fix: replace simple-plist with plutil and fix Vite bundling for produ…

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…ction builds

Problem

The packaged production build fails at runtime with two issues:

1. Cannot find module 'electron-squirrel-startup' — The Vite main config was externalizing all dependencies from package.json, but Electron Forge with the Vite plugin doesn't copy node_modules into the packaged app. This caused electron-squirrel-startup to be missing at runtime.

2. Could not dynamically require "bplist-creator" — The simple-plist package uses a UMD factory pattern that passes require as a function parameter, making it impossible for Rollup's CommonJS plugin to statically resolve its dependencies (bplist-creator, bplist-parser).

Solution

• vite.main.config.ts: Changed external from Object.keys(packageJson.dependencies) to only ["registry-js"] (the only true native module that must remain external). This ensures all pure JS dependencies are properly bundled by Vite.

• src/main/targets/local/platforms/macos.ts: Replaced the simple-plist dependency with macOS's built-in plutil -convert json command via child_process.execFile. This is more reliable since:

  • plutil is always available on macOS
  • It handles both XML and binary plist formats natively
  • It eliminates the CommonJS/UMD bundling incompatibility entirely

Testing

• Built the app with electron-forge make on macOS (Apple Silicon)
• Verified the app launches without module errors
• Verified the local device app list loads correctly