yuktikapahwa
Level 1
(4 points)
Q: Is it possible to have a common accessible file location for the sandboxed main app and its plugin extension app
I am trying to launch an app to mac app store. The main app bundle and everything inside it is sandboxed.
The Bundle Identifier of the main app is com.xxx.core.app. The Bundle Identifier of the inner Plugin Finder Extension app is com.xxx.core.app.extensions.
Now the problem is the inner finder extension is also sandboxed and it is trying to read a file written by the main app.
The main app writes the file to the following temp location of mac OS X i.e. /var/folder/jv11743453495593/T/com.xxx.core.app
But the inner Plugins try to read it from /var/folder/jv11743453495593/T/com.xxx.core.app/extensions
Due to different bundle identifiers they have different containers.
Can anyone let me know how to restrict the same app and its plugins to the same folder location. Is there any work around for this problem.
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
etresoft
Level 7
(29,298 points)
Hello yuktikapahwa,
See the Apple Sandbox Guide under Application Group Container Directory
You will have to create a group that all of your containers can access. I'm not 100% certain this will work with Finder extensions, but it seems the most logical place to start.
