(refactor): switched to cli --hidden autostart method from WebSockets and fixed macOS autostart not auto hiding after restart issue

copyFiles.aarch64-apple-darwin.js

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 const msghostSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'aarch64-apple-darwin', 'release', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost');
 const msghostDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost');
-const autostartSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'aarch64-apple-darwin', 'release', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart');
-const autostartDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart');
 const autostartPlistSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'autostart', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart.plist');
 const autostartPlistDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart.plist');
 const msghostManifestMacChromeSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'msghost-manifest', 'macos', 'chrome', 'com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json');
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ const msghostManifestMacFirefoxSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'msghost-
 const msghostManifestMacFirefoxDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json');
 
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostSrc, msghostDest);
-fs.copyFileSync(autostartSrc, autostartDest);
+// fs.copyFileSync(autostartSrc, autostartDest);
 fs.copyFileSync(autostartPlistSrc, autostartPlistDest);
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostManifestMacChromeSrc, msghostManifestMacChromeDest);
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostManifestMacFirefoxSrc, msghostManifestMacFirefoxDest);

copyFiles.js

@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 const msghostSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe');
 const msghostDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe');
-const autostartSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe');
-const autostartDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe');
 const msghostManifestWinChromeSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'msghost-manifest', 'windows', 'chrome', 'com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json');
 const msghostManifestWinChromeDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost.json');
 const msghostManifestWinFirefoxSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'msghost-manifest', 'windows', 'firefox', 'com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json');
 const msghostManifestWinFirefoxDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json');
 
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostSrc, msghostDest);
-fs.copyFileSync(autostartSrc, autostartDest);
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostManifestWinChromeSrc, msghostManifestWinChromeDest);
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostManifestWinFirefoxSrc, msghostManifestWinFirefoxDest);
 console.log('Files copied successfully');

copyFiles.x86_64-apple-darwin.js

@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 const msghostSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'x86_64-apple-darwin', 'release', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost');
 const msghostDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost');
-const autostartSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'x86_64-apple-darwin', 'release', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart');
-const autostartDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart');
 const autostartPlistSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'autostart', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart.plist');
 const autostartPlistDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-autostart.plist');
 const msghostManifestMacChromeSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'msghost-manifest', 'macos', 'chrome', 'com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json');
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ const msghostManifestMacFirefoxSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'msghost-
 const msghostManifestMacFirefoxDest = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json');
 
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostSrc, msghostDest);
-fs.copyFileSync(autostartSrc, autostartDest);
 fs.copyFileSync(autostartPlistSrc, autostartPlistDest);
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostManifestMacChromeSrc, msghostManifestMacChromeDest);
 fs.copyFileSync(msghostManifestMacFirefoxSrc, msghostManifestMacFirefoxDest);

src-tauri/Cargo.lock

@@ -2485,14 +2485,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-tungstenite",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pytubepp-helper-autostart"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "serde_json",
- "websocket",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pytubepp-helper-msghost"
 version = "0.1.0"

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ custom-protocol = ["tauri/custom-protocol"]
 [workspace]
 members = [
   ".",
-  "msghost",
+  "msghost"
-  "autostart"
 ]

src-tauri/autostart/Cargo.lock

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
-# It is not intended for manual editing.
-version = 3
-
-[[package]]
-name = "pytubepp-helper-autostart"
-version = "0.1.0"

src-tauri/autostart/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "pytubepp-helper-autostart"
-version = "0.1.0"
-description = "PytubePP Helper (Autostart)"
-authors = ["neosubhamoy <hey@neosubhamoy.com>"]
-edition = "2021"
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
-[dependencies]
-websocket = "0.27.1"
-serde_json = "1.0"

src-tauri/autostart/pytubepp-helper-autostart.desktop

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Type=Application
 Name=pytubepp-helper
 Icon=pytubepp-helper
-Comment=pytubepp-helper autostart script
+Comment=pytubepp-helper autostart
-Exec=/usr/bin/pytubepp-helper-autostart
+Exec=/usr/bin/pytubepp-helper --hidden
 StartupNotify=false
 Terminal=false

src-tauri/autostart/pytubepp-helper-autostart.plist

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
     <dict>
         <key>Label</key>
         <string>com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper</string>
-        <key>Program</key>
+        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+        <array>
             <string>/Applications/pytubepp-helper.app/Contents/MacOS/pytubepp-helper</string>
+            <string>--hidden</string>
+        </array>
         <key>RunAtLoad</key>
         <true/>
     </dict>

