`clipboard-event-handler-mac` does not start properly on Mac

[ZiuChen]

clipboard-event-handler-mac does not start properly on Mac.

Processes are automatically killed when executed in the terminal.

If you use the following terminal command before executing:

chmod +x ./clipboard-event-handler-mac

you will get an error: clipboard-event-handler-mac will harm your computer and you should move it to the Trash.

Other than that, it executes fine under Linux and Win.

I don't know how to fix this, if anyone could provide a little advice, I'd be grateful! 😢

[NPCRay]

You can use the source file clipboard-event-handler-mac.swift to compile the executable file then execute in the terminal.

[maulik9898]

I am also facing a similar issue. Manually compiling clipboard-event-handler-mac.swift using command swiftc -o clipboard-event-handler-mac clipboard-event-handler-mac.swift works in development but I am not sure how to go with this in production.

[Jonnyan404]

使用命令 sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - clipboard-event-handler-mac 签名即可运行了.

• tips: 上述命令依赖 xcode ,可使用 xcode-select --install 安装 xcode

[Akira0705]

使用命令sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - clipboard-event-handler-mac签名即可运行了。

• tips: 上记命命令依赖xcode ,可用xcode-select --install安装xcode

请问是要把 clipboard-event-handler-mac 提到自己项目目录内吗 能请求一份示例吗，我代码如下： ` const child = exec('sudo codesign --force --deep --sign - clipboard-event-handler-ma');

if (child.stdout) { child.stdout.on('data', (data) => { console.log('node-clip-event@data:', data);

    if (data.trim() === 'CLIPBOARD_CHANGE') {
      console.log('text:', data)
    }
  });
}

` 仍然无法正常启动。

[AlecKriebel]

I fixed this when running locally by using what others said above: chmod +x ./clipboard-event-handler-mac

When packaging for production with electron-builder, I saw this error when attempting to run the Mac executable directly post-packaging:

Error: ENOENT, dist/main/platform/clipboard-event-handler-mac not found in /Users/alec/Desktop/alec-dev/<app_name>/packages/desktop/release/build/mac/<app_name>.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar
    at createError (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:1265)
    at func (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:1984)
    at execFile (node:electron/js2c/asar_bundle:2:2336)
    at EventEmitter.startListening (/Users/alec/Desktop/alec-dev/<app_name>/packages/desktop/release/build/mac/<app_name>.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/dist/main/webpack:/desktop/node_modules/clipboard-event/index.cjs:21:20)
    at /Users/alec/Desktop/alec-dev/<app_name>/packages/desktop/release/build/mac/<app_name>.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/dist/main/webpack:/desktop/src/main/main.ts:193:23 {
  code: 'ENOENT',
  errno: -2
}

Meaning the packaged build can't resolve this file, which I believe is the root cause here.

To fix this, make sure your executable files are referenced in your package.json's extraResources:

{
  ...
  "build": {
    "extraResources": [ "PATH/TO/EXECUTABLE/FILE", ... ]
  }
  ...
}

After this make sure ClipboardListener.js is referencing the correct file path to these executables and for me, the packaged build finally runs successfully.

Note:

• I have not code signed anything yet
• I copied clipboard-listener.js and all executable files into my main package, outside of my node_modules to edit the path they were referencing (for me "extraResources": ["./assets/**"], then I use path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'assets', clipboard-event-handler-mac) in clipboard-listener.js
• There may be a smarter way to do this that references node_module
• I have not tested on Windows/Linux

[marisukukise]

@AlecKriebel Thank you. It works for me on yarn package and yarn make now, but still doesn't work on yarn start, but half of the problem is gone.

[adrianpisabarrogarcia]

Hours and hours of debuging finally with the response of @AlecKriebel I could execute on production with electron-builder.

My files:

My package.json:

"build": {
    "appId": "com.XXXX.XXXXX",
    "icon": "img/icon",
    "extraResources": [
      "./clipboard-event/**",
      "./assets/**"
    ],
    "win": {
      "certificateFile": "certificados/windows/certificate.pfx",
      "certificatePassword": "123",
      "target": [
        "nsis"
      ]
    },
    "nsis": {
      "oneClick": false,
      "perMachine": false,
      "allowElevation": true,
      "createDesktopShortcut": "always",
      "createStartMenuShortcut": true,
      "runAfterFinish": true
    },
    "mac": {
      "target": [
        "dmg",
        "zip"
      ],
      "hardenedRuntime": true,
      "gatekeeperAssess": false,
      "entitlements": "./certificados/macos/entitlements.plist"
    },
    "linux": {
      "target": [
        "AppImage"
      ]
    }
  }

My index.js of Clipboard-event dependency downloaded as part of my code:

startListening() {
        try {
            const { platform } = process;
            if (platform === 'win32') {
                this.child = execFile(path.join(__dirname, 'platform/clipboard-event-handler-win32.exe'));
            } else if (platform === 'linux') {
                this.child = execFile(path.join(__dirname, 'platform/clipboard-event-handler-linux'));
            } else if (platform === 'darwin') {
                const filePath = path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'assets', 'clipboard-event-handler-mac');
                logger.info('filePath:', filePath);
                fs.chmodSync(filePath, '755');
                this.child = execFile(filePath);
            } else {
                throw new Error('Unsupported platform: ' + platform);
            }

            this.child.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
                if (data.trim() === 'CLIPBOARD_CHANGE') {
                    this.emit('change');
                }
            });

            this.child.on('error', (error) => {
                throw new Error('Error with the child process: ' + error.message);
            });

        } catch (error) {
            console.error('Error in startListening:', error.message);
        }
    }