#1095 Show fallback prompt if already asked for screen cap permissions

Author: thethomasz

main/common/system-permissions.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import {join} from 'path';
+import {existsSync, openSync} from 'fs';
 import {systemPreferences, shell, dialog, app} from 'electron';
 import {getAuthStatus, askForScreenCaptureAccess} from 'node-mac-permissions';
 const {ensureDockIsShowing} = require('../utils/dock');
 
+const hasAskedForScreenCapturePermissionsPath = join(app.getPath('userData'), '.has-asked-for-screen-capture-permissions');
 let isDialogShowing = false;
 
 const promptSystemPreferences = (options: {message: string; detail: string; systemPreferencesPath: string}) => async ({hasAsked}: {hasAsked?: boolean} = {}) => {
@@ -73,13 +76,18 @@ const screenCaptureFallback = promptSystemPreferences({
 });
 
 export const ensureScreenCapturePermissions = (fallback = screenCaptureFallback) => {
+  // Check for screen capture permissions
   const status = getAuthStatus('screen');
   if (status === 'authorized') {
     return true;
   }
 
+  // If not authorized for screen capture, ask for permissions
   askForScreenCaptureAccess();
-  fallback();
+  openSync(hasAskedForScreenCapturePermissionsPath, 'w');
+
+  // If we've already asked, then prompt user again to give permission
+  fallback({hasAsked: !existsSync(hasAskedForScreenCapturePermissionsPath)});
   return false;
 };
 

yarn.lock

@@ -1680,6 +1680,13 @@ binary-extensions@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.2.0.tgz#75f502eeaf9ffde42fc98829645be4ea76bd9e2d"
   integrity sha512-jDctJ/IVQbZoJykoeHbhXpOlNBqGNcwXJKJog42E5HDPUwQTSdjCHdihjj0DlnheQ7blbT6dHOafNAiS8ooQKA==
 
+bindings@^1.5.0:
+  version "1.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bindings/-/bindings-1.5.0.tgz#10353c9e945334bc0511a6d90b38fbc7c9c504df"
+  integrity sha512-p2q/t/mhvuOj/UeLlV6566GD/guowlr0hHxClI0W9m7MWYkL1F0hLo+0Aexs9HSPCtR1SXQ0TD3MMKrXZajbiQ==
+  dependencies:
+    file-uri-to-path "1.0.0"
+
 bl@^1.0.0:
   version "1.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bl/-/bl-1.2.3.tgz#1e8dd80142eac80d7158c9dccc047fb620e035e7"
@@ -3302,7 +3309,7 @@ electron-util@^0.12.1:
     electron-is-dev "^1.1.0"
     new-github-issue-url "^0.2.1"
 
-electron-util@^0.13.0, electron-util@^0.13.1:
+electron-util@^0.13.1:
   version "0.13.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-util/-/electron-util-0.13.1.tgz#ba3b9cb7e5fdb6a51970a01e9070877cf7855ef8"
   integrity sha512-CvOuAyQPaPtnDp7SspwnT1yTb1yynw6yp4LrZCfEJ7TG/kJFiZW9RqMHlCEFWMn3QNoMkNhGVeCvWJV5NsYyuQ==
@@ -4243,6 +4250,11 @@ file-type@^8.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/file-type/-/file-type-8.1.0.tgz#244f3b7ef641bbe0cca196c7276e4b332399f68c"
   integrity sha512-qyQ0pzAy78gVoJsmYeNgl8uH8yKhr1lVhW7JbzJmnlRi0I4R2eEDEJZVKG8agpDnLpacwNbDhLNG/LMdxHD2YQ==
 
+[email protected]:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz#553a7b8446ff6f684359c445f1e37a05dacc33dd"
+  integrity sha512-0Zt+s3L7Vf1biwWZ29aARiVYLx7iMGnEUl9x33fbB/j3jR81u/O2LbqK+Bm1CDSNDKVtJ/YjwY7TUd5SkeLQLw==
+
 file-url@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/file-url/-/file-url-3.0.0.tgz#247a586a746ce9f7a8ed05560290968afc262a77"
@@ -6203,15 +6215,6 @@ mac-open-with@^1.2.3:
     execa "^2.0.4"
     macos-version "^5.2.0"
 
-mac-screen-capture-permissions@^1.1.0:
-  version "1.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mac-screen-capture-permissions/-/mac-screen-capture-permissions-1.1.0.tgz#a60ac7f06240d5037b0e86d409723ec36d077c8c"
-  integrity sha512-jMRumlB3FScui/7yW+5FqqbuO7CQ0XOJVT5oTsb7W9eRQDhCIpJpIF0XxLVXwq2DIOp0fYsz1LFiBjnyDYULyQ==
-  dependencies:
-    electron-util "^0.13.0"
-    execa "^2.0.4"
-    macos-version "^5.2.0"
-
 mac-windows@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mac-windows/-/mac-windows-1.0.0.tgz#d5c40f548f94ea075005af7ca766811324638326"
@@ -6689,6 +6692,11 @@ node-addon-api@^1.6.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-1.7.2.tgz#3df30b95720b53c24e59948b49532b662444f54d"
   integrity sha512-ibPK3iA+vaY1eEjESkQkM0BbCqFOaZMiXRTtdB0u7b4djtY6JnsjvPdUHVMg6xQt3B8fpTTWHI9A+ADjM9frzg==
 
+node-addon-api@^3.0.2:
+  version "3.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-3.2.1.tgz#81325e0a2117789c0128dab65e7e38f07ceba161"
+  integrity sha512-mmcei9JghVNDYydghQmeDX8KoAm0FAiYyIcUt/N4nhyAipB17pllZQDOJD2fotxABnt4Mdz+dKTO7eftLg4d0A==
+
 [email protected]:
   version "2.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz#045bd323631f76ed2e2b55573394416b639a0052"
@@ -6738,6 +6746,14 @@ node-mac-app-icon@^1.4.0:
     electron-util "^0.4.1"
     execa "^0.8.0"
 
+node-mac-permissions@^2.2.1:
+  version "2.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-mac-permissions/-/node-mac-permissions-2.2.1.tgz#69497a08a47ebed336d794a005eb3b8949793f87"
+  integrity sha512-lmSuexF/XcAvtanSReDDrr61Bz4FveSmVl1wHY0Be6RV0+QpCK1RMpjWxtKG0ALqX4p+k2cJ/u7GBV8dkUeLeA==
+  dependencies:
+    bindings "^1.5.0"
+    node-addon-api "^3.0.2"
+
 node-releases@^1.1.71, node-releases@^1.1.73:
   version "1.1.74"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-releases/-/node-releases-1.1.74.tgz#e5866488080ebaa70a93b91144ccde06f3c3463e"