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automatic-mouse-mover

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a minimalistic go library/app to keep your mac active and alive

파일 탐색기

최종 버전 다운로드 (.zip)

- - go.yml
- icon.icns
- Info.plist
- - cloud.go
  - geometric.go
  - man.go
  - trayIcon.go
- main.go
- - doc.go
  - misc.go
  - mouseMover.go
  - mouseMover_test.go
  - mouseMoverUtil.go
  - types.go
- - notify.go
- amm-demo.gif
- request.jpg
.gitignore
.travis.yml
_config.yml
go.mod
go.sum
LICENSE
Makefile
README.md

# 설치 가이드

1. 코드 내려받기

git clone https://github.com/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover

깃허브에서 프로젝트 코드 전체를 내 컴퓨터로 내려받습니다.

cd automatic-mouse-mover

방금 내려받은 프로젝트 폴더 안으로 이동합니다.

2. Go

보통 추천

사전 준비물

Git GitHub에서 프로젝트 코드를 내려받으려면 필요합니다.
Go Go 언어 컴파일러 및 도구 모음입니다.

go build ./...

Go 프로그램을 컴파일해 실행 파일을 만듭니다.

go run .

따로 빌드하지 않고 바로 Go 프로그램을 실행합니다.

✅ 빌드가 에러 없이 끝나면 성공입니다. go run . 을 썼다면 터미널 출력을 확인하세요.

3. Make

보통

사전 준비물

Git GitHub에서 프로젝트 코드를 내려받으려면 필요합니다.
Make Linux/macOS는 보통 기본 설치되어 있습니다. Windows는 별도 설치(예: MSYS2, WSL)가 필요합니다.

make

생성된 빌드 설정을 바탕으로 실제 컴파일을 진행해 실행 파일을 만듭니다.

✅ 에러 없이 끝나면 성공입니다. 생성된 실행 파일을 직접 실행해보세요.

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## Stable build. Might not be willing to add anything new unless something breaks with macOS versions.

I would like to keep this app as simple as possible. Hence I will not be adding more functionality to it. Thanks for everyone who contributed in making it awesome!

If you would like new features, feel free to check out: https://github.com/Resousse/automatic-mouse-mover

# Presenting the minimalistic Automatic-Mouse-Mover(AMM) app!

[![version][version-badge]][releases] [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover) [![godoc-badge][godoc-badge]][godoc-link] [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover)

Ever felt the need to keep your machine awake without actually having to move the mouse pointer manually at regular intervals? **Well, not anymore!**

Introducing the simplest app that has the sole purpose of **moving your mouse pointer at regular intervals so that your machine is kept awake!** And best of all, it works **ONLY** when you are not working, so be rest assured that the mouse won't start moving on its own without the machine actually being idle.

**Table of contents**

- [How it's different from other apps](#how-its-different-from-other-apps)
- [How I use it](#how-i-use-it)
  - [Work from home benefit](#work-from-home-benefit)
- [Demo](#demo)
- [How to install](#how-to-install)
  - [Install from binary](#install-from-binary)
  - [Install from source](#install-from-source)
- [Granting access for moving the mouse cursor](#granting-access-for-moving-the-mouse-cursor)
- [How it works](#how-it-works)

## How it's different from other apps

The main difference between this app and other apps is that this app **keeps your machine awake**, whereas other apps keep your machine from going to sleep. Let me explain.

If you use a messaging app like Slack, they are programmed to automatically change your status to `Away` when you don't interact with your machine for a certain amount of time. Apps which keep your machine from going to sleep will not be able to stop that. This app will prevent that, since **it is actively keeping your machine awake by moving the mouse pointer**.

**This comes very close to simulating an actual user using the machine, which the other apps cannot do.**

So if you want something that will keep your mac awake as long as you don't manually put it to sleep, then this is for you!

## How I use it

I always have this app working in the background for me whenever I work from home, so that I can take a break from work, strech my legs, go for a short walk, come back and still have my slack open and set to active! (not having to type in my password every time is awesome, for machines without fingerprint sensors anyway).

Also if I need to go out for longer, I just close the lid, and off goes my mac to sleep!

### Work from home benefit

Since this app actively keeps your machine awake, your messaging app will never go on idle and put your status as `Away`.

## Demo

You just click on `Start`, and AMM will take care of moving your mouse whenever it feels that the system has been left idle for a minute. It's as simple as this.

![](https://github.com/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover/blob/master/resources/amm-demo.gif)

## How to install

### Install from binary

1. Download the latest `amm.app.zip` from the [releases](https://github.com/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover/releases) page, unzip it, and copy the .app to your `Applications` folder like any other application.

1. Since the application is not notarized, you will need to right click on the .app and choose Open.

1. You will see a scary message that warns you about all the bad things that the app can do to your computer. If you are paranoid (fair enough, you don't really know me that well) then you can skip to the section which builds the app from source. That way you can see what exactly the app does (You can check that the application makes no connections to the internet whatsoever).

1. In case you do trust me, once you click on `Open`, you might encounter an initial `Access request` which I've discussed in the next section.

### Install from source

Make sure you have `go` installed. Once that is done, clone this repo and run `Make`, it should create the `amm.app` and open the folder where it was built for you. Copy the .app to your `Applications` folder like any other application.

Double click on the app, and the cute `mouse` should appear on your taskbar on top of your screen. Once you click on `Start`, you might encounter an initial `Access request` which I've discussed in the next section. If not, then you are all set!

## Granting access for moving the mouse cursor

While starting the app, you might see a message like the one below or an error stating `Mouse pointer cannot be moved`.

![](https://github.com/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover/blob/master/resources/request.jpg)

Don't worry, it's nothing sinister, it's just that Mac doesn't allow apps to gain accessibility to the computer by default (even standard apps like Automator, Firefox etc. who might want to access some features need to go through the same process).

In order to resolve this error you need to:

> Go to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> Privacy -> Accessibility and allow the `amm` app to gain access.

If you still see the error, try to quit and start the app again (the age-old way of fixing everything).

## How it works

Every 60 seconds, AMM uses [Activity tracker](https://github.com/prashantgupta24/activity-tracker) to track the various changes that happened in your system during that time, like cursor movement, mouse clicks, screen changes etc. Whenever `AMM` detects a change in the system, it knows that the system is busy and will not do anything. If not, it moves the mouse cursor ever so slightly, enough to keep your Mac awake for eternity.

> All code is public and open-sourced so no worrying if there's nefarious intention involved in recording your activity or not.

[version-badge]: https://img.shields.io/github/release/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover.svg
[releases]: https://github.com/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover/releases
[godoc-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg
[godoc-link]: https://godoc.org/github.com/prashantgupta24/automatic-mouse-mover/pkg/mousemover