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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/VPN/NetworkExtension.swift
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Expand Up @@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ extension CoderVPNService {
try await tm.saveToPreferences()
neState = .disabled
} catch {
// This typically fails when the user declines the permission dialog
logger.error("save tunnel failed: \(error)")
neState = .failed(error.localizedDescription)
neState = .failed("Failed to save tunnel: \(error.localizedDescription). Try logging in and out again.")
}
}

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/VPN/VPNService.swift
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Expand Up @@ -81,12 +81,13 @@ final class CoderVPNService: NSObject, VPNService {
// systemExtnDelegate holds a reference to the SystemExtensionDelegate so that it doesn't get
// garbage collected while the OSSystemExtensionRequest is in flight, since the OS framework
// only stores a weak reference to the delegate.
var systemExtnDelegate: SystemExtensionDelegate<CoderVPNService>?
var systemExtnDelegate: SystemExtensionDelegate<CoderVPNService>!

var serverAddress: String?

override init() {
super.init()
systemExtnDelegate = SystemExtensionDelegate(asyncDelegate: self)
}

func start() async {
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124 changes: 87 additions & 37 deletions Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/VPN/VPNSystemExtension.swift
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Expand Up @@ -22,6 +22,35 @@ enum SystemExtensionState: Equatable, Sendable {
}
}

let extensionBundle: Bundle = {
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This was previously a computed variable (the body was reran each time it was used), now it's just a lazy static constant. The body here is unchanged.

let extensionsDirectoryURL = URL(
fileURLWithPath: "Contents/Library/SystemExtensions",
relativeTo: Bundle.main.bundleURL
)
let extensionURLs: [URL]
do {
extensionURLs = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: extensionsDirectoryURL,
includingPropertiesForKeys: nil,
options: .skipsHiddenFiles)
} catch {
fatalError("Failed to get the contents of " +
"\(extensionsDirectoryURL.absoluteString): \(error.localizedDescription)")
}

// here we're just going to assume that there is only ever going to be one SystemExtension
// packaged up in the application bundle. If we ever need to ship multiple versions or have
// multiple extensions, we'll need to revisit this assumption.
guard let extensionURL = extensionURLs.first else {
fatalError("Failed to find any system extensions")
}

guard let extensionBundle = Bundle(url: extensionURL) else {
fatalError("Failed to create a bundle with URL \(extensionURL.absoluteString)")
}

return extensionBundle
}()

protocol SystemExtensionAsyncRecorder: Sendable {
func recordSystemExtensionState(_ state: SystemExtensionState) async
}
Expand All @@ -36,35 +65,6 @@ extension CoderVPNService: SystemExtensionAsyncRecorder {
}
}

var extensionBundle: Bundle {
let extensionsDirectoryURL = URL(
fileURLWithPath: "Contents/Library/SystemExtensions",
relativeTo: Bundle.main.bundleURL
)
let extensionURLs: [URL]
do {
extensionURLs = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: extensionsDirectoryURL,
includingPropertiesForKeys: nil,
options: .skipsHiddenFiles)
} catch {
fatalError("Failed to get the contents of " +
"\(extensionsDirectoryURL.absoluteString): \(error.localizedDescription)")
}

// here we're just going to assume that there is only ever going to be one SystemExtension
// packaged up in the application bundle. If we ever need to ship multiple versions or have
// multiple extensions, we'll need to revisit this assumption.
guard let extensionURL = extensionURLs.first else {
fatalError("Failed to find any system extensions")
}

guard let extensionBundle = Bundle(url: extensionURL) else {
fatalError("Failed to create a bundle with URL \(extensionURL.absoluteString)")
}

return extensionBundle
}

func installSystemExtension() {
logger.info("activating SystemExtension")
guard let bundleID = extensionBundle.bundleIdentifier else {
Expand All @@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ extension CoderVPNService: SystemExtensionAsyncRecorder {
forExtensionWithIdentifier: bundleID,
queue: .main
)
let delegate = SystemExtensionDelegate(asyncDelegate: self)
systemExtnDelegate = delegate
request.delegate = delegate
request.delegate = systemExtnDelegate
OSSystemExtensionManager.shared.submitRequest(request)
logger.info("submitted SystemExtension request with bundleID: \(bundleID)")
}
Expand All @@ -90,6 +88,10 @@ class SystemExtensionDelegate<AsyncDelegate: SystemExtensionAsyncRecorder>:
{
private var logger = Logger(subsystem: Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier!, category: "vpn-installer")
private var asyncDelegate: AsyncDelegate
// The `didFinishWithResult` function is called for both activation,
// deactivation, and replacement requests. The API provides no way to
// differentiate them. https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/684021
private var state: SystemExtensionDelegateState = .installing

