release 1.3.2: anchor primer WebView in hidden window for reliable startup fetch

Every launch now loads claude.ai in a real (off-screen, invisible) NSWindow so
WebKit doesn't throttle JS execution. The nav delegate fires adoptPrimerWebView
once the page loads, replacing the old 1.5 s sleep-then-refresh approach.

ClaudeChecker/ClaudeCheckerApp.swift

@@ -18,16 +18,43 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     var updateManager = UpdateManager()
     var refreshTimer: Timer?
     var cookiePrimerView: WKWebView?
+    var cookiePrimerWindow: NSWindow?
+    var primerNavDelegate: PrimerNavDelegate?
     var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
 
     func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ notification: Notification) {
         NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.accessory)
 
-        // Hidden WKWebView to prime the shared cookie store
+        // Background WebView that loads claude.ai on every launch.
+        // Anchored in a real (off-screen, invisible) NSWindow so WebKit doesn't throttle
+        // JS execution. When the page finishes loading the nav delegate calls
+        // adoptPrimerWebView, which sets it as the API WebView and runs the first fetch.
         let config = WKWebViewConfiguration()
         config.websiteDataStore = WKWebsiteDataStore.default()
-        cookiePrimerView = WKWebView(frame: .zero, configuration: config)
+        let wv = WKWebView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1), configuration: config)
-        cookiePrimerView?.load(URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://claude.ai")!))
+        let win = NSWindow(
+            contentRect: NSRect(x: -9999, y: -9999, width: 1, height: 1),
+            styleMask: [],
+            backing: .buffered,
+            defer: false
+        )
+        win.contentView = wv
+        win.alphaValue = 0
+        win.orderFront(nil)
+        cookiePrimerWindow = win
+        cookiePrimerView = wv
+
+        let delegate = PrimerNavDelegate { [weak self] in
+            guard let self, let wv = self.cookiePrimerView else { return }
+            Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+                guard let self else { return }
+                await self.usageViewModel.adoptPrimerWebView(wv)
+                await self.updateManager.checkForUpdates()
+            }
+        }
+        primerNavDelegate = delegate
+        wv.navigationDelegate = delegate
+        wv.load(URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://claude.ai")!))
 
         // Status item
         statusItem = NSStatusBar.system.statusItem(withLength: NSStatusItem.variableLength)
@@ -134,12 +161,6 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
             }
         }
 
-        // Initial fetch after cookie primer + update check
-        Task {
-            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 1_500_000_000)
-            await usageViewModel.refresh()
-            await updateManager.checkForUpdates()
-        }
     }
 
     private func setMenubarIcon(button: NSStatusBarButton) {
@@ -240,4 +261,13 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 
 }
 
-
+// One-shot WKNavigationDelegate: fires onDone on first finish or error, then goes silent.
+final class PrimerNavDelegate: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
+    private var done = false
+    private let onDone: () -> Void
+    init(_ onDone: @escaping () -> Void) { self.onDone = onDone }
+    private func finish() { guard !done else { return }; done = true; onDone() }
+    func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFinish navigation: WKNavigation!) { finish() }
+    func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFail navigation: WKNavigation!, withError error: Error) { finish() }
+    func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFailProvisionalNavigation navigation: WKNavigation!, withError error: Error) { finish() }
+}

ClaudeChecker/Info.plist

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
     <string>APPL</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>1.3.1</string>
+    <string>1.3.2</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>75</string>
+    <string>76</string>
     <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
     <string>13.0</string>
     <key>LSUIElement</key>

ClaudeChecker/UsageViewModel.swift

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class UsageViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
     // WebView used for JS-based API calls (avoids URLSession 403 fingerprinting issues)
     private var apiWebView: WKWebView?
-    private var navWaiter: WKNavWaiter?
 
     // Diagnostics
     @Published var diagCookieCount: Int = 0
@@ -55,38 +54,24 @@ class UsageViewModel: ObservableObject {
         Task { await checkInitialSignInState() }
     }
 
-    // Called after login: store the webview (already on claude.ai) so jsFetch can use it.
+    // Called by AppDelegate once the primer WebView has loaded claude.ai.
+    // Sets it as the API WebView and triggers the first data fetch.
+    func adoptPrimerWebView(_ wv: WKWebView) async {
+        apiWebView = wv
+        await refresh()
+    }
+
+    // Called after login: store the login WebView (already on claude.ai) so jsFetch can use it.
     func adoptAndRefresh(_ loginWebView: WKWebView) async {
         for _ in 0..<30 {
             let cookies = await WKWebsiteDataStore.default().httpCookieStore.allCookies()
             if cookies.contains(where: { $0.domain.contains("claude.ai") }) { break }
             try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 300_000_000)
         }
-        if loginWebView.url?.host?.hasSuffix("claude.ai") == true {
+        apiWebView = loginWebView
-            apiWebView = loginWebView
-        } else {
-            await prepareApiWebView()
-        }
         await refresh()
     }
 
-    // Creates (or reuses) a background WKWebView navigated to claude.ai for JS fetch.
-    private func prepareApiWebView() async {
-        if let wv = apiWebView, wv.url?.host?.hasSuffix("claude.ai") == true { return }
-        let config = WKWebViewConfiguration()
-        config.websiteDataStore = WKWebsiteDataStore.default()
-        let wv = WKWebView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1), configuration: config)
-        apiWebView = wv
-        await withCheckedContinuation { (cont: CheckedContinuation<Void, Never>) in
-            let waiter = WKNavWaiter { cont.resume() }
-            self.navWaiter = waiter
-            wv.navigationDelegate = waiter
-            wv.load(URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://claude.ai/")!))
-        }
-        wv.navigationDelegate = nil
-        navWaiter = nil
-    }
-
     // Runs a fetch() inside the live claude.ai WebView — same browser context as the frontend,
     // so no CORS/fingerprinting issues that URLSession hits.
     private func jsFetch(_ path: String) async throws -> (Int, String) {
@@ -194,8 +179,8 @@ class UsageViewModel: ObservableObject {
         let cookies = await WKWebsiteDataStore.default().httpCookieStore.allCookies()
         guard cookies.contains(where: { $0.domain.contains("claude.ai") }) else { return }
         isSignedIn = true
-        await prepareApiWebView()
+        // AppDelegate's primer WebView will call adoptPrimerWebView once it loads,
-        await refresh()
+        // which triggers the first real data fetch.
     }
 
     func signOut() async {
@@ -486,16 +471,6 @@ class UsageViewModel: ObservableObject {
 }
 
 
-// Navigation delegate that resolves a continuation on first finish/error (idempotent).
-private class WKNavWaiter: NSObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
-    private var done = false
-    private let onDone: () -> Void
-    init(_ onDone: @escaping () -> Void) { self.onDone = onDone }
-    private func finish() { guard !done else { return }; done = true; onDone() }
-    func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFinish navigation: WKNavigation!) { finish() }
-    func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFail navigation: WKNavigation!, withError error: Error) { finish() }
-    func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFailProvisionalNavigation navigation: WKNavigation!, withError error: Error) { finish() }
-}
 
 enum AppError: LocalizedError {
     case notAuthenticated

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## What's new in v1.3.1
+## What's new in v1.3.2
 
-### Privacy
+### Reliability
-- Diagnostics panel no longer displays API response bodies, which could contain account and financial data. Status codes, error messages, cookie names, and request paths are still shown.
+- Data now loads automatically on every app launch without requiring manual re-authentication. The background WebView is anchored in a hidden window so macOS no longer throttles its JavaScript execution.