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A Mac can now join a peer's hotspot through CoreWLAN and find hosts with the btleplug central. The Mac never hosts. A join asks for Location Services first, since CoreWLAN hides network names without it, and the directed scan retries for 30 seconds because an iPhone's Personal Hotspot answers it only now and then. The demo's peer panel shows only the actions that apply to the device's state.

connetto-ios-proof --mac-peer --every-join proves it unattended. The iPhone hosts its Personal Hotspot and a headless client on the Mac joins it by the typed form, the beacon and the pasted payload, each ending with both sides linked. The client runs inside a small signed app started through open, so the Location and Bluetooth grants macOS ties to an app persist between runs. The headless leg from #162 moves to connetto-test-harness::leg and serves both systems.

Stacked on #162.

macOS could not join a peer’s hotspot or discover nearby hosts through the Bluetooth central. The Apple backend now uses CoreWLAN for directed scans and association, requests Location Services access when needed, and retries scans for up to 30 seconds. The Mac can join a hotspot but cannot host one.

The shared connetto-test-harness::leg supports Linux and macOS proof runs. Its signed macOS app preserves permission grants between runs and supports unattended join checks against an iPhone Personal Hotspot. The demo shows actions that match the device’s hosting and joined state.

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This change adds macOS support for Apple peer Bluetooth and Wi-Fi joining. It also adds a signed macOS proof leg, an iPhone-host proof mode, and macOS peer controls in the desktop demo.

Changes: macOS peer joining

Layer / File(s) Summary
Apple platform APIs and device support
crates/connetto-peer-apple/Cargo.toml, crates/connetto-peer-apple/src/lib.rs, crates/connetto-peer-apple/src/platform/*, crates/connetto-peer-apple/README.md
The Apple peer crate adds macOS device-name and idiom behavior, Location Services access, and unsupported peripheral operations. Its dependencies and documentation now include macOS.
macOS Wi-Fi join and permission flow
crates/connetto-peer-apple/src/platform/hotspot/*, crates/connetto-client/src/hotspot/apple.rs, plans/master-implementation-plan.md
CoreWLAN joins use directed scans and generation checks. The client checks Location Services access before joining. Shared code reads the joined interface and default gateway.
macOS client backend selection
crates/connetto-client/Cargo.toml, crates/connetto-client/src/bluetooth.rs, crates/connetto-client/src/bluetooth/*, crates/connetto-client/src/builder/native.rs, crates/connetto-client/src/hotspot.rs
The client selects Apple hotspot and Bluetooth backends on macOS. macOS Bluetooth scans use a service-specific filter.
Cross-platform proof leg runtime
crates/connetto-test-harness/Cargo.toml, crates/connetto-test-harness/src/leg.rs, crates/connetto-test-harness/src/leg_wire.rs, crates/connetto-test-harness/src/lib.rs, crates/connetto-test-harness/src/bin/connetto-android-proof.rs, crates/connetto-test-harness/src/bin/connetto-macos-app.rs, codecov.yml, sonar-project.properties
The shared proof leg supports signed macOS app startup over FIFOs and Location Services permission retries. Nearby matching accepts an optional prefix. Supporting call sites and coverage exclusions use the shared leg modules.
iPhone-host and Mac-peer proof flow
crates/connetto-test-harness/src/bin/connetto-ios-proof.rs
The proof adds a Mac-peer mode that runs Form, Beacon, and Payload joins, checks both link states, and attempts to restore the Mac’s original gateway after each join.
Desktop demo peer controls
examples/dioxus-desktop-demo/Cargo.toml, examples/dioxus-desktop-demo/Dioxus.toml, examples/dioxus-desktop-demo/src/main.rs
The demo adds macOS peer dependencies and permission descriptions. The peer panel tracks joined state and adjusts controls for hosting, joining, and leaving.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Proof as iPhone-Mac proof
  participant Host as iPhone hotspot host
  participant Leg as Mac proof leg
  participant Client as Connetto client
  Proof->>Leg: Start the Mac leg and check Bluetooth readiness
  Proof->>Host: Start hotspot hosting and obtain an offer
  Proof->>Client: Request Form, Beacon, or Payload join
  Client->>Host: Establish peer link through the hotspot
  Proof->>Leg: Leave and verify link and gateway cleanup
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 232a7

Mac joining works as described, with two narrow problems. Leaving a hotspot the Mac was already on can disconnect the user's own Wi-Fi. In the proof tooling, a stuck test leg can keep running after a timeout. Both are small fixes and can be handled before or shortly after merge.

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