feat: add notify_post based 'Send Darwin notification' menu

scripts/vphoned/vphoned.m

@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ static BOOL handle_client(int fd) {
           continue;
         }
 
+        // Generic notify_post
+        if ([t isEqualToString:@"notify_post"]) {
+          NSDictionary *resp = vp_handle_notify_post_command(msg);
+          if (resp && !vp_write_message(fd, resp))
+            break;
+          continue;
+        }
+
         NSDictionary *resp = handle_command(msg);
         if (resp && !vp_write_message(fd, resp))
           break;

scripts/vphoned/vphoned_notify.h

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
 NSDictionary *vp_handle_notify_command(NSDictionary *msg);
+NSDictionary *vp_handle_notify_post_command(NSDictionary *msg);

scripts/vphoned/vphoned_notify.m

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 /*
- * vphoned_notify — Low power mode state sync.
+ * vphoned_notify — Darwin notification helpers.
  *
- * Sets LPM state via notify_set_state("com.apple.system.lowpowermode") + notify_post.
- * All registrations for a notification name share one state value, so this
- * updates what NSProcessInfo and SpringBoard read via notify_get_state —
- * mirroring what powerd does internally when the user toggles Low Power Mode.
+ * Low power mode: Sets LPM state via notify_set_state + notify_post.
+ * Generic notify_post: Posts an arbitrary Darwin notification name, optionally
+ * setting a uint64 state value before posting.
  */
 
 #import "vphoned_notify.h"
@@ -30,3 +29,37 @@
   r[@"ok"] = @(ok);
   return r;
 }
+
+NSDictionary *vp_handle_notify_post_command(NSDictionary *msg) {
+  id reqId = msg[@"id"];
+  NSString *name = msg[@"name"];
+  if (!name || name.length == 0) {
+    NSMutableDictionary *r = vp_make_response(@"err", reqId);
+    r[@"msg"] = @"missing notification name";
+    return r;
+  }
+
+  const char *cname = [name UTF8String];
+  BOOL hasState = (msg[@"state"] != nil);
+  BOOL ok = YES;
+
+  if (hasState) {
+    uint64_t state = [msg[@"state"] unsignedLongLongValue];
+    int token = 0;
+    ok = (notify_register_check(cname, &token) == NOTIFY_STATUS_OK);
+    if (ok) {
+      notify_set_state(token, state);
+      ok = (notify_post(cname) == NOTIFY_STATUS_OK);
+      notify_cancel(token);
+    }
+    NSLog(@"vphoned: notify_post %@ state=%llu -> %s", name, state,
+          ok ? "ok" : "failed");
+  } else {
+    ok = (notify_post(cname) == NOTIFY_STATUS_OK);
+    NSLog(@"vphoned: notify_post %@ -> %s", name, ok ? "ok" : "failed");
+  }
+
+  NSMutableDictionary *r = vp_make_response(@"notify_post", reqId);
+  r[@"ok"] = @(ok);
+  return r;
+}

sources/vphone-cli/VPhoneAppDelegate.swift

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class VPhoneAppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
                 mc?.updateURLAvailability(available: caps.contains("url"))
                 mc?.updateClipboardAvailability(available: caps.contains("clipboard"))
                 mc?.updateSettingsAvailability(available: true)
+                mc?.updateNotifyAvailability(available: true)
                 if caps.contains("location") {
                     mc?.updateLocationCapability(available: true)
                     // Auto-resume if user had toggle on
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ class VPhoneAppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
                 mc?.updateURLAvailability(available: false)
                 mc?.updateClipboardAvailability(available: false)
                 mc?.updateSettingsAvailability(available: false)
+                mc?.updateNotifyAvailability(available: false)
                 provider?.stopReplay()
                 provider?.stopForwarding()
                 mc?.updateLocationCapability(available: false)

sources/vphone-cli/VPhoneControl.swift

@@ -660,6 +660,18 @@ class VPhoneControl {
         }
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Notify Post
+
+    func notifyPost(name: String, state: UInt64? = nil) async throws {
+        var req: [String: Any] = ["t": "notify_post", "name": name]
+        if let state { req["state"] = state }
+        let (resp, _) = try await sendRequest(req)
+        let ok = resp["ok"] as? Bool ?? false
+        if !ok {
+            throw ControlError.guestError("notify_post failed for \(name)")
+        }
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Accessibility
 
     func accessibilityTree(depth: Int = -1) async throws -> [String: Any] {

sources/vphone-cli/VPhoneMenuConnect.swift

@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ extension VPhoneMenuController {
         menu.addItem(buildLocationSubmenu())
         menu.addItem(buildBatterySubmenu())
 
+        menu.addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
+
+        let notifyItem = makeItem("Send Darwin Notification...", action: #selector(postNotification))
+        notifyItem.isEnabled = false
+        notifyPostItem = notifyItem
+        menu.addItem(notifyItem)
+
         item.submenu = menu
         return item
     }

sources/vphone-cli/VPhoneMenuController.swift

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class VPhoneMenuController {
     var powerSourceRunLoopSource: CFRunLoopSource?
     var powerSourceRetainedPtr: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?
     var lowPowerObserver: (any NSObjectProtocol)?
+    var notifyPostItem: NSMenuItem?
 
     init(keyHelper: VPhoneKeyHelper, control: VPhoneControl) {
         self.keyHelper = keyHelper