activitywatch: error compiling jxa script

I am on the latest ActivityWatch version.
I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate.
OS Name and Version: MacOS Mojave 10.14.6
ActivityWatch version: v0.11.0

Describe the bug

aw-window-watcher cannot see the name of any windows (congrats on the new release, everything works perfectly on windows!)

To Reproduce

1. Download the latest release
2. Start activitywatch

Expected behavior

title of foreground window or app should be seen

Documentation

Here’s an excerpt from the aw-window-watcher logs. All other logs look fine and the server is getting a heartbeat

2021-06-17 21:02:28 [INFO ]: aw-watcher-window started  (aw_watcher_window.main:51)
2021-06-17 21:02:29 [INFO ]: Connection to aw-server established by aw-watcher-window  (aw_client.client:417)
2021-06-17 21:02:29 [ERROR]: Exception thrown while trying to get active window: error compiling jxa script  (aw_watcher_window.main:74)

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 3 years ago
Reactions: 3
Comments: 19 (5 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

This may have been fixed by https://github.com/ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-window/pull/59.

ErikBjare on Sep 20, 2021

Downgrade to 0.10.0 helped to solve this issue, but OS throws this periodically:

“ActivityWatch“ wants access to control “System Events“. Allowing control will provide access to documents and data in “System Events“, and to perform actions within that app.

This gave me an idea to give System Events permission to Accessibility (if this permission is needed), but for some reason it asks again an again.

In Automation section I already have ActivityWatch -> System Events checked.

laimison on Jul 26, 2021

Having same issue on same system:

OS Name and Version: MacOS Mojave 10.14.6 ActivityWatch version: v0.11.0

I’ve just installed an app an hour ago so everything is in default.

Terminal and ActivityWatch added to Preferences - Security & Privacy - Accessibility

Any other permissions required? I have noticed that I can’t add anything to Automation. Is it needed? (So I don’t have rights on my Mac)

I’m using AMP for Endpoints (if talking about security software installed on OS) https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/fireamp-endpoints/datasheet-c78-733181.html

Any hint on what could be missing?

laimison on Jul 26, 2021