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Chat watcher: native macOS on-screen alert (display notification, or NOTIFY=dialog for clickable popup) — zero-setup screen alert alongside CNCP/log/FileMaker-pull

7cc0a137da2e0f9d6fc6cc98b13d2b1ac20061ca · 2026-08-11 08:29:02 -0700 · steve

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• M watch.js

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commit 7cc0a137da2e0f9d6fc6cc98b13d2b1ac20061ca
Author: steve <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Tue Aug 11 08:29:02 2026 -0700

    Chat watcher: native macOS on-screen alert (display notification, or NOTIFY=dialog for clickable popup) — zero-setup screen alert alongside CNCP/log/FileMaker-pull
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 watch.js | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/watch.js b/watch.js
index dfcc065..cad24dd 100644
--- a/watch.js
+++ b/watch.js
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ function post(url, body) {
   });
 }
 
+function macNotify(title, subtitle, msg) {
+  // Native macOS on-screen alert — pops over whatever's focused (incl. FileMaker) on macstudio3.
+  // NOTIFY=dialog for a clickable popup, else a notification-center banner (default).
+  const esc = s => String(s || '').replace(/["\\]/g, '\\$&').replace(/[\r\n]+/g, ' ');
+  const scpt = (process.env.NOTIFY === 'dialog')
+    ? `display dialog "${esc(subtitle)}\n${esc(msg)}" with title "${esc(title)}" buttons {"Dismiss","Open chat"} default button "Open chat" giving up after 30`
+    : `display notification "${esc(msg)}" with title "${esc(title)}" subtitle "${esc(subtitle)}" sound name "Glass"`;
+  try { require('child_process').spawn('osascript', ['-e', scpt], { detached: true, stdio: 'ignore' }).unref(); } catch {}
+}
+
 async function alert(c) {
   const v = c.visitor || {};
   const loc = [v.city, v.region, v.country].filter(Boolean).join(', ');
@@ -59,6 +69,7 @@ async function alert(c) {
   const landing = ((c.webpath || [])[0]?.to || '').replace(/\?.*$/, '');
   const line = `${new Date().toISOString()} HOT ${c.id} | ${contact} | ${loc} | ${landing}`;
   fs.appendFileSync(LOG, line + '\n');
+  macNotify('🔥 New chat lead', contact + (loc ? ' · ' + loc : ''), 'Landing: ' + (landing || '?'));
   const r = await post(CNCP, {
     title: `🔥 New HOT chat lead — ${contact}`,
     note: `Zendesk visitor left contact. Loc: ${loc || '?'} · Landing: ${landing || '?'} · Open: ${ZLINK}`,

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