Show a popup when pausing or resuming screening fails

The service now answers Pause and Continue only after rewriting the hosts
file, returning the write's error so the tray's ControlService call fails
and shows it. The tray's popup includes the error's source, which
windows-service's own message hides.

core/src/blocks.rs

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-use crate::policies::Package;
-use serde::Serialize;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
-
-/// Bounded, so blocks pile up harmlessly while nothing collects them.
-const KEPT: usize = 50;
-
-static RECENT: Mutex<Vec<BlockedPackage>> = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
-
-#[derive(Serialize)]
-pub struct BlockedPackage {
-    pub eco: &'static str,
-    pub name: String,
-    pub version: Option<String>,
-    pub filter: &'static str,
-    pub reason: String,
-}
-
-pub fn record(eco: &'static str, pkg: &Package, filter: &'static str, reason: &str) {
-    let mut recent = RECENT.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner());
-    if recent.len() == KEPT {
-        recent.remove(0);
-    }
-    recent.push(BlockedPackage {
-        eco,
-        name: pkg.name.clone(),
-        version: pkg.version.clone(),
-        filter,
-        reason: reason.to_owned(),
-    });
-}
-
-/// Hands each block over once.
-pub fn take() -> Vec<BlockedPackage> {
-    std::mem::take(&mut *RECENT.lock().unwrap_or_else(|e| e.into_inner()))
-}

core/src/config/mod.rs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Default for FirewallConfig {
         FirewallConfig {
             port: DEFAULT_PORT,
             fail_open: true,
-            min_age_hours: 24,
+            min_age_hours: 0,
             denylist: DenylistSource::default(),
             allow: HashMap::new(),
             telemetry: true,

core/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 pub mod aliasing;
-pub mod blocks;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod firewall;
 pub mod http;

core/src/os/macos/mod.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod uninstall;
 pub use uninstall::uninstall;
 
 use crate::config::FirewallConfig;
-use crate::{blocks, mitm, telemetry};
+use crate::{mitm, telemetry};
 use crate::Firewall;
 use rama::bytes::Bytes;
 use rama::error::BoxError;
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ impl TransparentProxyHandler for Handler {
         let message = String::from_utf8_lossy(&message).into_owned();
         Some(Bytes::from(match message.as_str() {
             "ca" => self.ca.pem.clone(),
-            "blocks" => serde_json::to_string(&blocks::take()).expect("blocks serialize"),
             other => format!("error: unknown message {other}"),
         }))
     }

core/src/os/windows/service.rs

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ async fn start_screening(status: &ServiceStatusHandle) -> Result<Vec<&'static st
                 resolver: resolver.clone(),
                 service: service.clone(),
             };
-            let upstream = ConsumeErrLayer::trace_as_warning().into_layer(upstream);
+            let upstream = ConsumeErrLayer::trace_as_debug().into_layer(upstream);
             tokio::spawn(listen_on(address, port, &exec)?.serve(upstream));
         }
     }

core/src/policies/mod.rs

@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ pub async fn screen(url: &str, firewall: &Firewall) -> Option<String> {
     };
     info!(eco = registry.eco, pkg = %pkg.label(), %url, "screening");
     match consult(firewall, registry, &pkg).await {
-        Some((filter, Verdict::Deny(reason))) => {
-            crate::blocks::record(registry.eco, &pkg, filter, &reason);
+        Some((_, Verdict::Deny(reason))) => {
             Some(format!("{} {reason}", pkg.label()))
         }
         Some((filter, Verdict::Unknown(e))) if !firewall.config.fail_open => {

macos/App/BlockAlerts.swift

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import AppKit
-
-struct BlockedPackage: Codable, Hashable, Identifiable {
-    let eco: String
-    let name: String
-    let version: String?
-    let filter: String
-    let reason: String
-
-    var id: String { "\(eco)/\(name)@\(version ?? "")" }
-    var label: String { version.map { "\(name) \($0)" } ?? name }
-    /// The denylist and OSV only flag packages known to be malicious; the age check only holds back new ones.
-    var malicious: Bool { filter != "age" }
-}
-
-@MainActor
-enum BlockAlert {
-    static func show(_ package: BlockedPackage) {
-        let alert = NSAlert()
-        alert.addButton(withTitle: "OK")
-        if package.malicious {
-            alert.alertStyle = .critical
-            alert.messageText = "Blocked a malicious package"
-            alert.informativeText = "\(package.label) (\(package.eco)) \(package.reason). Do not install it."
-        } else {
-            alert.messageText = "Held back a new package"
-            alert.informativeText = "\(package.label) (\(package.eco)) \(package.reason)."
-        }
-        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
-        alert.runModal()
-    }
-}

macos/App/FirewallModel.swift

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     @Published private(set) var completed = false
     @Published private(set) var removed = false
     @Published private(set) var screening = false
-    @Published private(set) var blocked: [BlockedPackage] = []
 
     private let logger = Logger(subsystem: FirewallIDs.appBundleID, category: "installer")
     private var pendingRequest: (request: OSSystemExtensionRequest, continuation: CheckedContinuation<Void, Error>)?
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
             await refresh()
             if CommandLine.arguments.contains("--install") { await install() }
         }
-        Task { await watchBlocks() }
     }
 
     // MARK: - Flows
@@ -201,21 +199,6 @@ final class FirewallModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         if let url = URL(string: pane) { NSWorkspace.shared.open(url) }
     }
 
-    /// The extension cannot message the app, so the app asks it for blocks.
-    private func watchBlocks() async {
-        while true {
-            if screening, let reply = try? await providerMessage("blocks"),
-               let packages = try? JSONDecoder().decode([BlockedPackage].self, from: Data(reply.utf8)) {
-                for package in packages where !blocked.contains(package) {
-                    blocked.append(package)
-                    BlockAlert.show(package)
-                }
-                blocked = Array(blocked.suffix(10))
-            }
-            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 2_000_000_000)
-        }
-    }
-
     private func stage(_ step: ReferenceWritableKeyPath<FirewallModel, StepStatus>,
                        running: String,
                        work: @MainActor () async throws -> String) async -> Bool {

macos/App/MenuBarView.swift

@@ -22,20 +22,5 @@ struct MenuBarView: View {
             Task { await model.restart() }
         }
         .disabled(model.busy)
-
-        if !model.blocked.isEmpty {
-            Divider()
-            ForEach(model.blocked) { package in
-                if !package.malicious {
-                    Menu("Held back \(package.label) (\(package.eco))") {
-                        Text(package.reason)
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    Menu("Blocked \(package.label) (\(package.eco))") {
-                        Text("Malicious: \(package.reason)")
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 }