
isDirectory: false
)
PathField(
label: "oscope-of binary",
path: Binding(
get: { processManager.oscopePath },
set: { processManager.oscopePath = $0 }
),
isDirectory: false
)
HStack {
Spacer()
Button("Done", action: dismiss).keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
}
}
.padding(20)
.frame(width: 520)
}
}
private struct PathField: View {
let label: String
@Binding var path: String
let isDirectory: Bool
var body: some View {
VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
Text(label).font(.caption).foregroundColor(.secondary)
HStack {
TextField("", text: $path)
.textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
Button("Choose…") {
let panel = NSOpenPanel()
panel.canChooseFiles = !isDirectory
panel.canChooseDirectories = isDirectory
panel.allowsMultipleSelection = false
panel.directoryURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: path).deletingLastPathComponent()
if panel.runModal() == .OK, let url = panel.url {
path = url.path
}
}
}
}
}
}
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import Combine
import Foundation
struct LogLine: Identifiable, Equatable {
let id = UUID()
let timestamp = Date()
let source: String
let text: String
}
final class ProcessManager: ObservableObject {
// Observable state
@Published var sclangRunning = false
@Published var oscopeRunning = false
@Published private(set) var logs: [LogLine] = []
// Persisted paths (UserDefaults, key/value)
@Published var sclangPath: String { didSet { defaults.set(sclangPath, forKey: "sclangPath") } }
@Published var soundAlgoLoadFile: String { didSet { defaults.set(soundAlgoLoadFile, forKey: "soundAlgoLoadFile") } }
@Published var oscopePath: String { didSet { defaults.set(oscopePath, forKey: "oscopePath") } }
private let defaults = UserDefaults.standard
private var sclangProc: Process?
private var oscopeProc: Process?
private let logQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "cc.saillant.avlive.log")
private let maxLogLines = 2000
init() {
let home = FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser.path
sclangPath = defaults.string(forKey: "sclangPath")
?? "/Applications/SuperCollider.app/Contents/MacOS/sclang"
soundAlgoLoadFile = defaults.string(forKey: "soundAlgoLoadFile")
?? "\(home)/Documents/Projets/AV-Live/sound_algo/00_load.scd"
oscopePath = defaults.string(forKey: "oscopePath")
?? "\(home)/Documents/Projets/AV-Live/oscope-of/bin/oscope-of"
}
// MARK: - sclang
func startSclang() {
guard sclangProc == nil else { return }
guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: sclangPath) else {
append(source: "launcher", text: "sclang not found at \(sclangPath)")
return
}
guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: soundAlgoLoadFile) else {
append(source: "launcher", text: "load file not found at \(soundAlgoLoadFile)")
return
}
let p = Process()
p.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: sclangPath)
p.arguments = [soundAlgoLoadFile]
// sclang resolves relative paths from the current working dir; cd to the load file's dir
p.currentDirectoryURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: soundAlgoLoadFile).deletingLastPathComponent()
attach(process: p, label: "sclang")
do {
try p.run()
sclangProc = p
DispatchQueue.main.async { self.sclangRunning = true }
p.terminationHandler = { [weak self] proc in
self?.append(source: "sclang", text: "exited with status \(proc.terminationStatus)")
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self?.sclangProc = nil
self?.sclangRunning = false
}
}
append(source: "launcher", text: "started sclang \(sclangPath) \(soundAlgoLoadFile)")
} catch {
append(source: "launcher", text: "failed to start sclang: \(error)")
}
}
func stopSclang() {
sclangProc?.terminate()
}
// MARK: - oscope-of
func startOscope() {
guard oscopeProc == nil else { return }
guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: oscopePath) else {
append(source: "launcher", text: "oscope-of binary not found at \(oscopePath)")
return
}
let p = Process()
p.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: oscopePath)
p.currentDirectoryURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: oscopePath)
.deletingLastPathComponent()
.deletingLastPathComponent()
attach(process: p, label: "oscope")
do {
try p.run()
oscopeProc = p
DispatchQueue.main.async { self.oscopeRunning = true }
p.terminationHandler = { [weak self] proc in
self?.append(source: "oscope", text: "exited with status \(proc.terminationStatus)")
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self?.oscopeProc = nil
self?.oscopeRunning = false
}
}
append(source: "launcher", text: "started oscope-of \(oscopePath)")
} catch {
append(source: "launcher", text: "failed to start oscope-of: \(error)")
}
}
func stopOscope() {
oscopeProc?.terminate()
}
// MARK: - utilities
func stopAll() {
sclangProc?.terminate()
oscopeProc?.terminate()
}
func clearLogs() {
DispatchQueue.main.async { self.logs.removeAll() }
}
private func attach(process: Process, label: String) {
let outPipe = Pipe()
let errPipe = Pipe()
process.standardOutput = outPipe
process.standardError = errPipe
attachReader(outPipe.fileHandleForReading, source: label)
attachReader(errPipe.fileHandleForReading, source: label + "!")
}
private func attachReader(_ fh: FileHandle, source: String) {
fh.readabilityHandler = { [weak self] handle in
let data = handle.availableData
guard !data.isEmpty,
let str = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) else { return }
for raw in str.split(separator: "\n", omittingEmptySubsequences: false) {
let line = String(raw)
if !line.isEmpty {
self?.append(source: source, text: line)
}
}
}
}
private func append(source: String, text: String) {
let entry = LogLine(source: source, text: text)
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.logs.append(entry)
if self.logs.count > self.maxLogLines {
self.logs.removeFirst(self.logs.count - self.maxLogLines)
}
}
}
}
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#!/bin/sh
# Build AVLiveLauncher and bundle it into a .app
set -eu
cd "$(dirname "$0")"
echo "==> swift build (release)"
swift build -c release
BIN_NAME="AVLiveLauncher"
BIN_PATH=".build/release/${BIN_NAME}"
APP_PATH="build/${BIN_NAME}.app"
if [ ! -x "${BIN_PATH}" ]; then
echo "Build did not produce ${BIN_PATH}" >&2
exit 1
fi
echo "==> bundling ${APP_PATH}"
rm -rf "${APP_PATH}"
mkdir -p "${APP_PATH}/Contents/MacOS" "${APP_PATH}/Contents/Resources"
cp "${BIN_PATH}" "${APP_PATH}/Contents/MacOS/${BIN_NAME}"
cp Resources/Info.plist "${APP_PATH}/Contents/Info.plist"
# Ad-hoc sign so Gatekeeper at least lets the user open it manually
codesign --force --sign - "${APP_PATH}" 2>/dev/null || true
echo "==> done"
echo " open ${APP_PATH}"