Im working on a small text snippet / lorem ipsum app as a side project and the idea is, for instance, whenever and wherever user types "lorem10" I'd like to print/paste 10 random lorem ipsum words.
Eg. "lorem10 " -> ("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do")
For that to be possible I need to,
- Programmatically press "delete" key to remove the trigger string ("lorem10").
- Programmatically press "cmd + v" for pasting the result string.
This is possible, even in sandbox! But it requires accessibility permission. For instance I can simulate "delete" key press like this:
func delete() {
let eventSource = CGEventSource(stateID: .combinedSessionState)
let keyDownEvent = CGEvent(
keyboardEventSource: eventSource,
virtualKey: CGKeyCode(51),
keyDown: true)
let keyUpEvent = CGEvent(
keyboardEventSource: eventSource,
virtualKey: CGKeyCode(51),
keyDown: false)
let loc = CGEventTapLocation.cghidEventTap
//Triggers system default accessibility access pop-up
keyDownEvent?.post(tap: loc)
keyUpEvent?.post(tap: loc)
}
My question is essentially if this is allowed in Mac App Store? Because requesting accessibillity permission like this is not allowed in sandbox:
func getPermission() {
AXIsProcessTrustedWithOptions([kAXTrustedCheckOptionPrompt.takeUnretainedValue():true] as CFDictionary).
}
But I can simulate one short "shift" or "cmd" key press for instance, and trigger the pop-up inside a sandboxed app and get around this it seems. Is this a bug?
I really hope I can release my app in the Mac App Store, but doing so I just want to be sure Im not using any bug that might get removed in the near future.
