-- Install your VPN client, configure, and connect
-- Launch Script Editor
-- New Document
-- Paste the contents of this script in editor
-- Save
-- * Save As: AutoConnectVpnOnStartup
-- * Where: Applications
-- * File Format: Application
-- * Unchecked Show startup screen
-- * Unchecked Stay open after run handler
-- * Save
-- Add to startup
-- * Launch System Preferences
-- * Users & Groups
-- * Select your user
-- * Login Items
-- * Click + sign
-- * Highlight /Applications/AutoConnectVpnOnStartup.app
-- * Click Add
-- Grant permissions
-- * From System Preferences
-- * Security & Privacy
-- * Accessibility
-- * Click + sign
-- * Highlight /Applications/AutoConnectVpnOnStartup.app
-- * Click Open
-- Restart
-- The first time, you will be prompted to grant permission for Automation and System Events; allow
-- Restart
-- NOTE: You may tune the delay below based on the speed of your startup.


delay 15

-- First, turn on VPN menu
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.systemuiserver menuExtras -array-add \"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/VPN.menu\""
do shell script "killall SystemUIServer"
delay 2

-- Now use menu to connect if needed
tell application "System Events"
	tell process "SystemUIServer"
		set vpnMenu to (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 where description is "VPN")
		tell vpnMenu to click
		if ((first menu item of menu 1 of vpnMenu where its title starts with "Connect ") exists) then
			click (first menu item of menu 1 of vpnMenu where its title starts with "Connect ")
		else
			key code 53
		end if
	end tell
end tell