Add a button that opens System Settings while approval is pending

macos/App/ContentView.swift

@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             Divider()
             steps
             Divider()
-            transcript
-            Divider()
             footer
         }
-        .frame(width: 540, height: 560)
+        .frame(width: 540)
         .task { await model.refresh() }
         .onAppear(perform: recenterIfOffscreen)
         .onChange(of: model.completed) { done in
@@ -38,9 +36,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
 
     private var header: some View {
         HStack(spacing: 14) {
-            Image(systemName: "shield.lefthalf.filled")
-                .font(.system(size: 34, weight: .light))
-                .foregroundStyle(.tint)
+            Image(nsImage: NSImage(named: "logo-transparent")!)
+                .renderingMode(.template)
+                .resizable()
+                .scaledToFit()
+                .frame(height: 40)
             VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 3) {
                 Text("Firewall").font(.title2.weight(.semibold))
                 Text("Screens package downloads before they reach your machine.")
@@ -70,27 +70,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         .padding(20)
     }
 
-    private var transcript: some View {
-        ScrollViewReader { proxy in
-            ScrollView {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
-                    ForEach(model.transcript.indices, id: \.self) { line in
-                        Text(model.transcript[line])
-                            .font(.system(.caption, design: .monospaced))
-                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-                            .id(line)
-                    }
-                }
-                .padding(12)
-            }
-            .onChange(of: model.transcript.count) { count in
-                proxy.scrollTo(count - 1)
-            }
-        }
-        .frame(maxHeight: .infinity)
-    }
-
     private var footer: some View {
         HStack {
             if model.busy { ProgressView().controlSize(.small) }
@@ -105,8 +84,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     .font(.callout)
             }
             Spacer()
+            if model.awaitingApproval {
+                Button("Open System Settings") { model.openApprovalSettings() }
+            }
             Button("Uninstall") { Task { await model.uninstall() } }
-                .disabled(model.busy)
+                .disabled(model.busy && !model.awaitingApproval)
             Button("Install") { Task { await model.install() } }
                 .keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
                 .disabled(model.busy || model.completed)
@@ -129,9 +111,10 @@ private struct StepRow: View {
                 Text(title).font(.body.weight(.medium))
                 Text(note).font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                 Text(status.detail)
-                    .font(.caption)
+                    .font(font)
                     .foregroundStyle(tint)
                     .textSelection(.enabled)
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
             }
             Spacer()
         }
@@ -146,7 +129,7 @@ private struct StepRow: View {
                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                 .frame(width: 20, height: 20)
                 .overlay(Circle().strokeBorder(.secondary.opacity(0.4)))
-        case .running:
+        case .running, .needsAction:
             ProgressView().controlSize(.small)
         case .done:
             Image(systemName: "checkmark.circle.fill").foregroundStyle(.green)
@@ -155,9 +138,15 @@ private struct StepRow: View {
         }
     }
 
+    private var font: Font {
+        if case .needsAction = status { return .system(size: 14) }
+        return .caption
+    }
+
     private var tint: Color {
         switch status {
         case .pending, .running: return .secondary
+        case .needsAction: return .orange
         case .done: return .green
         case .failed: return .orange
         }

macos/App/FirewallModel.swift

@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import SystemExtensions
 enum StepStatus: Equatable {
     case pending
     case running(String)
+    /// Waiting on the user to do something outside the app.
+    case needsAction(String)
     case done(String)
     case failed(String)
 
     var detail: String {
         switch self {
         case .pending: return "Not started"
-        case let .running(text), let .done(text), let .failed(text): return text
+        case let .running(text), let .needsAction(text), let .done(text), let .failed(text): return text
         }
     }
 
@@ -43,14 +45,15 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     @Published private(set) var extensionStep = StepStatus.pending
     @Published private(set) var screeningStep = StepStatus.pending
     @Published private(set) var trustStep = StepStatus.pending
-    @Published private(set) var busy = false
+    @Published private var operations = 0
+    var busy: Bool { operations > 0 }
+    @Published private(set) var awaitingApproval = false
     @Published private(set) var completed = false
     @Published private(set) var removed = false
-    @Published private(set) var transcript: [String] = []
     @Published private(set) var screening = false
 
     private let logger = Logger(subsystem: FirewallIDs.appBundleID, category: "installer")
-    private var pendingRequest: CheckedContinuation<Void, Error>?
+    private var pendingRequest: (request: OSSystemExtensionRequest, continuation: CheckedContinuation<Void, Error>)?
     private var statusObserver: NSObjectProtocol?
     // NE only posts status notifications for connections that are still referenced.
     @Published private var watched: NETransparentProxyManager?
@@ -88,8 +91,8 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func install() async {
-        busy = true
-        defer { busy = false }
+        operations += 1
+        defer { operations -= 1 }
         removed = false
 
         guard CompetingExtensions.confirmInstall() else {
@@ -115,10 +118,14 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 
     /// After the admin gate, every stage runs even if an earlier one fails, so a partial uninstall never strands the rest.
     func uninstall() async {
-        busy = true
-        defer { busy = false }
+        operations += 1
+        defer { operations -= 1 }
         completed = false
         removed = false
+        // Stop waiting on an activation the user never approved; the deactivation below withdraws it.
+        if let pending = pendingRequest {
+            finishRequest(pending.request, .failure(CocoaError(.userCancelled)))
+        }
 
