Long running binary (written in Go) for Mac OS X that scrapes the UFC website for the next main UFC event and triggers a native OS notification

GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386   go build -o ufc-386   ufc.go # 32 bit MacOSX
GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o ufc-amd64 ufc.go # 64 bit MacOSX

mv ./ufc /usr/local/bin # update $PATH reference
which ufc               # /usr/local/bin/ufc
ufc &                   # run program in a background process

You can utilise the Mac OS X Launchd service, which controls which programs are launched when the OS boots.

Reference: developer.apple.com/launchd.plist

Modify the ufc-notifier.plist file inside this repo to include details specific for your needs and move it to the following location:

mv ufc-notifier.plist $HOME/Library/LaunchAgents

Then execute:

cd "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents"
launchctl load ufc-notifier.plist

Note: this has been tested with Mac OS X version: 10.11.1

To stop this service:

cd "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents"
launchctl unload ufc-notifier.plist
rm -i ufc-notifier.plist

If you find the service isn't stopping, then it's time to get heavy handed...

• Check the program is indeed handled by Launchd: launchctl list | grep ufc
• Remove the program: launchctl remove ufc-notifier
• Verify it's gone: launchctl list | grep ufc