0.13 MAS-ready on launch?

[haraldox]

Hi there!

Huge thanks to @rogerwang & team & collaborators (& Intel for sponsoring) for their efforts on nw.js 0.13!! => Looking so much forward to Launch Day :)

We are currently developing in parallel for Electron and nw.js (as cross-compatible Chrome App) and need to know how this will play out with Apple's Mac App Store requirements and review process in the near future! to make a decision about which "container" to use for our release...

We are currently only aware of Audio & Video Playback licensing issues resulting in Apple not allowing such apps in Mac App Store (ffmpeg). See this issue for details.

On a technical sidenote: According to @johansatge's nwjs-macappstore-builder and this comment , is ready for 0.13

Does anyone have any recent experiences with this?

[rogerwang]

CC @alexeyst who worked on this. Would you mind to check whether the current RC version MAS compatible? Thanks.

[haraldox]

@rogerwang @alexeyst any new developments on this? all related issues are from 2015 and apply only to 0.12

[rogerwang]

Since @alexeyst is not responding, I reassign this issue to @ghostoy

[ghostoy]

Sub-tasks for MAS support:

• Sandbox
  • deny network-bind
  • deny mach global lookup
  • socket path too long
• Code signing
  • Remove unused bundles (app_mode_loader)
  • Update CFBundleIdentifier for all bundles
  • Minimal entitlements
  • Signing process and scripts
• Other uploading issues
  • Missing icons 512x512 & 512x512@2x in app.icns
  • Invalid file permissions (requires r and x for all users)
  • Invalid CFBundleDocumentTypes
  • Missing LSApplicationCategoryType
  • Private APIs (list from crbug: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=496049)

[haraldox]

@ghostoy Wow, great work and super-fast too!! :))) can't wait to check out the MAS build flavor 👍 💯

[ghostoy]

@haraldox Here is the test build for MAS flavor you can try with http://dl.nwjs.io/live-build/05-09-2016/nw14-df7f7cf-723666b-756e507-5a26102. There is also a reference script for signing the app in https://github.com/ghostoy/nw.js/tree/nw14-mas/tools/mas. Would you please try wit this version and give us feedback? :)

[jpittner]

I'm getting this message when verifying the signing with spctl -a -vvvv "$app"
dist/nwjs.app: a sealed resource is missing or invalid

This is after copying my app to app.nw and then running the signing script.

[ghostoy]

@jpittner I can't reproduce the error with spctl tool. Does it fail if you sign the app without app.nw?

[jpittner]

@ghostoy if I just copy the nwjs.app from the zip file, throw that into src/ and don't change the Info.plist, and don't add the app.nw, spctl fails with error rejected (with no details provided. apparently Apple doesn't understand what verbose means)

I then take the Info.plist from nwjs.app and change the bundle identifier to com.me.myapp, CFBundleDisplayName to myapp. I copy the app.nw to the proper directory and then sign. This results in the error "a sealed resource is missing or invalid".

[ghostoy]

@jpittner The signing script will properly change all the bundle identifiers and versions with the given parameters for your app. Or you have to change all the plist files nested in the app, including the framework and helper.

As for the "rejected" status, since your app is not on Mac App Store yet, your certificate will be rejected by spctl. But it doesn't matter for submission. If you want to distribute your app out of Mac Store, you you have to sign it with "Developer ID XXX Certificates" instead of "3rd Party XXX Certificates" and spctl tool will be happy with it.

[ghostoy]

@jpittner @haraldox So far, my testing app can be successfully upload to the store. But I'm not able to test for publishing the app. If you see any other problems submitting to Mac Store, please let me know.

[ghostoy]

@jpittner @haraldox @gpetrov We have announced the alpha testing for MAS build of 0.14.4 in the mailing list recently. If you have any problem using MAS build for NW.js 0.14.4, please send your further feedback here.

Once it's confirmed that Apple accepts the NW.js based app, we will finish alpha testing and release beta versions of MAS builds for LTS (0.14.x) and stable versions.

