Refactor own profile management in the Go core - #147
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Replace the parallel Swift profile manager with a thin wrapper over the core's ID-based profilemanager.ServiceManager (via the new NetBirdSDK iOS binding), eliminating the duplicate implementation. Profiles are now ID-keyed (on-disk filename = id, display name lives in the config); the default profile stays "default" at the container root and never becomes a hex id, matching the Go/desktop semantics. - ProfileManager: thin wrapper over NetBirdSDKProfileManager on iOS; tvOS keeps its single-default, container-root behavior (no Go profile manager) - ProfileLayoutMigration: one-time, idempotent, file-coordinated migration from the legacy profiles/<name>/ directory layout to the Go layout; preserves auth tokens (copies unparseable configs verbatim), keeps the active selection and logged-out profiles, and only marks itself done on full success so a failure retries on the next launch - ProfileConnectionCache and all callers re-keyed by profile id - Settings/server changes already target the active profile through the profile manager (Preferences.configFile -> activeConfigPath) - Tests: NetBirdTests/ProfileMigrationTests covers the migration, reads it back through the Go lib, and round-trips a setting via NetBirdSDKPreferences (the test target now links NetBirdSDK) - Bump netbird-core submodule to include the iOS profile manager binding
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe changes move profile operations and server URL persistence to stable profile IDs. They add an idempotent legacy-layout migration, extend connection and authentication handling, add migration tests, and update Xcode targets, framework references, fonts, and SDK integration. ChangesProfile lifecycle and connection integration
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to This refactor changes profile storage and reset sequencing. At the current head, stale server metadata may remain after profile removal, newly created profile data may be included in backups, and a failed server change can begin new setup before the old configuration is fully wiped. These are concrete merge-readiness risks requiring fixes or explicit owner acceptance. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant App
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participant NetBirdSDKProfileManager
App->>ProfileLayoutMigration: runIfNeeded(configDir:)
ProfileLayoutMigration->>FileSystem: Check marker and legacy layout
ProfileLayoutMigration->>FileSystem: Migrate profile configs and state
ProfileLayoutMigration->>FileSystem: Write active_profile.json and marker
NetBirdSDKProfileManager->>FileSystem: Read migrated profile files
NetBirdSDKProfileManager-->>App: Return profile list and active profile
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In `@NetBird.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj`:
- Line 1262: The FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS setting is configured with an overly
permissive pattern "$(PROJECT_DIR)/**" in two locations (near lines 1262 and
1796), which allows frameworks to be resolved from any subdirectory in the
project and can cause unexpected framework resolution. Replace both instances of
FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS = ("$(inherited)", "$(PROJECT_DIR)/**") with either a
specific explicit directory path that is actually needed, or remove the overly
broad path entirely and rely only on inherited settings and direct file
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The non-null String path getters (getActiveConfigPath/getActiveStateFilePath/getConfigPath/getStateFilePath) are generated by gomobile as value-returning calls with an explicit NSErrorPointer parameter, not throwing methods. Wrap them via a goPath helper in ProfileManager (and matching helpers in the tests), fixing the iOS app build failure (missing argument for parameter).
The NetBirdTests target was iOS 14.0 while the NetBird app module requires iOS 15.0, so `@testable import NetBird` failed to build ("Compiling for iOS 14.0, but module 'NetBird' has a minimum deployment target of iOS 15.0"). Match the test target to the app so the test bundle compiles and the suite can run.
The dummy GoogleService-Info.plist used a GOOGLE_APP_ID of "dummy",
which fails Firebase's app-ID format validation. At launch the host app
calls FirebaseApp.configure(options:), and +[FIRApp addAppToAppDictionary:]
raised an uncaught NSException, aborting the host before the test runner
could establish a connection ("Test crashed with signal abrt before
establishing connection"). This blocked all hosted tests, not just the
new profile-migration ones.
Give the dummy app ID a well-formed value so configure() succeeds.
The host app calls FirebaseApp.configure() at launch. When launched purely to host unit tests, this aborted the process before the test runner could connect because FirebaseApp.configure() raises an uncaught ObjC exception on an invalid app ID (the CI dummy plist). Gate both the iOS and tvOS configure paths on the XCTestConfigurationFilePath environment variable so Firebase is never initialized in the test host, and fold the duplicated configure logic into a single helper.
The legacy netbird.cfg is written by the Go SDK, which serializes
Config.ManagementURL (a url.URL) as a nested {Scheme,Host,Path} object,
not a plain string. The settings round-trip test drives NetBirdSDKPreferences,
which fully unmarshals Config and rejected the string fixture with
"cannot unmarshal string into Go struct field Config.ManagementURL".
Normalize the fixture to the object form the SDK actually produces.
The test target used a recursive "$(PROJECT_DIR)/**" framework search path, scanning every subdirectory (DerivedData, netbird-core, package checkouts) and risking unexpected framework resolution. NetBirdSDK.xcframework lives at the project root, so point the search path at "$(PROJECT_DIR)" directly.
