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# procmon # procmon
procmon is a small Go program for OSX that watches App launch and terminate procmon is a small Go program for OSX that watches App launch and terminate
events in AppKit. The Go program directly links against the events in AppKit. This project demonstrates the following useful techniques:
- how to call C code from Go with cgo
- how to link Apple frameworks into a cgo project
- how to call Go code from C
- how to integrate the callback-based concurrency model of AppKit into Go's CSP-style concurrency model
The Go program directly links against the
[AppKit](https://developer.apple.com/reference/appkit) framework and uses it to [AppKit](https://developer.apple.com/reference/appkit) framework and uses it to
subscribe to the subscribe to the
[NSNotificationCenter](https://developer.apple.com/reference/foundation/nsnotificationcenter) [NSNotificationCenter](https://developer.apple.com/reference/foundation/nsnotificationcenter)
notifications generated by the OS when the user launches or terminates an App. notifications generated by the OS when the user launches or terminates an App.
The observer itself is writing in Objective-C. The Objective-C observer is The observer itself is written in Objective-C. The Objective-C observer is
accessed through a simple C function that may be accessed by a Go program. The accessed by the Go program through a simple C function. The Objective-C
Objective-C observer, upon seeing notifications, invokes a Go function observer, upon seeing notifications, invokes a Go function directly, passing
directly, passing control back to our Go program. control back to our Go program.
## installation ## installation

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