Crate

A direct Apple container-apiserver client and GUI for macOS. Bypasses the container CLI entirely by calling the com.apple.container.apiserver XPC Mach service directly.

Status: Under Active Development 🛠️

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Project Structure & Status

• rust/ (Done)
  • Safe Rust wrappers around macOS libxpc.dylib.
  • C FFI entry points with automatic bridging header generation.
• swiftui/ (Pending / Under Development)
  • Native macOS SwiftUI application to manage, monitor, and view logs of containers.

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Building the Rust Library

Ensure you are on macOS and have Rust installed (Rust 1.85+ / 2024 edition).

cd rust
cargo build --release

This compiles:

• rust/target/release/libcontainer_client.a (static library)
• rust/container_client.h (C bridging header generated by cbindgen)