src-tauri/autostart/src/main.rs

@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#![windows_subsystem = "windows"]
-
-use std::process::Command;
-use websocket::client::ClientBuilder;
-use websocket::OwnedMessage;
-use std::thread::sleep;
-use std::time::Duration;
-
-fn connect_with_retry(url: &str, max_attempts: u32) -> Result<websocket::sync::Client<std::net::TcpStream>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let mut attempts = 0;
-    loop {
-        match ClientBuilder::new(url).unwrap().connect_insecure() {
-            Ok(client) => {
-                eprintln!("Successfully connected to Tauri app :)");
-                return Ok(client);
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                attempts += 1;
-                if attempts >= max_attempts {
-                    return Err(Box::new(e));
-                }
-                let wait_time = Duration::from_secs(2u64.pow(attempts));
-                eprintln!("Connection attempt {} failed. Retrying in {:?}...", attempts, wait_time);
-                sleep(wait_time);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    {
-        let _ = Command::new("pytubepp-helper.exe").spawn();
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    {
-        let _ = Command::new("pytubepp-helper").spawn();
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    {
-        let _ = Command::new("/Applications/pytubepp-helper.app/Contents/MacOS/pytubepp-helper").spawn();
-    }
-
-    // Launch the main application
-    // let _ = Command::new("pytubepp-helper")
-    //     .spawn();
-
-    // Connect with the Tauri app
-    let websocket_url = "ws://localhost:3030";
-    eprintln!("Attempting to connect to {}", websocket_url);
-
-    let mut client = match connect_with_retry(websocket_url, 2) {
-        Ok(client) => client,
-        Err(e) => {
-            eprintln!("Failed to connect after multiple attempts: {:?}", e);
-            return Err(e);
-        }
-    };
-
-    // Send message to Tauri app
-    client.send_message(&OwnedMessage::Text(serde_json::json!({
-        "url": "",
-        "command": "autostart",
-        "argument": ""
-    }).to_string()))?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}

src-tauri/installer/windows/nsis-template.nsi

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ${StrLoc}
 !define MANUPRODUCTKEY "Software\${MANUFACTURER}\${PRODUCTNAME}"
 !define UNINSTALLERSIGNCOMMAND ""
 !define ESTIMATEDSIZE "0x002311"
-!define AUTOSTART_EXEC "pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe"
+!define AUTOSTART_EXEC "pytubepp-helper.exe"
 !define CHROME_REG_PATH "Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper"
 !define FIREFOX_REG_PATH "Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper"
 !define RUN_REG_PATH "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ Section Install
 
   ; Copy resources
     CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\"
-    File /a "/oname=pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe" "..\..\..\..\pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe"
+    ; File /a "/oname=pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe" "..\..\..\..\pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe"
     File /a "/oname=pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json" "..\..\..\..\pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json"
     File /a "/oname=pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe" "..\..\..\..\pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe"
     File /a "/oname=pytubepp-helper-msghost.json" "..\..\..\..\pytubepp-helper-msghost.json"
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ Section Install
   WriteRegStr HKCU "${FIREFOX_REG_PATH}" "" "$INSTDIR\pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json"
 
   ; Add entry for automatic startup with Windows
-  WriteRegStr HKCU "${RUN_REG_PATH}" "${PRODUCTNAME}" "$\"$INSTDIR\${AUTOSTART_EXEC}$\""
+  WriteRegStr HKCU "${RUN_REG_PATH}" "${PRODUCTNAME}" "$\"$INSTDIR\${AUTOSTART_EXEC}$\" --hidden"
 
   ; Create start menu shortcut (GUI)
   !insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_BEGIN Application
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ Section Uninstall
   Delete "$INSTDIR\${MAINBINARYNAME}.exe"
 
   ; Delete resources
-    Delete "$INSTDIR\pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe"
+    ; Delete "$INSTDIR\pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe"
     Delete "$INSTDIR\pytubepp-helper-msghost.json"

src-tauri/installer/windows/wix-fragment-registry.wxs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="[INSTALLDIR]pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json" KeyPath="no" />
         </RegistryKey>
         <RegistryKey Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run">
-          <RegistryValue Name="pytubepp-helper" Type="string" Value="[INSTALLDIR]pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe" KeyPath="no" />
+          <RegistryValue Name="pytubepp-helper" Type="string" Value="&quot;[INSTALLDIR]pytubepp-helper.exe&quot; --hidden" KeyPath="no" />
         </RegistryKey>
       </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>

src-tauri/src/main.rs

@@ -170,10 +170,15 @@ fn download_stream(url: String, stream: String) {
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     let _ = fix_path_env::fix();
+    
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    let start_hidden = args.contains(&"--hidden".to_string());
+
     let websocket_state = Arc::new(Mutex::new(WebSocketState { 
         sender: None,
         response_channel: ResponseChannel { sender: None },
     }));
+    
     let tray_menu = SystemTrayMenu::new()
         .add_item(CustomMenuItem::new("show".to_string(), "Show"))
         .add_item(CustomMenuItem::new("quit".to_string(), "Quit"));
@@ -207,6 +212,12 @@ async fn main() {
         })
         .manage(websocket_state.clone())
         .setup(move |app| {
+            let window = app.get_window("main").unwrap();
+            
+            if start_hidden {
+                window.hide().unwrap();
+            }
+
             let app_handle = app.handle();
             let ws_state = websocket_state.clone();
             tokio::spawn(async move {

