Lists

Open Menu Close Menu

Terms and Conditions
Lists hosted on this site
Email the Postmaster
Tips for posting to public mailing lists

Re: Distributing Automator actions via MacAppstore - Sandboxing, installation etc.

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Distributing Automator actions via MacAppstore - Sandboxing, installation etc.

Subject: Re: Distributing Automator actions via MacAppstore - Sandboxing, installation etc.
From: edmund ronald <email@hidden>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:02:27 +0200

Hi Shane,

I thought that the whole point about automator actions is that they are not sandboxed, but run under user inspection and control - for instance Finder automation can move and delete files. So I don't really see anything in the rules that would forbid scripting Terminal via Automator actions to control a third party app (Vagrant) that the user has installed.

I would like to distribute through the appstore because it is an accepted monetization mechanism for Mac software.

Could someone here kindly forward my query to Sal Soghoian or someone on the Automator team ? I think this question is meant for them , as it involves Apple rules about Automator.

Edmund

On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Shane Stanley <email@hidden> wrote:

On 23 Jul 2015, at 10:31 am, edmund ronald <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I would like to know how I can distribute these scripts while complying with sandboxing, and how I can create an installer for them. I also need to find a way to allow the user to easily install a few more (text) configuration files somewhere in his private writeable directory hierarchy.

I believe you have to build a standard app, with the actions in its /Contents/Library/Automator/ directory; there's no need for an installer. For other files, you need to have the user choose any destinations outside the app's sandbox via a save or open panel.

However, I'm not optimistic about your chances of getting something that scripts Terminal into the App Store. I might be wrong, but you're likely to be at the whim of the reviewers -- what you're proposing sounds like something not ordinarily allowed.

Is there some reason you can't distribute outside the App Store?

--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
<www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/>

_______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users

This email sent to email@hidden

 _______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
AppleScript-Users mailing list      (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users

This email sent to email@hidden

References:
	>Distributing Automator actions via MacAppstore - Sandboxing, installation etc. (From: edmund ronald <email@hidden>)
	>Re: Distributing Automator actions via MacAppstore - Sandboxing, installation etc. (From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>)

Prev by Date: Re: Requesting assistance with Quark.
Next by Date: Re: Requesting assistance with Quark.
Previous by thread: Re: Distributing Automator actions via MacAppstore - Sandboxing, installation etc.
Next by thread: Requesting assistance with Quark.
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread