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Swift and AppKit

Starsky for macOS is a native Swift and AppKit application in the mac/ folder. It provides a desktop shell around the Starsky web interface using WKWebView.

The app starts and manages a bundled Starsky backend in local mode, or connects to a configured remote server in remote mode. Business logic remains in the .NET backend; the macOS client owns the native application lifecycle, windows, menus, settings, and WebKit integration.

WebKit and Sparkle​

WebKit supplies the WKWebView that presents the Starsky web interface. Sparkle provides signed automatic updates for the native macOS application.

Build and test​

After adding or removing Swift source files, regenerate the Xcode project:

cd mac
xcodegen generate

Run the macOS XCTest suite with the starsky scheme:

xcodebuild test -project starsky.xcodeproj -scheme starsky \
  -destination 'platform=macOS' \
  CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY="" CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO