Detect, and possibly fix, odd/bad MAS app states
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Description
Problem(s) addressed
MAS apps can get into odd/bad states.
Detect, and possibly fix, them.
e.g., more than one app with the same app ID can be installed under /Applications.
Proposed solution(s)
Non-mutually exclusive solutions:
mas doctor: detect (and possibly fix) any problems we can- Possibly interactive, automatic, filterable, etc.
- Include warnings when running other commands normally
- Change default command outputs to make odd/bad states more noticeable, e.g.:
- Include app paths in default
mas listoutput, either for all apps or just for those with duplicate app IDs
- Include app paths in default
- Allow explicitly asking for specific states from various commands, e.g.:
mas list —duplicate-app-ids
Alternative solution(s)
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Additional context
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing mas list command and the proposed mas doctor entry point, using duplicate app IDs under /Applications as the concrete case. The issue does not identify files, tests, a complete set of bad states, or whether fixes should be automatic, so the scope and definition of done need maintainer decisions before implementation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100