         // Install needs admin, so uninstall does too: untrusting the CA prompts for it, and a cancel stops here.
         guard await untrustAuthorities() else {
@@ -151,16 +158,16 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 
     /// Restarting the tunnel rebuilds the provider, which is what makes it re-read the config.
     func restart() async {
-        busy = true
-        defer { busy = false }
+        operations += 1
+        defer { operations -= 1 }
         guard await stage(\.screeningStep, running: "Restarting screening", work: restartScreening) else { return }
         // A restart can mint a new CA when the screened hosts change.
         _ = await stage(\.trustStep, running: "Waiting for the extension's CA", work: trustCertificateAuthority)
     }
 
     func setEnabled(_ enabled: Bool) async {
-        busy = true
-        defer { busy = false }
+        operations += 1
+        defer { operations -= 1 }
         if enabled {
             _ = await stage(\.screeningStep, running: "Starting screening", work: startScreening)
         } else {
@@ -168,6 +175,14 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         }
     }
 
+    func openApprovalSettings() {
+        var pane = "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security"
+        if #available(macOS 15, *) {
+            pane = "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.ExtensionsPreferences?extensionPointIdentifier=com.apple.system_extension.network_extension"
+        }
+        if let url = URL(string: pane) { NSWorkspace.shared.open(url) }
+    }
+
     private func stage(_ step: ReferenceWritableKeyPath<FirewallModel, StepStatus>,
                        running: String,
                        work: @MainActor () async throws -> String) async -> Bool {
@@ -268,14 +283,18 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     private func submit(_ request: OSSystemExtensionRequest) async throws {
         request.delegate = self
         try await withCheckedThrowingContinuation { (continuation: CheckedContinuation<Void, Error>) in
-            pendingRequest = continuation
+            pendingRequest = (request, continuation)
             OSSystemExtensionManager.shared.submitRequest(request)
         }
     }
 
-    private func finishRequest(_ result: Result<Void, Error>) {
-        pendingRequest?.resume(with: result)
+    /// Callbacks for an abandoned request can still arrive, so only the pending one is finished.
+    private func finishRequest(_ request: OSSystemExtensionRequest, _ result: Result<Void, Error>) {
+        guard let pending = pendingRequest, pending.request === request else { return }
         pendingRequest = nil
+        awaitingApproval = false
+        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+        pending.continuation.resume(with: result)
     }
 
     // MARK: - Network extension
@@ -391,7 +410,6 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     }
 
     private func log(_ line: String) {
-        transcript.append("\(Date().formatted(date: .omitted, time: .standard))  \(line)")
         logger.info("\(line, privacy: .public)")
     }
 }
@@ -405,12 +423,14 @@ extension FirewallModel: OSSystemExtensionRequestDelegate {
 
     nonisolated func requestNeedsUserApproval(_ request: OSSystemExtensionRequest) {
         Task { @MainActor in
-            extensionStep = .running("Approve Firewall in System Settings › General › Login Items & Extensions")
-            log("Waiting for user approval")
-            // Only MDM can pre-approve a system extension, so take them to the switch.
-            if let pane = URL(string: "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.ExtensionsPreferences?extensionPointIdentifier=com.apple.system_extension.network_extension") {
-                NSWorkspace.shared.open(pane)
+            // macOS shows its own alert that opens System Settings; this says what to do there.
+            var instruction = "In System Settings › Privacy & Security, click Allow for StrixFirewall"
+            if #available(macOS 15, *) {
+                instruction = "In System Settings › General › Login Items & Extensions, click Network Extensions and turn on StrixFirewall"
             }
+            extensionStep = .needsAction(instruction)
+            awaitingApproval = true
+            log("Waiting for user approval")
         }
     }
 
@@ -420,12 +440,12 @@ extension FirewallModel: OSSystemExtensionRequestDelegate {
             if result == .willCompleteAfterReboot {
                 log("Extension will finish installing after a reboot")
             }
-            finishRequest(.success(()))
+            finishRequest(request, .success(()))
         }
     }
 
     nonisolated func request(_ request: OSSystemExtensionRequest, didFailWithError error: Error) {
-        Task { @MainActor in finishRequest(.failure(error)) }
+        Task { @MainActor in finishRequest(request, .failure(error)) }
     }
 }