├── screenshot.png ├── Info.plist ├── Makefile ├── README.md ├── touchtest.m └── LICENSE /screenshot.png: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mrmekon/touchtest/HEAD/screenshot.png -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Info.plist: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | CFBundleName = touchtest; 2 | CFBundleDisplayName = TouchTest; 3 | CFBundleIdentifier = "com.trevorbentley.touchtest"; 4 | CFBundleExecutable = touchtest; 5 | 6 | CFBundleVersion = "0.0.2"; 7 | CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion = "6.0"; 8 | CFBundlePackageType = APPL; 9 | CFBundleSignature = xxxx; 10 | 11 | LSMinimumSystemVersion = "10.12.0"; 12 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Makefile: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | CC=clang 2 | FRAMEWORKS=-framework Cocoa -framework DFRFoundation -F /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks 3 | CFLAGS=-mmacosx-version-min=10.12 -x objective-c 4 | LDFLAGS=-fobjc-link-runtime $(FRAMEWORKS) 5 | SOURCES=touchtest.m 6 | OBJECTS=touchtest.o 7 | OUT=touchtest 8 | BUNDLE=touchtest.app 9 | 10 | all: $(SOURCES) $(OUT) 11 | @mkdir -p "$(BUNDLE)/Contents/MacOS" 12 | @cp "$(OUT)" "$(BUNDLE)/Contents/MacOS/" 13 | @cp Info.plist "$(BUNDLE)/Contents" 14 | 15 | run: all kill 16 | @open "$(BUNDLE)" 17 | 18 | $(OUT): $(OBJECTS) 19 | $(CC) $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(OUT) 20 | 21 | .m.o: 22 | $(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@ 23 | 24 | kill: 25 | @pkill $(OUT) ; true 26 | 27 | clean: 28 | @rm -f *~ $(OUT) *.o 29 | @rm -rf "$(BUNDLE)" 30 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # TouchTest - MacOS Touch Bar Control Strip daemon 2 | 3 | Example of adding an icon to the Control Strip region of the Mac Touch Bar using 4 | a headless/UI-less background app. Icon is always displayed, regardless of which 5 | app is in the foreground. 6 | 7 | Uses a private API, not suitable for the App Store. 8 | 9 | No XCode project, no Nib/Xib, builds from command-line. Just the minimum 10 | necessary to add an always-available button to the Control Strip. 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Inspired by: https://github.com/a2/touch-baer 15 | 16 | ## Usage 17 | 18 | ### Build 19 | ``` 20 | $ make 21 | ``` 22 | 23 | ### Build and launch 24 | ``` 25 | $ make run 26 | ``` 27 | 28 | ### Kill running daemon 29 | ``` 30 | $ make kill 31 | ``` 32 | 33 | ### Cleanup 34 | ``` 35 | $ make clean 36 | ``` 37 | 38 | ### Design Notes 39 | 40 | Links against private framework DFRFoundation. 41 | 42 | Uses two DFRFoundation functions: ```DFRElementSetControlStripPresenceForIdentifier``` and ```DFRSystemModalShowsCloseBoxWhenFrontMost``` 43 | 44 | Uses private NSTouchBarItem method: ```+(void)addSystemTrayItem:(NSTouchBarItem *)item;``` 45 | 46 | Uses private NSTouchBar method: ```+(void)presentSystemModalFunctionBar:(NSTouchBar *)touchBar systemTrayItemIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier;``` 47 | 48 | Simply creates a windowless NSApplication and an NSApplicationDelegate implementing the private functions. 49 | 50 | **MUST** execute from a mac _.app_ bundle. The TouchBar service doesn't seem to communicate with a binary when launched outside of a bundle. I did not investigate why. 51 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /touchtest.m: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | /* 2 | * Copyright 2017 Trevor Bentley 3 | * 4 | * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 | * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 | * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 | * 8 | * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 | * 10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 | * limitations under the License. 15 | */ 16 | #import 17 | 18 | static const NSTouchBarItemIdentifier kGroupButton = @"com.trevorbentley.group"; 19 | static const NSTouchBarItemIdentifier kButton1 = @"com.trevorbentley.b1"; 20 | static const NSTouchBarItemIdentifier kButton2 = @"com.trevorbentley.b2"; 21 | 22 | extern void DFRElementSetControlStripPresenceForIdentifier(NSString *, BOOL); 23 | extern void DFRSystemModalShowsCloseBoxWhenFrontMost(BOOL); 24 | 25 | @interface NSTouchBarItem () 26 | + (void)addSystemTrayItem:(NSTouchBarItem *)item; 27 | @end 28 | 29 | @interface NSTouchBar () 30 | + (void)presentSystemModalFunctionBar:(NSTouchBar *)touchBar systemTrayItemIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier; 31 | @end 32 | 33 | @interface AppDelegate : NSObject 34 | @end 35 | 36 | NSTouchBar *_groupTouchBar; 37 | 38 | @implementation AppDelegate 39 | 40 | - (NSTouchBar *)groupTouchBar { 41 | if (!_groupTouchBar) { 42 | NSTouchBar *groupTouchBar = [[NSTouchBar alloc] init]; 43 | groupTouchBar.defaultItemIdentifiers = @[ kButton1, kButton2 ]; 44 | groupTouchBar.delegate = self; 45 | _groupTouchBar = groupTouchBar; 46 | } 47 | return _groupTouchBar; 48 | } 49 | 50 | -(void)setGroupTouchBar: (NSTouchBar*)bar { 51 | _groupTouchBar = bar; 52 | } 53 | 54 | - (void)button:(id)sender { 55 | NSLog(@"button"); 56 | } 57 | 58 | - (void)present:(id)sender { 59 | [NSTouchBar presentSystemModalFunctionBar:self.groupTouchBar 60 | systemTrayItemIdentifier:kGroupButton]; 61 | } 62 | 63 | - (NSTouchBarItem *)touchBar:(NSTouchBar *)touchBar 64 | makeItemForIdentifier:(NSTouchBarItemIdentifier)identifier 65 | { 66 | NSCustomTouchBarItem *item = nil; 67 | if ([identifier isEqualToString:kButton1]) { 68 | item = [[NSCustomTouchBarItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:kButton1]; 69 | item.view = [NSButton buttonWithTitle:@"B1" target:self action:@selector(button:)]; 70 | } 71 | else if ([identifier isEqualToString:kButton2]) { 72 | item = [[NSCustomTouchBarItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:kButton2]; 73 | item.view = [NSButton buttonWithTitle:@"Quit" target:[NSApplication sharedApplication] action:@selector(terminate:)]; 74 | } 75 | return item; 76 | } 77 | 78 | - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification 79 | { 80 | DFRSystemModalShowsCloseBoxWhenFrontMost(YES); 81 | NSCustomTouchBarItem *item = [[NSCustomTouchBarItem alloc] initWithIdentifier:kGroupButton]; 82 | item.view = [NSButton buttonWithTitle:@"\U0001F4A9\U0001F4A9" target:self action:@selector(present:)]; 83 | [NSTouchBarItem addSystemTrayItem:item]; 84 | DFRElementSetControlStripPresenceForIdentifier(kGroupButton, YES); 85 | } 86 | 87 | - (void)applicationWillTerminate:(NSNotification *)aNotification { 88 | [_groupTouchBar release]; 89 | _groupTouchBar = nil; 90 | } 91 | @end 92 | 93 | int main(){ 94 | [NSAutoreleasePool new]; 95 | [NSApplication sharedApplication]; 96 | AppDelegate *del = [[AppDelegate alloc] init]; 97 | [NSApp setDelegate: del]; 98 | [NSApp setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyAccessory]; 99 | [NSApp run]; 100 | return 0; 101 | } 102 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /LICENSE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Apache License 2 | Version 2.0, January 2004 3 | http://www.apache.org/licenses/ 4 | 5 | TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 6 | 7 | 1. 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