PrefWatch v.1.2.1

1.2.1 — 2026-04-23

Feature

• Pre-flight confirmation now shown only when Python3/CLT is missing. prompt_yn adds an osascript GUI fallback via launchctl asuser for Jamf Self Service / launchd sessions (5-min timeout → auto-continue so policies never hang).

Fix

• poll_watch could freeze when cfprefsd hung on a domain (parallel flush → unbounded wait). Added a 3s watchdog that SIGTERM/SIGKILLs stragglers so the loop always advances.

Note

• Reworded the "new top-level key" NOTE: parent dict must exist before Set, so Add commands must run in order.

Noise

• Add *TimeStamp* to global timestamp noise — zsh glob case sensitivity made *Timestamp* miss camelCase like SuspendHelperActivityTimeStamp.
• com.apple.CharacterPicker: filter State (per-app emoji picker UI keyed by bundle ID).
• com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent: filter QLMTCacheSize*LastCheck* (periodic cache-size check).
• com.bjango.istatmenus.menubar.*: filter License (periodic license re-validation).
• com.apple.wifi.WiFiAgent: filter UserDismissedLimitedNetworkFirstJoins (per-SSID "don't show again" bookkeeping).
• Exclude com.apple.CloudSubscriptionFeatures* (iCloud+ geo cache with UUID-keyed binary entries — caused multi-second pauses in show_plist_diff on each cache refresh).

CI

• validate.yml: drop bash -n prefwatch.sh — script is #!/bin/zsh and uses zsh-only constructs (*(N) glob qualifier failed under bash). zsh check on prefwatch.sh + bash check on release.sh are kept.