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Running a build with testflght I found two problems:
- Profile names are still restrictive (no special chars etc). We need to update
isNameValidinAddProfileSheet, preferably using a binding forsanitizeDisplayNameif possible. - The profile listing/select/active are showing IDs as the profile names after adding a new profile with this PR:
I have tried to triage the reason for 2. but I can't seem to understand why it happens, the code looks fine to me. It is worth nothing that the name field in the json config is empty after creating a new profile.
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Conflict resolutions, all of the same shape: main added an ipv6 field and a logout-surviving server URL file while this branch re-keyed profiles from display name to ID. Both sides are kept. - netbird-core: our merge commit. Main's pointer (v0.77.1) is already an ancestor of it, so nothing from main is lost. - ProfileConnectionCache / MainViewModel: ID keying plus main's ipv6 handling. Carried main's server URL file over to the ID-based layout: it was keyed by display name and written into the per-profile directory, which this branch no longer has. It now sits next to the profile config (netbird_server_url in the container root for the default profile, profiles/<id>.server_url otherwise), and ProfileManager.managementURL(forID:) consults it between the config file and the connection cache. Its two callers (ServerViewModel, the extension's performLogin) pass the active profile ID.
The profile configs carry the WireGuard and SSH private keys, and the WireGuard key is the peer's identity: restoring a backup onto another device would produce two devices connecting with the same key. Mark the profiles/ directory and the container-root profile files (netbird.cfg, state.json, active_profile.json, netbird_server_url) as excluded from iCloud/iTunes backups. The exclusion is re-applied on every launch from the ProfileManager init: the Go core rewrites some of these files via temp-file+rename, which drops per-file attributes. The profiles/ directory is excluded as a whole (and created up front if missing), so its contents stay covered regardless of how they are rewritten. After a restore the user re-logs in, matching how a profile behaves when moved to a new machine on desktop.
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ipv6default silently clears a stored value.
saveassignsentry.ipv6 = ipv6unconditionally. The parameter defaults tonil. Any caller that omitsipv6therefore erases a previously cached IPv6 address for that profile. The known caller inMainViewModel.startPollingDetailspasses the value, so the current behavior is correct. Remove the default so a future caller cannot clear the field by omission.♻️ Proposed change
- func save(ip: String, fqdn: String, ipv6: String? = nil, forID id: String) { + func save(ip: String, fqdn: String, ipv6: String?, forID id: String) {🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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resetForServerChangecan callcompletion()before the config is wiped.
clearDetailswipes the config asynchronously whenconnectOnDemandis true (Lines 700-711).resetForServerChangecallsclearDetails()and thencompletion()without waiting (Lines 741-742).Normally
setConnectOnDemandsetsconnectOnDemand = falsebefore its callback runs, soclearDetailstakes the synchronous branch. On the failure path the rollback at Line 918 restoresconnectOnDemand = true, soclearDetailstakes the asynchronous branch.completion()then runs beforewipeStoredConfig(). The caller can start a new server setup while a config wipe is still pending.Give
clearDetailsa completion handler and letresetForServerChangewait for it.♻️ Proposed change
- func clearDetails() { + func clearDetails(completion: (() -> Void)? = nil) { self.ip = "" self.fqdn = "" self.ipv6 = "" defaults.removeObject(forKey: "ip") defaults.removeObject(forKey: "fqdn") if connectOnDemand { setConnectOnDemand(isEnabled: false) { [weak self] inForce in if !inForce { AppLogger.shared.log("clearDetails: On Demand disarm failed, clearing the config anyway") } DispatchQueue.main.async { self?.wipeStoredConfig() + completion?() } } } else { wipeStoredConfig() + completion?() }self.performClose() - self.clearDetails() - completion() + self.clearDetails { completion() }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@NetbirdKit/ProfileManager.swift`:
- Around line 234-245: Update removeProfile(id:) to delete the sidecar path
returned by serverURLPath(forID:) before removing the Go profile, while
preserving existing profile-removal behavior.
- Around line 290-309: Update excludeProfileStorageFromBackup to call
excludeFromBackup for the container root URL before handling profilesDir and
rootFiles, ensuring existing and subsequently created or atomically replaced
contents are excluded from backups.
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In `@NetBird.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj`:
- Around line 957-958: Add jetbrains-mono-variable.ttf and inter-variable.ttf to
the UIAppFonts arrays in NetBird-TV-Info.plist and
NetBirdWidgetExtension/Info.plist, matching the existing registrations in
NetBird/Info.plist; alternatively remove their corresponding Resources entries
from the project if those targets do not use the fonts.
In `@NetBird/Source/App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.swift`:
- Around line 690-745: Update clearDetails to accept and invoke a completion
handler after wipeStoredConfig finishes, including the asynchronous On Demand
disarm path and the synchronous path. In resetForServerChange, move completion()
into clearDetails’ callback so it cannot run before configuration removal;
preserve the existing reset and failure-handling behavior.