[gpetrov]

@ghostoy We would really like to try the MAS right now, but our app requires File/Folder permissions outside the App Container. So we need to ask the user for permissions according to Apple guidelines.
This is done through the open file open dialogs api. IS there support or API for this in NW.js?

See https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Security/Conceptual/AppSandboxDesignGuide/AppSandboxInDepth/AppSandboxInDepth.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011183-CH3-SW8

[ghostoy]

Yes, it's automatically done through <input type="file">.

[gpetrov]

@ghostoy that's awesome! Does it work for folder picking as well? And are the authorizations saved even if the app restarts afterwards? So that it has a lifetime authorization?

[ghostoy]

@gpetrov Yes, it works for folder picking. NW.js uses the standard NSOpenPanel & NSSavePanel.
For how long the authorization can keep, it's controlled by OS X. According to Apple's doc, it's not persist accross launches and restarts. If you want so, you have to ask user to open the file next time or use so called bookmarks (not yet supported). I saw there was an discussion in #1755 about the security scoped bookmarks. If the issue blocks you, please open an issue for it.

[ghostoy]

@gpetrov @jpittner Do you have further feedbacks on the MAS build? Does it pass the Apple's reviews for publication?

[anku94]

Is there an approximate timeline for this feature? We have an app ported from MacGap to nwjs waiting for a stable MAS version.

[ghostoy]

The MAS build here can be successfully uploaded. But we are unable to
publish app to store. So we need at least one confirmation from testers
that Apple can accept the submitted app to finish the alpha testing. Would
you like to test it?

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Is there an approximate timeline for this feature? We have an app ported
from MacGap to nwjs waiting for a stable MAS version.

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[ghostoy]

@anku94 Could you help to test if alpha build can be published to App Store?

[anku94]

Hey, sorry for the delayed reply. Will try it over the weekend and let you
guys know.

[ghostoy]

@anku94 Did you get approval from App Store?

[ghostoy]

@gpetrov Sure.

[ggarek]

@ghostoy i wonder what is the progress on including MAS builds in published builds and live builds?

As i understand, there is only one MAS build published for now.

Thank you and all participants for the great job! 👍

[ghostoy]

Beta release based on 0.19.5 is available in http://dl.nwjs.io/v0.19.5-mas-beta/. Please follow the document of Support for Mac App Store for the signing process and usage of the signing scripts.

[ggarek]

My app passed review successfully, thus confirming that v0.19.5 mas build and signing script works fine. Thank you @ghostoy and nwjs team.

my app "Facy" on AppStore

[ripexz]

Look forward to seeing it with published builds, will be easier to automate the whole process with nw-builder.

[ripexz]

@chino23 @rogerwang Any update on 0.20.x builds?

[rogerwang]

CC @sunlin-link who own this branch now.

[DrDoing]

@rogerwang will there be a 0.26.x Build for MAS ?
Last succesfull submission of my app was with 0.19.5, since them there are no new MAS Build's

[rogerwang]

@DrDoing good to know the old version is working for you. @sunlin-link has been working on a new version of MAS build. He will report here if there is any progress.

[DrDoing]

any news about a new MAS build ?
or ist it now possible to use a normal MAC Build for Mac appstore ?

[rogerwang]

@sunlin-link please advise. Last time I heard from you it's said to be "nearly done".

[sunlin-link]

I've already finished rebasing to lastest stable release and am working on a final crash issue.
I'll give a commit this week and hope to resolve this issue soon.

[conceptualspace]

ping

[gpetrov]

@sunlin-link how is the progress with the latest NWJS build as MAS? We really need it to publish our app to the Mac Store.

[ncnlinh]

@gpetrov same situation here. My app is published on macupdate and our webpage, but it would be great if we can put it on the official app store!

[sadikyalcin]

Is this still being maintained or not? I have so many issues with a regular nwjs build since the mas version is just too old to use: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nwjs-general/EE8eYlG3XgE

[ncnlinh]

@sadikyalcin NW.js is being actively maintained. But I don't think the Mac App Store version is, which is a shame.

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