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#221 Bundle the macOS share extension in releases

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Updated: 2026-10-05

Created: 2026-08-07

Creator: Anonymous

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Originally created by: kristofferR

Release builds currently omit the native share extension, so share-into-Carrier cannot ship even though the app-side intake is merged.

This adds a macOS-only Tauri pre-bundle hook that builds and Developer ID-signs Carrier Share.appex, includes it under Contents/PlugIns, and keeps its versions aligned with Carrier. The release workflow verifies the nested signature and adds an isolated notarization smoke path before tagging.

Validated with the full local gate and a Developer ID-signed app: deep/strict signature verification passes, the nested appex is sandboxed and version-matched, and both bundles use the same signing team.

Ref [#212].

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New Features
macOS releases now include the Carrier share extension, enabling sharing content directly to the app.
Release builds automatically package and sign the share extension with matching app version information.
Bug Fixes
Improved compatibility across supported Apple processor architectures.
Added validation to prevent invalid versions and incomplete or incorrectly signed macOS bundles.
Added notarization smoke checks for release validation.
Tests
Expanded checks for share-extension packaging, signatures, sandbox permissions, notarization, and version alignment.

Anonymous - 2026-08-07

Originally posted by: kristofferR

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Anonymous - 2026-08-07

Originally posted by: kristofferR

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Anonymous - 2026-08-07

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* `.github/workflows/release.yml`

📝 Walkthrough
## Walkthrough The PR adds a macOS share-extension build pipeline. It validates architecture, version, and signing inputs, bundles the extension into release builds, and adds manual notarization smoke testing with nested-extension verification. ### Changes **Share extension release** |Layer / File(s)|Summary| |---|---| |**Build and bundle the share extension**
`share-extension/macos/*`, `package.json`, `src-tauri/tauri.conf.release.json`, `inject/src/messenger/lib/injected-assets.test.ts`|The build entry point validates macOS inputs and invokes the shell build. The shell script sets versions, supports `arm64` and `x86_64`, and applies identity-specific timestamp options. Release configuration bundles `Carrier Share.appex`, and tests cover configuration and invalid versions.| |**Run the notarization smoke workflow**
`.github/workflows/release.yml`|A manual `notarization_smoke` input runs a macOS build, signing, notarization, nested-extension checks, archive upload, and cleanup while skipping normal release jobs.| |**Validate nested release metadata**
`.github/workflows/release.yml`|macOS release verification checks the nested executable, code signature, sandbox entitlement, and version alignment.| **Estimated code review effort:** 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes **Possibly related issues** - [kristofferR/Carrier#212](https://github.com/kristofferR/Carrier/issues/212) — Covers macOS share-extension bundling, signing, notarization, and release verification. - [kristofferR/Carrier#211](https://github.com/kristofferR/Carrier/issues/211) — Covers release bundling, signing, notarization, and validation for the macOS share extension. - [kristofferR/Carrier#217](https://github.com/kristofferR/Carrier/issues/217) — Covers building, signing, bundling, notarizing, and validating `Carrier Share.appex`. - [kristofferR/Carrier#213](https://github.com/kristofferR/Carrier/issues/213) — Covers packaging the macOS share extension used to hand shared files to Carrier. **Possibly related PRs** - [[kristofferR/Carrier#1](https://github.com/kristofferR/Carrier/issues/1)](https://github.com/kristofferR/Carrier/pull/1) — Modifies the macOS release packaging, signing, notarization, and updater workflow. - [[kristofferR/Carrier#2](https://github.com/kristofferR/Carrier/issues/2)](https://github.com/kristofferR/Carrier/pull/2) — Also modifies macOS release signing, notarization, and validation workflows.

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| Check name | Status | Explanation | | :------------------------: | :------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Description Check | ✅ Passed | Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled. | | Title check | ✅ Passed | The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: including the macOS share extension in release builds. | | Docstring Coverage | ✅ Passed | No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. | | Linked Issues check | ✅ Passed | Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. | | Out of Scope Changes check | ✅ Passed | Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. |

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Originally posted by: kristofferR

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Anonymous - 2026-08-08

Ticket changed by: kristofferR

status: open --> closed
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