Controlling MLB NexDef on Mac OS X

NexDef / Autobahn is an obnoxious bit of software that be default sets it self up to run continously sucking up cpu and memory (800 - 1000 MB on my 2G mac when not in active use by me). Here are directions on how to start and stop it on demand. NexDef (I assume non-mlb branded autobahn works the same) uses launchd to spawn and respawn. To stop this edit the plist file the installer created, ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.swarmcast.mlbnexdefautobahn.plist. Change the KeepAlive and RunAtLoad values from 'true' to 'false'. Reboot (I'm not an launchd expert, so this is the easiest way I know to reload the config). Now you will use launchctl to start and stop nexdef. The commands are:

launchctl start com.swarmcast.mlbnexdefautobahn

launchctl stop com.swarmcast.mlbnexdefautobahn

You could also change the Label in the plist file if you want a shorter command to type (I create aliases).

Here is a copy of my com.swarmcast.mlbnexdefautobahn.plist:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
        <key>KeepAlive</key>
        <false/>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.swarmcast.mlbnexdefautobahn</string>
        <key>Program</key>
        <string>/Users/jamesb/Library/Application Support/Swarmcast/MLBNexDefAutobahn.app/Contents/MacOS/MLBNexDefAutobahn</string>
        <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
        <string>Aqua</string>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <false/>
        <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
        <string>/Users/jamesb/Library/Application Support/Swarmcast</string>
        <key>ExitTimeOut</key>
        <integer>10</integer>
        <key>HopefullyExitsFirst</key>
        <true/>
</dict>
</plist>