feat: v0.2.6 — auto-connect on launch toggle with 5s delay

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: demo

VPNMenuBar-0.2.6.zip

@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>0.2.5</string>
+	<string>0.2.6</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key>
 	<array>
 		<string>MacOSX</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>7</string>
+	<string>8</string>
 	<key>DTCompiler</key>
 	<string>com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0</string>
 	<key>DTPlatformBuild</key>

VPNMenuBar.app/Contents/Info.plist

@@ -102,6 +102,26 @@ final class AppCoordinator: ObservableObject {
             LoginItemManager.applyPreference()
             self?.controller.startNetworkMonitoring()
             self?.showOnboardingIfNeeded()
+            self?.scheduleAutoConnectIfNeeded()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Kicks off a delayed `controller.connect()` when the user has opted into
+    /// auto-connect-on-launch AND setup is already complete. Success flips
+    /// `shouldAutoReconnect` inside the controller, so later network drops
+    /// auto-recover through the existing reachability path.
+    private func scheduleAutoConnectIfNeeded() {
+        guard AutoConnectPreference.isEnabled, configStore.isConfigured else { return }
+        AppLogger.shared.info("auto-connect on launch scheduled (5s delay)")
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 5 * 1_000_000_000)
+            guard let self else { return }
+            guard case .disconnected = self.controller.state else {
+                AppLogger.shared.info("auto-connect skipped — state=\(self.controller.state)")
+                return
+            }
+            AppLogger.shared.info("auto-connect firing")
+            await self.controller.connect()
         }
     }
 

VPNMenuBar.app/Contents/MacOS/VPNMenuBar

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>0.2.5</string>
+	<string>0.2.6</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>7</string>
+	<string>8</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
 	<string>13.0</string>
 	<key>LSUIElement</key>

VPNMenuBar/App/VPNMenuBarApp.swift

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @State private var config: VPNConfig = VPNConfig(username: "", passwordPrefix: "", totpSecret: "")
     @State private var originalConfig: VPNConfig = VPNConfig(username: "", passwordPrefix: "", totpSecret: "")
     @State private var launchAtLogin: Bool = LoginItemManager.isEnabledPreference
+    @State private var autoConnectOnLaunch: Bool = AutoConnectPreference.isEnabled
     @State private var showSavedAlert: Bool = false
     @State private var savedAlertTitle: String = ""
     @State private var savedAlertMessage: String = ""
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     .onChange(of: launchAtLogin) { newValue in
                         LoginItemManager.isEnabledPreference = newValue
                     }
+                Toggle("Auto-connect on launch", isOn: $autoConnectOnLaunch)
+                    .onChange(of: autoConnectOnLaunch) { newValue in
+                        AutoConnectPreference.isEnabled = newValue
+                    }
                 HStack {
                     Text("Log file")
                     Spacer()

VPNMenuBar/Info.plist

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Stores the "auto-connect on launch" preference in UserDefaults.
+/// Default is `false` (opt-in) — auto-connecting without user consent would be
+/// intrusive given the sudo prompt cascade on a misconfigured machine.
+enum AutoConnectPreference {
+    private static let preferenceKey = "autoConnectOnLaunchEnabled"
+
+    static var isEnabled: Bool {
+        get { UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: preferenceKey) }
+        set { UserDefaults.standard.set(newValue, forKey: preferenceKey) }
+    }
+}

VPNMenuBar/UI/SettingsView.swift

@@ -5,6 +5,26 @@
     <link>https://github.com/CoderZCC/VPNMenuBar</link>
     <description>VPN MenuBar update feed</description>
     <language>en</language>
+    <item>
+      <title>Version 0.2.6</title>
+      <sparkle:version>8</sparkle:version>
+      <sparkle:shortVersionString>0.2.6</sparkle:shortVersionString>
+      <sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>13.0</sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>
+      <description><![CDATA[
+        <ul>
+          <li>Added a new Settings toggle "Auto-connect on launch" — when enabled, the app automatically connects to VPN about 5 seconds after launch</li>
+          <li>The auto-connect only fires when setup is complete (all required fields filled), so it never triggers spurious failures on a half-configured install</li>
+          <li>Once the auto-connect handshake succeeds, the existing network-drop auto-reconnect path takes over, so switching WiFi or sleeping/waking transparently recovers the tunnel</li>
+        </ul>
+      ]]></description>
+      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:40:00 +0800</pubDate>
+      <enclosure
+        url="https://github.com/CoderZCC/VPNMenuBar/releases/download/v0.2.6/VPNMenuBar-0.2.6.zip"
+        type="application/octet-stream"
+        sparkle:edSignature="mK2YBz3uWr8hejXPNLNgzx4k+134sxOfCqxlNc/JKQcoh9nS9a2hcVtAqlL5nkK4CXsAL1n8G6O5zZCfK8QqAg=="
+        length="1788132"
+      />
+    </item>
     <item>
       <title>Version 0.2.5</title>
       <sparkle:version>7</sparkle:version>

VPNMenuBar/Util/AutoConnectPreference.swift

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ targets:
       properties:
         CFBundleName: VPNMenuBar
         CFBundleDisplayName: VPN MenuBar
-        CFBundleShortVersionString: "0.2.5"
-        CFBundleVersion: "7"
+        CFBundleShortVersionString: "0.2.6"
+        CFBundleVersion: "8"
         LSMinimumSystemVersion: "13.0"
         LSUIElement: true
         NSUserNotificationAlertStyle: alert