Update macos-launchd-setup.sh

Author: kumarmuthu

custom-http-server/macos-launchd-setup.sh

@@ -1,49 +1,67 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-PORT="$1"
-SERVE_PATH="$2"
+# Parse command-line arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -path)
+      SERVE_PATH="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    -port)
+      PORT="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "❌ Unknown option: $1"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
 
-if [[ -z "$PORT" || -z "$SERVE_PATH" ]]; then
-  echo "❌ Port and path are required."
-  exit 1
-fi
+# Define paths and interpreter
+# Destination for the launchd plist
+PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.custom_http_server.plist"
+SCRIPT_PATH="/usr/local/custom_http_server/custom_http_server.py"
+PYTHON_PATH="$(which python3)"
 
-PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.custom.httpserver.plist"
-TARGET_DIR="/usr/local/custom_http_server"
+echo "Python Path: $PYTHON_PATH"
+echo "Script Path: $SCRIPT_PATH"
 
 mkdir -p "$(dirname "$PLIST_PATH")"
 
+# Create the launchd plist XML content
 cat > "$PLIST_PATH" <<EOF
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
   "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
-    <key>Label</key>
-    <string>com.custom.httpserver</string>
-    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
-    <array>
-        <string>/usr/local/bin/python3</string>
-        <string>$TARGET_DIR/custom_http_server.py</string>
-        <string>--path</string>
-        <string>$SERVE_PATH</string>
-        <string>--port</string>
-        <string>$PORT</string>
-    </array>
-    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
-    <true/>
-    <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
-    <string>$TARGET_DIR</string>
-    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
-    <string>/tmp/custom_http_server.log</string>
-    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
-    <string>/tmp/custom_http_server.err</string>
+  <key>Label</key>
+  <string>com.custom_httpserver.python</string>
+  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+  <array>
+    <string>$PYTHON_PATH</string>
+    <string>$SCRIPT_PATH</string>
+    <string>--path</string>
+    <string>$SERVE_PATH</string>
+    <string>--port</string>
+    <string>$PORT</string>
+  </array>
+  <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+  <true/>
+  <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+  <string>/tmp/custom_httpserver.log</string>
+  <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+  <string>/tmp/custom_httpserver.err</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
 EOF
 
+# Unload the plist if already loaded (ignore errors), then load the new version
 echo "✅ launchd plist created at $PLIST_PATH"
 launchctl unload "$PLIST_PATH" 2>/dev/null || true
 launchctl load "$PLIST_PATH"
-echo "✅ Loaded into launchctl. Use 'launchctl list | grep custom.httpserver' to check."
+
+# Notify user
+echo "✅ Loaded com.custom_httpserver.python service. To verify: launchctl list | grep custom_httpserver"