In `@NetbirdKit/ProfileConnectionCache.swift`:
- Around line 42-50: Update ProfileConnectionCache.save so the ipv6 parameter is
required by removing its nil default. Preserve the existing assignment and
behavior for callers that explicitly provide an optional IPv6 value, including
MainViewModel.startPollingDetails.
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| /// Path of the dedicated server URL file, derived from the profile's config | ||
| /// path so it follows the same layout: netbird.cfg -> netbird_server_url in | ||
| /// the container root, profiles/<id>.json -> profiles/<id>.server_url. | ||
| private func serverURLPath(forID id: String) -> String? { | ||
| guard let cfgPath = configPath(forID: id) else { return nil } | ||
| let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: cfgPath) | ||
| if id == ProfileManager.defaultProfileID { | ||
| return url.deletingLastPathComponent() | ||
| .appendingPathComponent(GlobalConstants.serverURLFileName).path | ||
| } | ||
| return url.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension("server_url").path | ||
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Delete the dedicated server URL file when removing a profile.
removeProfile(id:) does not delete the profiles/<id>.server_url sidecar. Delete it before removing the Go profile.
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In `@NetbirdKit/ProfileManager.swift` around lines 234 - 245, Update
removeProfile(id:) to delete the sidecar path returned by serverURLPath(forID:)
before removing the Go profile, while preserving existing profile-removal
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| private static func excludeProfileStorageFromBackup(configDir: String) { | ||
| let fm = FileManager.default | ||
| let root = URL(fileURLWithPath: configDir, isDirectory: true) | ||
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| let profilesDir = root.appendingPathComponent("profiles", isDirectory: true) | ||
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| GlobalConstants.configFileName, | ||
| GlobalConstants.stateFileName, | ||
| GlobalConstants.serverURLFileName, | ||
| "active_profile.json", | ||
| ] | ||
| for name in rootFiles { | ||
| let file = root.appendingPathComponent(name) | ||
| guard fm.fileExists(atPath: file.path) else { continue } | ||
| excludeFromBackup(file) | ||
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In iOS development, applying the isExcludedFromBackup (or NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey) attribute to a directory is not inherently recursive in a way that automatically covers all future files created within that directory [1]. While Apple documentation notes that you can indicate the system should exclude a group of related files from iCloud Backup by moving them into a directory and updating that directory's isExcludedFromBackup resource value [2][3], this does not guarantee that items created later inside that directory will automatically inherit the exclusion status [1]. To ensure consistent exclusion, you should consider the following best practices: 1. Re-apply the attribute: Because certain file operations can cause resource values to reset, and because the attribute may not propagate to new files, it is recommended to set the isExcludedFromBackup resource value on a file every time it is saved or created [2][4][3]. 2. Verify behavior: Relying solely on a directory-level flag can be unreliable [1]. If consistent exclusion is required for sensitive or large files, explicitly applying the attribute to each individual file after it is created is the most robust approach [1][3]. 3. Not a guarantee: It is important to remember that isExcludedFromBackup serves as guidance to the system and is not a hard guarantee that files will never be included in a backup or restored device [2][5][3]. Top results: [1][2][3]
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To exclude a directory and all of its contents from backups using NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey, you should apply the attribute to the directory itself. When this key is set to true on a directory, the system excludes that directory and its contents from backups [1][2][3]. You can implement this in Swift or Objective-C by setting the resource value for the directory URL. Because certain file operations can cause this property to reset to false, it is recommended to verify or re-apply this setting periodically, such as when saving files [1]. Example in Swift: let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: "path/to/your/directory") var resourceValues = URLResourceValues resourceValues.isExcludedFromBackup = true do { try url.setResourceValues(resourceValues) } catch { print("Error excluding directory from backup: (error)") } It is essential to use this key for files that can be re-created or downloaded, such as cache files or large media assets, to improve backup performance and reduce storage usage [3][4].
Citations:
- 1: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/urlresourcekey/isexcludedfrombackupkey
- 2: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/urlresourcekey/isexcludedfrombackupkey?changes=_3_1&language=objc
- 3: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/FileSystemProgrammingGuide/FileSystemOverview/FileSystemOverview.html
- 4: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/OSX_Technology_Overview/CoreServicesLayer/CoreServicesLayer.html
Exclude the container root from backup
The loop skips root files that do not exist during init. Files created later, including atomic replacements, remain backup-eligible. Apply excludeFromBackup(root) so the directory exclusion covers current and future contents.
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In `@NetbirdKit/ProfileManager.swift` around lines 290 - 309, Update
excludeProfileStorageFromBackup to call excludeFromBackup for the container root
URL before handling profilesDir and rootFiles, ensuring existing and
subsequently created or atomically replaced contents are excluded from backups.
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Replace the parallel Swift profile manager with a thin wrapper over the core's ID-based profilemanager.ServiceManager (via the new NetBirdSDK iOS binding), eliminating the duplicate implementation. Profiles are now ID-keyed (on-disk filename = id, display name lives in the config); the default profile stays "default" at the container root and never becomes a hex id, matching the Go/desktop semantics.
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