# ManeshTraderMac (Xcode Shell App)

This Xcode app is a native macOS shell around the existing Streamlit trading app.

## What It Does
- Auto-starts backend when the app launches
- Starts/stops a bundled backend executable from app resources
- Embeds the local UI using `WKWebView` at `http://127.0.0.1:8501`
- Keeps users inside the app window (no external browser required)

## Build Self-Contained App
1. From project root, build the embedded backend + macOS app:
   - `./scripts/build_selfcontained_mac_app.sh`
2. Output app bundle:
   - `dist-mac/<timestamp>/ManeshTraderMac.app`
3. Optional DMG packaging:
   - `APP_BUNDLE_PATH="dist-mac/<timestamp>/ManeshTraderMac.app" ./scripts/create_installer_dmg.sh`

## Run in Xcode
1. Generate embedded backend binary:
   - `./scripts/build_embedded_backend.sh`
2. Open `ManeshTraderMac/ManeshTraderMac.xcodeproj`
3. Build/Run the `ManeshTraderMac` scheme
4. The app auto-starts backend on launch

## Notes
- Backend source of truth is the root web app (`app.py`, `manesh_trader/`).
- `scripts/build_embedded_backend.sh` compiles those files into:
  - `ManeshTraderMac/ManeshTraderMac/EmbeddedBackend/ManeshTraderBackend`
- The Swift host launches that embedded binary directly from the installed app bundle.