InspectorDesktopProbe

For maintainers / contributors — on-demand desktop UX + OS proxy/CA validation (not CI).

On-demand desktop UX + OS proxy/CA validation for Titanium Inspector. Not CI. Mutates system proxy and may show OS cert dialogs.

Prerequisites

• Built Inspector dependencies (dotnet build restores Avalonia)
• Browsers as needed: Edge, Chrome, Firefox; Safari on macOS
• Interactive session (Windows Trusted Root Yes/No, macOS Keychain password still need a human click once)
• Avalonia confirm dialogs are auto-accepted by the probe; file pickers are scripted (no Save/Open hang)

Commands

dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- status
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- chrome
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- proxy --browser auto --timeout-sec 45
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- proxy --browser safari   # macOS
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- cert
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- firefox
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- loopback      # Windows Store apps
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- exclusions
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- pac
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- machine-trust status
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- machine-trust install   # admin password
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- machine-trust run
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- machine-trust curl-check
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- machine-trust remove
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- machine-trust clean
dotnet run --project tools/InspectorDesktopProbe -- all

Command	Validates
status	OS proxy dump, trust suppress flag, optional --ui harness
chrome	Full click-through: every File/Capture/Tools/Options/Help child, session context menu, Delete key (single + multi-select), toolbar, Inspect tabs, Composer/Breakpoints/AutoResponder/Scripts; MenuExit skipped
proxy	System proxy checkbox → WinINET/gsettings/scutil → Edge/Chrome/Firefox (and Safari on macOS) HTTPS without --proxy-server
cert	Install/Remove CA menus; Decrypt HTTPS auto-off after remove
firefox	Trust CA in Firefox + system-proxy capture
loopback	Allow Store apps dialog (Win8+)
exclusions	Excluded hosts dialog
pac	PAC replace confirm cancel/accept when PAC is active
machine-trust	Machine CA trust (status / install / remove / run / curl-check / clean); Core-only, no Avalonia. Aliases: install-system, remove-system. Flag: run --no-system-proxy
all	chrome first, then applicable OS scenarios (excludes machine-trust)

Logs (MCP-friendly)

• tools/InspectorDesktopProbe/results/*.log
• tools/InspectorDesktopProbe/results/last-run.json — structured step pass/fail

vs unit tests

Unit/integration suites set CertificateManager.SuppressInteractiveRootStoreMutations and TITANIUM_SKIP_ROOT_STORE_UI=1 so they never open CryptUI / Keychain / polkit. This probe clears suppress for OS scenarios and exercises the real Inspector window + OS. The chrome walk temporarily suppresses CryptUI only while clicking CA menus so the menu path is exercised without hanging; cert still does the interactive trust walk.

Related local suites: dotnet test --filter TestCategory=E2E-UI-Headless (CI headless click coverage) and TestCategory=E2E-Slow (service-level, no desktop window).