Prefer private simulator boot in CI paths

Author: DjDeveloperr

.github/workflows/simdeck-provider.yml

@@ -178,13 +178,6 @@ jobs:
           raise SystemExit("No available iOS simulator")
           ')"
 
-          xcrun simctl boot "$ios_udid" || true
-          if ! run_with_timeout 180 xcrun simctl bootstatus "$ios_udid" -b; then
-            echo "simctl bootstatus timed out"
-            xcrun simctl list devices "$ios_udid" || true
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
           dump_logs() {
             echo "--- simdeck.log ---"
             cat simdeck.log || true
@@ -233,6 +226,12 @@ jobs:
           : > simdeck.log
           simdeck_pid=""
           start_simdeck_server
+          ./build/simdeck --server-url http://127.0.0.1:4310 boot "$ios_udid"
+          if ! run_with_timeout 180 xcrun simctl bootstatus "$ios_udid" -b; then
+            echo "simctl bootstatus timed out"
+            xcrun simctl list devices "$ios_udid" || true
+            exit 1
+          fi
           echo "Skipping private stream prewarm; the first browser WebRTC connection will attach the stream."
 
           provider_base_url="$SIMDECK_CLOUD_URL/simulator/$PREVIEW_ID"

cli/XCWPrivateSimulatorBooter.m

@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ + (BOOL)bootDeviceWithUDID:(NSString *)udid error:(NSError * _Nullable __autorel
         booted = ((BOOL(*)(id, SEL, id, NSError **))objc_msgSend)(
             targetDevice,
             bootWithOptionsSelector,
-            @{ @"persist": @YES },
+            // Keep the boot session owned by SimDeck's daemon instead of asking
+            // CoreSimulator for a persistent GUI-visible session.
+            @{ @"persist": @NO },
             &bootError
         );
     } else {

packages/simdeck-test/dist/index.d.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export type SimDeckSession = {
   pid: number;
   projectRoot: string;
   list(): Promise<unknown>;
+  boot(udid: string): Promise<void>;
   install(udid: string, appPath: string): Promise<void>;
   uninstall(udid: string, bundleId: string): Promise<void>;
   launch(udid: string, bundleId: string): Promise<void>;

packages/simdeck-test/dist/index.js

@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ export async function connect(options = {}) {
     pid: result.pid,
     projectRoot: result.projectRoot,
     list: () => requestJson(endpoint, "GET", "/api/simulators"),
+    boot: (udid) =>
+      requestOk(
+        endpoint,
+        `/api/simulators/${encodeURIComponent(udid)}/boot`,
+        undefined,
+      ),
     install: (udid, appPath) =>
       requestOk(
         endpoint,

packages/simdeck-test/src/index.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export type SimDeckSession = {
   pid: number;
   projectRoot: string;
   list(): Promise<unknown>;
+  boot(udid: string): Promise<void>;
   install(udid: string, appPath: string): Promise<void>;
   uninstall(udid: string, bundleId: string): Promise<void>;
   launch(udid: string, bundleId: string): Promise<void>;
@@ -114,6 +115,12 @@ export async function connect(
     pid: result.pid,
     projectRoot: result.projectRoot,
     list: () => requestJson(endpoint, "GET", "/api/simulators"),
+    boot: (udid) =>
+      requestOk(
+        endpoint,
+        `/api/simulators/${encodeURIComponent(udid)}/boot`,
+        undefined,
+      ),
     install: (udid, appPath) =>
       requestOk(
         endpoint,

scripts/integration/js-api.mjs

@@ -91,15 +91,25 @@ async function main() {
     `created ${simulatorUDID} (${deviceType.name}, ${runtime.version}; iphonesimulator SDK ${sdkVersion})`,
   );
 
+  session = await measuredStep(
+    "simdeck/test isolated connect",
+    () =>
+      connect({
+        cliPath: simdeck,
+        projectRoot: root,
+        isolated: true,
+        videoCodec: "software",
+      }),
+    { phase: phaseSetup },
+  );
+  console.log(`daemon ${session.endpoint}`);
+
   await measuredStep(
-    "boot simulator",
+    "JS boot simulator",
     () =>
-      retrySync(
-        () =>
-          runText("xcrun", ["simctl", "boot", simulatorUDID], {
-            timeoutMs: 180_000,
-          }),
-        "boot simulator",
+      retryAsync(
+        () => session.boot(simulatorUDID),
+        "JS boot simulator",
         3,
         3_000,
       ),
@@ -123,19 +133,6 @@ async function main() {
     { phase: phaseSetup },
   );
 
-  session = await measuredStep(
-    "simdeck/test isolated connect",
-    () =>
-      connect({
-        cliPath: simdeck,
-        projectRoot: root,
-        isolated: true,
-        videoCodec: "software",
-      }),
-    { phase: phaseSetup },
-  );
-  console.log(`daemon ${session.endpoint}`);
-
   await measuredStep(
     "JS install fixture",
     async () => {