codebytere / codebytere/node-mac-contacts

Permission dialog for contacts access not shown

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Description

**Issue** :
When running the electron app, I am not able to get the contacts permission dialog to be presented (neither when i run the script from the terminal, nor the compiled electron app), despite supplying the correct entitlement(s) in the plist file.

When running the electron app from the command line , the below code is evaluated and when i check the status, i am returned `"Authorised"` and as such i can successfully retrieve my macs Addressbook contacts. In this instance I understand why the pop-up is not displayed, as because I have run the electron app from Terminal, I am implicitly given access to contacts without needing to give consent explicitly.

However when I compile the Electron app, and run, the permission status is immediately returned as being `"Denied"`, this happens for both the .app and .dmg versions.

**Things i have tried :**
1. Clearing the permission state every time i make a new build with > `sudo tccutil reset All com.wowfresh.freshmeup-desktop`
2. Performed step 1 and restarted my mac before attempting to launch the .dmg and .apps

**I am running**
electron version : v1.4.13
npm version : v6.14.15
node version : v14.18.1
OS version : Monterey 12.3.1
packager : electron-builder version : 23.0.3

**My code and config**
My entitlements plist file. Note : i have the same for inherited entitlements.
Also, if you're thinking , why has he included `com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook` in the entitlements file, i have documented my rational in point 3 at the end :).

**entitlements.plist**
```


com.apple.security.app-sandbox

com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook

com.apple.private.tcc.manager.check-by-audit-token

com.apple.security.automation.apple-events

NSContactsUsageDescription
Your reason for wanting to access the Contact store
com.apple.security.inherit

```

Relevant pieces of **package.json**
```
"appId": "com.wowfresh.freshmeup-desktop",
"mac": {
"gatekeeperAssess": false,
"icon": "./public/icons/mac/icon.icns",
"category": "public.app-category.utilities",
"type": "distribution",
"hardenedRuntime": true,
"provisioningProfile": "../mac_signing_certificates/freshmeup-desktop.provisionprofile",
"identity": "Apple Distribution: freshmeup Limited (HSGFYWI9929)",
"asarUnpack": "**/*.node",
"extendInfo": {
"NSContactsUsageDescription": "Your reason for wanting to access the Contact store"
}

},
"mas":{
"entitlements": "./build/electron/entitlements.mac.plist",
"entitlementsInherit": "./build/electron/entitlements.mac.plist"
},
```

**Getting contacts code**

```
const macContacts = require('node-mac-contacts');

macContacts.requestAccess().then(function(result) {

const authStatus = macContacts.getAuthStatus();

console.log(`Authorization access to contacts is: ${authStatus}`);

if(authStatus == "Authorized"){
const allContacts = macContacts.getAllContacts();
console.log(allContacts);
}

});
```

**My observations :**
1. When i launch the app (and receive the `Denied` status immediately) i notice that system preferences is not launched (as the documents suggest it should be) and further more ...
2. Having navigated to system preferences i do not see my app in the section as shown below.
![Screenshot 2022-04-04 at 14 06 15](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5942626/161550113-2755dc74-bb75-48c5-9ae9-e6cfa3cec640.png)

3. Unrelated to points 1 and 2 , when i pull up the console logs for the compiled electron app, i see ERROR messages like the following in the list (in order of when i see them) coming from the tccd process , Note : TCC (Transparency, Consent, and Control) is a mechanism in macOS to limit and control application access to certain features

`service: kTCCServiceAddressBook requires entitlement com.apple.security.personal-information.addressbook but it is missing for requesting`
and
`service: kTCCServiceAppleEvents requires entitlement com.apple.security.automation.apple-events but it is missing for accessing
`
and
`attempted to call TCCAccessRequest for kTCCServiceAccessibility without the recommended com.apple.private.tcc.manager.check-by-audit-token entitlement`

These relate to what i am assuming are underlying permissions for accessing contacts, the odd thing is that despite adding them to the entitlements file, the errors persist.

At this point i would have thought , ok i have a signing problem, however when i test adding the **camera** and **microphone** permissions to the entitlements file, then requesting access to them in my code using the electron request method https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/system-preferences#systempreferencesaskformediaaccessmediatype-macos , i get the "Application Name wants access to your camera and microphone" dialog as expected.

Thank you so much for any help / guidance / alternative things i could try.

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