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fix(menubar): opt out of App Nap so refresh loop keeps ticking #126

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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions mac/Sources/CodeBurnMenubar/CodeBurnApp.swift
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Expand Up @@ -30,11 +30,21 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSPopoverDelegate {
private let store = AppStore()
let updateChecker = UpdateChecker()
private var refreshTask: Task<Void, Never>?
/// Held for the lifetime of the app to opt out of App Nap and Automatic Termination.
/// Without this the 15s refresh Task gets suspended whenever the user is interacting with
/// another app, and the status bar label freezes until they click the menubar icon (which
/// calls NSApp.activate and wakes the app back up).
private var backgroundActivity: NSObjectProtocol?

func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ notification: Notification) {
// Menubar accessory -- no Dock icon, no app switcher entry.
NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.accessory)

backgroundActivity = ProcessInfo.processInfo.beginActivity(
options: [.userInitiated, .automaticTerminationDisabled, .suddenTerminationDisabled],
reason: "CodeBurn menubar polls AI coding cost every 15 seconds while idle in the background."
)

restorePersistedCurrency()
setupStatusItem()
setupPopover()
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