feat: warn before turning off background helpers that aren't updaters

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Background Items lists more than updaters: on my Mac it also shows OpenVPN, Tunnelblick, Docker's socket, ZoomDaemon and Citrix helpers, and turning one of those off stops its app working. Items whose label, program or arguments mention "update" are marked as updaters. The rest get a warning in the app and before background off, and removemacai background shows an updater or helper column. It's a heuristic and leans towards warning.

Review follow-up: only the label and the name of the program count, so a mention of updates somewhere in a path or argument no longer hides the warning.

Validation on macOS 27.0.1 (26A434), Apple silicon: swift build -c release, git diff --check and all 55 removemacai selftest checks pass (2 added). I also checked removemacai background and the Background Items page on a Mac with about 30 items: the same 9 updaters are recognised and every other item shows the warning.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Background items are now identified as updaters or helpers, with clearer status labels and notices about items that may be needed for apps to work or may apply to all users.
  • When turning off background items, you’ll see relevant warnings before confirming or proceeding.
  • The Background Items section now explains that some helpers, such as VPN or Docker components, may be required for an app to work.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Background items are classified as updaters or helpers. The listing identifies each type, and turning off an item displays its warning when one applies. The Background Items section also notes that some helpers may be required for an app to work.

Changes

Background Item Handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Classify items and define warnings Sources/removemacai/BackgroundItems.swift, Sources/removemacai/SelfTest.swift	BackgroundItem classifies items as updaters when their label, program, or arguments contain “update.” Other items have a warning. Self-tests cover a Google Updater and a privileged helper.
Show status and warnings Sources/removemacai/TweakCommands.swift, Sources/removemacai/App/Pages.swift	The listing identifies updaters and helpers and uses fixed-width state labels. The off action prints applicable warnings. The Background Items section notes that a helper may be needed for its app to work.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: omlahore

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to dcb65

The change is broadly functional, but the wording and warning heuristic should be corrected to avoid misleading users and missed cautions.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: warning users before they turn off background helpers that are not identified as updaters.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @Sources/removemacai/App/Pages.swift:
- Line 312: Update the Background Items section text in the `Text` view in
`Pages.swift` to say that background items installed by other apps include
updaters, helpers, and agents.

Review comments at @Sources/removemacai/BackgroundItems.swift:
- Line 22: Update the updater-classification heuristic in the expression
checking label, program, and arguments so an incidental “update” match does not
suppress the warning. Treat ambiguous matches as helpers or retain the warning,
keeping the heuristic biased toward caution for app-required helpers.

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