src-tauri/tauri.linux.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "build": {
-    "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev && cargo build --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && cargo build --manifest-path=./src-tauri/autostart/Cargo.toml",
+    "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev && cargo build --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml",
-    "beforeBuildCommand": "npm run build && cargo build --release --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && cargo build --release --manifest-path=./src-tauri/autostart/Cargo.toml",
+    "beforeBuildCommand": "npm run build && cargo build --release --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml",
     "devPath": "http://localhost:1422",
     "distDir": "../dist"
   },
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
           "/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json": "./msghost-manifest/linux/chrome/com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json",
           "/usr/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json": "./msghost-manifest/linux/firefox/com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json",
           "/usr/bin/pytubepp-helper-msghost": "./target/release/pytubepp-helper-msghost",
-          "/usr/bin/pytubepp-helper-autostart": "./target/release/pytubepp-helper-autostart",
           "/etc/xdg/autostart/pytubepp-helper-autostart.desktop": "./autostart/pytubepp-helper-autostart.desktop"
         }
       },
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@
           "/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json": "./msghost-manifest/linux/chrome/com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json",
           "/usr/lib/mozilla/native-messaging-hosts/com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json": "./msghost-manifest/linux/firefox/com.neosubhamoy.pytubepp.helper.json",
           "/usr/bin/pytubepp-helper-msghost": "./target/release/pytubepp-helper-msghost",
-          "/usr/bin/pytubepp-helper-autostart": "./target/release/pytubepp-helper-autostart",
           "/etc/xdg/autostart/pytubepp-helper-autostart.desktop": "./autostart/pytubepp-helper-autostart.desktop"
         }
       }

src-tauri/tauri.macos.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "build": {
-    "beforeDevCommand": "[[ -n \"$TARGET_ARCH\" ]] && ARCH=\"$TARGET_ARCH\" || ARCH=\"$(uname -m | sed 's/^arm64$/aarch64/')-apple-darwin\" && cargo build --target=$ARCH --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && cargo build --target=$ARCH --manifest-path=./src-tauri/autostart/Cargo.toml && npm run dev",
+    "beforeDevCommand": "[[ -n \"$TARGET_ARCH\" ]] && ARCH=\"$TARGET_ARCH\" || ARCH=\"$(uname -m | sed 's/^arm64$/aarch64/')-apple-darwin\" && cargo build --target=$ARCH --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && npm run dev",
-    "beforeBuildCommand": "[[ -n \"$TARGET_ARCH\" ]] && ARCH=\"$TARGET_ARCH\" || ARCH=\"$(uname -m | sed 's/^arm64$/aarch64/')-apple-darwin\" && cargo build --release --target=$ARCH --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && cargo build --release --target=$ARCH --manifest-path=./src-tauri/autostart/Cargo.toml && node copyFiles.${ARCH}.js && npm run build",
+    "beforeBuildCommand": "[[ -n \"$TARGET_ARCH\" ]] && ARCH=\"$TARGET_ARCH\" || ARCH=\"$(uname -m | sed 's/^arm64$/aarch64/')-apple-darwin\" && cargo build --release --target=$ARCH --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && node copyFiles.${ARCH}.js && npm run build",
     "devPath": "http://localhost:1422",
     "distDir": "../dist"
   },
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
           "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-msghost.json",
           "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json",
           "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-msghost",
-          "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-autostart",
           "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-autostart.plist"
         ]
       },
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@
         "pytubepp-helper-msghost.json",
         "pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json",
         "pytubepp-helper-msghost",
-        "pytubepp-helper-autostart",
         "pytubepp-helper-autostart.plist"
       ]
     },

src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "build": {
-    "beforeDevCommand": "cargo build --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && cargo build --manifest-path=./src-tauri/autostart/Cargo.toml && npm run dev",
+    "beforeDevCommand": "cargo build --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && npm run dev",
-    "beforeBuildCommand": "cargo build --release --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && cargo build --release --manifest-path=./src-tauri/autostart/Cargo.toml && node copyFiles.js && npm run build",
+    "beforeBuildCommand": "cargo build --release --manifest-path=./src-tauri/msghost/Cargo.toml && node copyFiles.js && npm run build",
     "devPath": "http://localhost:1422",
     "distDir": "../dist"
   },
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@
         "scope": [
           "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-msghost.json",
           "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json",
-          "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe",
+          "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe"
-          "$RESOURCE/pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe"
         ]
       },
       "window": {
@@ -148,8 +147,7 @@
       "resources": [
         "pytubepp-helper-msghost.json",
         "pytubepp-helper-msghost-moz.json",
-        "pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe",
+        "pytubepp-helper-msghost.exe"
-        "pytubepp-helper-autostart.exe"
       ]
     },
     "systemTray": {