py-service 2.0.3

Description:

pyservice 2.0.3

service
Extremely basic launchctl wrapper for macOS.
Requirements

macOS 12.x+
Python 3.10.x, 3.11.x

Installation
pip install py-service

Usage
Usage: service [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Extremely basic launchctl wrapper for macOS.

Options:
-c, --config TEXT The configuration file to use
--help Show this message and exit.
-v, --verbose Increase verbosity
--version Show the version and exit.

Commands:
disable Disable a service (system domain only).
enable Enable a service (system domain only).
restart Restart a service.
start Start a service.
stop Stop a service.

Services can be referenced by name, file name (with or without ".plist" extension), or the full path to the file. When referenced by name the service will be resolved using the defined reverse domains (see Configuration). Examples of valid service references are:

baz (when reverse domains are defined)
com.foobar.baz
com.foobar.baz.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.foobar.baz
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.foobar.baz.plist

Note: Targeting a macOS system service found in the /System/* path will raise an error and terminate without attempting to modify the service state. These services typically cannot be changed unless SIP is disabled.
Examples
Start a service:
$ service start com.gui.xserv
xserv started

Enable and start a service (system domain):
$ sudo service start --enable com.sys.xserv
xserv enabled and started

Stop a service:
$ service stop com.gui.xserv
xserv stopped

Stop and disable a service (system domain):
$ sudo service stop --disable com.sys.xserv
xserv stopped and disabled

Restart a service:
$ service restart com.gui.xserv
xserv restarted

Enable a service (system domain):
$ sudo service enable com.sys.xserv
xserv enabled

Disable a service (system domain):
$ sudo service disable com.sys.xserv
xserv disabled

Configuration
Reverse domains can be defined in the file ~/.config/service.toml. When a service is referenced by name it will be resolved to a file in the current domain (system/gui) using the defined reverse domains. Services cannot be referenced by their name alone if no reverse domains are defined.
Example configuration:
reverse-domains = [
"com.bar.foo",
"org.bat.baz"
]

With this configuration, a service in the gui domain at ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.bar.foo.xserv.plist can be targeted using only its name (xserv):
$ service start xserv
xserv started

License
service is released under the MIT License