syncthing / syncthing/syncthing-macos

Should set API key in environment

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Description

I don't remember if we've already talked about this somewhere / sometime, but it would be neat if syncthing-macos automatically set an API key in the environment. As is, if the API key is wrong things will stay "offline" unnecessarily.

(Is it a supported mode of operation to have a syncthing backend started outside of syncthing-macos? If not, we don't really need to have this configurable at all.)

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating syncthing-macos's API-key configuration and backend-launch paths, then determine whether externally started Syncthing backends are supported; done means the supported mode reliably receives the correct API key and avoids an unnecessary offline state.

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Assessment

Tech stack
objective-c
Domain
api, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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