HelperTool/HelperTool.h

/*
     File: HelperTool.h
 Abstract: The main object in the helper tool.
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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
// kHelperToolMachServiceName is the Mach service name of the helper tool.  Note that the value 
// here has to match the value in the MachServices dictionary in "HelperTool-Launchd.plist".
 
#define kHelperToolMachServiceName @"com.example.apple-samplecode.EBAS.HelperTool"
 
// HelperToolProtocol is the NSXPCConnection-based protocol implemented by the helper tool 
// and called by the app.
 
@protocol HelperToolProtocol
 
@required
 
- (void)connectWithEndpointReply:(void(^)(NSXPCListenerEndpoint * endpoint))reply;
    // Not used by the standard app (it's part of the sandboxed XPC service support).
 
- (void)getVersionWithReply:(void(^)(NSString * version))reply;
    // This command simply returns the version number of the tool.  It's a good idea to include a 
    // command line this so you can handle app upgrades cleanly.
 
// The next two commands imagine an app that needs to store a license key in some global location 
// that's not writable by all users; thus, setting the license key requires elevated privileges. 
// To manage this there's a 'read' command--which by default can be used by everyone--to return 
// the key and a 'write' command--which requires admin authentication--to set the key.
 
- (void)readLicenseKeyAuthorization:(NSData *)authData withReply:(void(^)(NSError * error, NSString * licenseKey))reply;
    // Reads the current license key.  authData must be an AuthorizationExternalForm embedded 
    // in an NSData.
    
- (void)writeLicenseKey:(NSString *)licenseKey authorization:(NSData *)authData withReply:(void(^)(NSError * error))reply;
    // Writes a new license key.  licenseKey is the new license key string.  authData must be 
    // an AuthorizationExternalForm embedded in an NSData.
 
- (void)bindToLowNumberPortAuthorization:(NSData *)authData withReply:(void(^)(NSError * error, NSFileHandle * ipv4Handle, NSFileHandle * ipv6Handle))reply;
    // This command imagines an app that contains an embedded web server.  A web server has to 
    // bind to port 80, which is a privileged operation.  This command lets the app request that 
    // the privileged helper tool create sockets bound to port 80 and then pass them back to the 
    // app, thereby minimising the amount of code that has to run with elevated privileges.
    // authData must be an AuthorizationExternalForm embedded in an NSData and the sockets are 
    // returned wrapped up in NSFileHandles.
 
@end
 
// The following is the interface to the class that implements the helper tool.
// It's called by the helper tool's main() function, but not by the app directly.
 
@interface HelperTool : NSObject
 
- (id)init;
 
- (void)run;
 
@end