Download Paused when Mac is Locked

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Hi
I have a project that download a big mass of Files from a certain Secure website through an HTTPSecureSocket.
Everything goes ok, but I realize that When my Mac is locked or Screensaver appears, my Queue get paused. And when I exit the screensaver or active the screen
Again resume the Download Queue.

Is It normal?, Someone here has faced with this?
In case that this is Normal, Is there a way to avoid that and download when the Mac is locked?

Thanks

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Sure sounds like AppNap is making your app stop downloading in this case
What happens if you turn power nap off (see https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204032) ?
If it keeps downloading with the screen saver running then you probably need to register for AppNap and tell the system NOT to nap your application
see https://forum.xojo.com/30566-prevent-app-nap-check-box-not-available-for-cocoa-builds/0
https://forum.xojo.com/6207-disable-app-nap-for-your-application

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OOOO, I seee.

So I can Enable PowerNap on my System Preferences, Cuz my Hackintosh detects as MacPro (Early 2008) So this feature will not available

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You can disable it using NSProcessInfoMBS class and the. BeginActivity method.

See
http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.net/class-nsprocessinfombs.shtml

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Direct link
http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.net/process-nsprocessinfombs-method.shtml#3

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Or the free code from Sam
http://ohanaware.com/xojo/

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[quote=323992:@Norman Palardy]Or the free code from Sam
http://ohanaware.com/xojo/[/quote]

NSProcessInfo is 32bit. Is there a 64bit version?

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The NSProcessInfo class in Foundation framework is available in 64Bit.
And so is NSProcessMBS in my plugins.

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I have newer code which I’m using in a 64-Bit project, let me clean it up and share it. I’ve redesigned how it works to make it much simpler.

Two things:

  1. There was a conversation earlier (later last year) where it appears that Apple have changed/broken how App Nap functions, which means that your application naps once the screen saver kicks in, regardless of the settings.
  2. I would actually recommend placing the download functions in a helper background application and by default non-gui applications did (this may have changed) not participate in App Nap, and should still function normally.
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So I cleaned up the code and posted it here:
http://www.ohanaware.com/xojo/AppNapNSProcessInfo.zip

I believe that this should give you what you want.

redBull = new caffeineDrip redbull.reason = "App Nap Test" redbull.allowIdleSystemSleep = false redbull.displaySleepDisabled = true redbull.start

Note:

  1. Stopping the system from sleeping is the only way I am aware of to allow a GUI application to continue working. Use a console application otherwise.
  2. It has been confirmed in some 10.13 builds that the OS ignores these settings and will allow the system to sleep and will nap your application. I don’t know which builds and if this bug has been fixed, nor do I know if a console application will help here.