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.
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superdooper86
2026-05-11 14:01:07 +02:00
parent 88e7d684c0
commit a338f4e5fe
4 changed files with 56 additions and 51 deletions
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@@ -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)
cookiePrimerView?.load(URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://claude.ai")!))
let wv = WKWebView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1), configuration: config)
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() }
}
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@@ -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>
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@@ -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
} 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()
await refresh()
// AppDelegate's primer WebView will call adoptPrimerWebView once it loads,
// 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
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
## What's new in v1.3.1
## What's new in v1.3.2
### Privacy
- 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.
### Reliability
- 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.