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Updated README, updated podspec to require ARC, bumped to version 1.0.9
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# STPrivilegedTask - Objective C class
# STPrivilegedTask - Objective-C class

An NSTask-like wrapper around [AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges()](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Security/Reference/authorization_ref/#//apple_ref/c/func/AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges) in the Security API to run shell commands with root privileges in Mac OS X.
An NSTask-like wrapper class around [AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges()](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Security/Reference/authorization_ref/#//apple_ref/c/func/AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges) in the macOS Security API to run shell commands with root privileges.

STPrivilegedTask was created a long time ago. It has now been updated to support ARC and is available via <a href="https://cocoapods.org">CocoaPods</a>.
STPrivilegedTask was created a long time ago. It has now been updated over the years to work with the latest versions of macOS and is available via <a href="https://cocoapods.org">CocoaPods</a>.

## Examples

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### Getting task output

```objective-c
// ... launch task
// ... Launch task

[privilegedTask waitUntilExit];

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```objective-c
// ... launch task
// ... Launch task
NSFileHandle *readHandle = [privilegedTask outputFileHandle];
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(getOutputData:) name:NSFileHandleReadCompletionNotification object:readHandle];
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// ...
- (void)getOutputData:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
//get data from notification
// Get data from notification
NSData *data = [[aNotification userInfo] objectForKey:NSFileHandleNotificationDataItem];
//make sure there's actual data
// Make sure there's actual data
if ([data length]) {
// do something with the data
// Do something with the data
NSString *outputString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSLog(outputString);
// go read more data in the background
// Go read more data in the background
[[aNotification object] readInBackgroundAndNotify];
} else {
// do something else
// Do something else
}
}
```
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[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(privilegedTaskFinished:) name:STPrivilegedTaskDidTerminateNotification object:nil];

- (void)privilegedTaskFinished:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
// do something
// Do something
}
```
Or alternately, set a termination handler:
Or alternatively, set a termination handler:
```objective-c
privilegedTask.terminationHandler = ^(STPrivilegedTask *privilegedTask) {
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## BSD License

Copyright (c) Sveinbjorn Thordarson &lt;[email protected]&gt;
Copyright (c) 2008-2020 Sveinbjorn Thordarson &lt;[email protected]&gt;
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
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Pod::Spec.new do |s|
s.name = "STPrivilegedTask"
s.version = "1.0.7"
s.summary = "An NSTask-like wrapper around Mac OS X Security Framework's AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges()"
s.description = "An NSTask-like wrapper around AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges() in the Security API to run shell commands with root privileges in Mac OS X."
s.version = "1.0.8"
s.summary = "An NSTask-like wrapper around the macOS Security Framework's AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges()"
s.description = "An NSTask-like wrapper around AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges() in the Security API to run shell commands with root privileges on macOS."
s.homepage = "http://github.com/sveinbjornt/STPrivilegedTask"
s.license = { :type => 'BSD' }
s.author = { "Sveinbjorn Thordarson" => "[email protected]" }
s.osx.deployment_target = "10.8"
s.source = { :git => "https://github.com/sveinbjornt/STPrivilegedTask.git", :tag => "1.0.7" }
s.source = { :git => "https://github.com/sveinbjornt/STPrivilegedTask.git", :tag => "1.0.8" }
s.source_files = "STPrivilegedTask.{h,m}"
s.exclude_files = "PrivilegedTaskExample"
s.public_header_files = "STPrivilegedTask.h"
s.framework = "Security"
s.requires_arc = false
s.requires_arc = true
end

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