init(asyncDelegate: AsyncDelegate) {
self.asyncDelegate = asyncDelegate
Expand All @@ -109,9 +111,35 @@ class SystemExtensionDelegate<AsyncDelegate: SystemExtensionAsyncRecorder>:
}
return
}
logger.info("SystemExtension activated")
Task { [asyncDelegate] in
await asyncDelegate.recordSystemExtensionState(SystemExtensionState.installed)
switch state {
case .installing:
logger.info("SystemExtension installed")
Task { [asyncDelegate] in
await asyncDelegate.recordSystemExtensionState(SystemExtensionState.installed)
}
case .deleting:
logger.info("SystemExtension deleted")
Task { [asyncDelegate] in
await asyncDelegate.recordSystemExtensionState(SystemExtensionState.uninstalled)
}
let request = OSSystemExtensionRequest.activationRequest(
forExtensionWithIdentifier: extensionBundle.bundleIdentifier!,
queue: .main
)
request.delegate = self
state = .installing
OSSystemExtensionManager.shared.submitRequest(request)
case .replacing:
logger.info("SystemExtension replaced")
// The installed extension now has the same version strings as this
// bundle, so sending the deactivationRequest will work.
let request = OSSystemExtensionRequest.deactivationRequest(
forExtensionWithIdentifier: extensionBundle.bundleIdentifier!,
queue: .main
)
request.delegate = self
state = .deleting
OSSystemExtensionManager.shared.submitRequest(request)
}
}

Expand All @@ -135,8 +163,30 @@ class SystemExtensionDelegate<AsyncDelegate: SystemExtensionAsyncRecorder>:
actionForReplacingExtension existing: OSSystemExtensionProperties,
withExtension extension: OSSystemExtensionProperties
) -> OSSystemExtensionRequest.ReplacementAction {
// swiftlint:disable:next line_length
logger.info("Replacing \(request.identifier) v\(existing.bundleShortVersion) with v\(`extension`.bundleShortVersion)")
logger.info("Replacing \(request.identifier) v\(existing.bundleVersion) with v\(`extension`.bundleVersion)")
// This is counterintuitive, but this function is only called if the
// versions are the same in a dev environment.
// In a release build, this only gets called when the version string is
// different. We don't want to manually reinstall the extension in a dev
// environment, because the bug doesn't happen.
if existing.bundleVersion == `extension`.bundleVersion {
return .replace
}
// To work around the bug described in
// https://github.com/coder/coder-desktop-macos/issues/121,
// we're going to manually reinstall after the replacement is done.
// If we returned `.cancel` here the deactivation request will fail as
// it looks for an extension with the *current* version string.
// There's no way to modify the deactivate request to use a different
// version string (i.e. `existing.bundleVersion`).
logger.info("App upgrade detected, replacing and then reinstalling")
state = .replacing
return .replace
}
}

enum SystemExtensionDelegateState {
case installing
case replacing
case deleting
}
19 changes: 18 additions & 1 deletion Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Views/VPN/VPNMenu.swift
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Expand Up @@ -81,6 +81,21 @@ struct VPNMenu<VPN: VPNService, FS: FileSyncDaemon>: View {
}.buttonStyle(.plain)
TrayDivider()
}
// This shows when
// 1. The user is logged in
// 2. The network extension is installed
// 3. The VPN is unconfigured
// It's accompanied by a message in the VPNState view
// that the user needs to reconfigure.
if state.hasSession, vpn.state == .failed(.networkExtensionError(.unconfigured)) {
Button {
state.reconfigure()
} label: {
ButtonRowView {
Text("Reconfigure VPN")
}
}.buttonStyle(.plain)
}
if vpn.state == .failed(.systemExtensionError(.needsUserApproval)) {
Button {
openSystemExtensionSettings()
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -128,7 +143,9 @@ struct VPNMenu<VPN: VPNService, FS: FileSyncDaemon>: View {
vpn.state == .connecting ||
vpn.state == .disconnecting ||
// Prevent starting the VPN before the user has approved the system extension.
vpn.state == .failed(.systemExtensionError(.needsUserApproval))
vpn.state == .failed(.systemExtensionError(.needsUserApproval)) ||
// Prevent starting the VPN without a VPN configuration.
vpn.state == .failed(.networkExtensionError(.unconfigured))
}
}

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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion Coder-Desktop/Coder-Desktop/Views/VPN/VPNState.swift
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Expand Up @@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ struct VPNState<VPN: VPNService>: View {
Text("Sign in to use Coder Desktop")
.font(.body)
.foregroundColor(.secondary)
case (.failed(.networkExtensionError(.unconfigured)), _):
Text("The system VPN requires reconfiguration.")
.font(.body)
.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
case (.disabled, _):
Text("Enable Coder Connect to see workspaces")
.font(.body)
Expand All @@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ struct VPNState<VPN: VPNService>: View {
.padding(.horizontal, Theme.Size.trayInset)
.padding(.vertical, Theme.Size.trayPadding)
.frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
default:
case (.connected, true):
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Same behaviour, just more explicit.

EmptyView()
}
}
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