Description

An API for manipulating Xcode project files.

Usage

Adding Source Files to a Project

XCProject* project = [[XCProject alloc] initWithFilePath:@"MyProject.xcodeproj"];
XCGroup* group = [project groupWithPathFromRoot:@"Main"];
XCClassDefinition* classDefinition = [[XCClassDefinition alloc] initWithName:@"MyNewClass"];
[classDefinition setHeader:@"<some-header-text>"];
[classDefinition setSource:@"<some-impl-text>"];

[group addClass:classDefinition];
[project save];

Duplicating Targets

It will be added to project as well.

XCTarget* target = [project targetWithName:@"SomeTarget"];
XCTarget* duplicated = [target duplicateWithTargetName:@"DuplicatedTarget" productName:@"NewProduct"];

Specifying Source File Belongs to Target

XCSourceFile* sourceFile = [project fileWithName:@"MyNewClass.m"];
XCTarget* examples = [project targetWithName:@"Examples"];
[examples addMember:sourceFile];
[project save];

Adding a Xib File

This time, we'll use a convenience method on XCGroup to specify the targets at the same time:

XCXibDefinition* xibDefinition = [[XCXibDefinition alloc] initWithName:@"MyXibFile" content:@"<xibXml>"];
[group addXib:xibDefinition toTargets:[project targets]];
[project save];

Adding a Framework

XCFrameworkDefinition* frameworkDefinition =
    [[XCFrameworkDefinition alloc] initWithFilePath:@"<framework path>" copyToDestination:NO];
[group addFramework:frameworkDefinition toTargets:[project targets]];
[project save];

Setting copyToDestination to YES, will cause the framework to be first copied to the group's directory within the project, and subsequently linked from there.

Adding an Image Resource

XCSourceFileDefinition* sourceFileDefinition = [[XCSourceFileDefinition alloc]
    initWithName:@"MyImageFile.png" data:[NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:<your image file name>]
    type:ImageResourcePNG];

[group addSourceFile:sourceFileDefinition];
[project save];

Adding a Header

XCSourceFileDefinition* header = [[XCSourceFileDefinition alloc]
    initWithName:@"SomeHeader.h" text:<your header text> type:SourceCodeHeader];

[group addSourceFile:header];
[project save];

Adding a sub-project

subProjectDefinition = [XCSubProjectDefinition withName:@"mySubproject" projPath=@"/Path/To/Subproject" type:XcodeProject];
[group addSubProject:subProjectDefinition toTargets:[project targets]];

Removing a sub-project

[group removeSubProject:subProjectDefinition];  //TODO: project should be able to remove itself from parent.

Configuring targets

We can add/update linker flags, header search paths, C-flags, etc to a target. Here we'll add header search paths:

XCTarget* target = [_project targetWithName:_projectName];
for (NSString* configName in [target configurations])
{
    XCBuildConfiguration* configuration = [target configurationWithName:configName];
    NSMutableArray* headerPaths = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
    [headerPaths addObject:@"$(inherited)"];
    [headerPaths addObject:@"$(SRCROOT)/include"];        
    [configuration addOrReplaceSetting:headerPaths forKey:@"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"];
}

. . . these settings are added by key, as they would appear in a make file. (Xcode provides more human friendly descriptions). To find the key for a given build setting, consult the compiler docs. Common settings are:

HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS
OTHER_LD_FLAGS
CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD
CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY
GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD
INFOPLIST_FILE
LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS
PRODUCT_NAME
PROVISIONING_PROFILE

File write behavior

//Creates the reference in the project and writes the contents to disk. If a file already exists at the 
//specified location, its contents will be updated.
[definition setFileOperationStyle:FileOperationStyleOverwrite];

//Creates the reference in the project. If a file already exists at the specified location, the contents will 
//not be updated.
[definition setFileOperationStyle:FileOperationStyleAcceptExisting];

//Creates the reference in the project, but does not write to disk. The filesystem is expected to be updated 
//through some other means.
[definition setFileOperationStyle:FileOperationStyleReferenceOnly];

Reports

You've just read them! The Source/Tests folder contains further usasge examples. A good starting point is to run the test target in Xcode. This will extract a test project to the /tmp directory, where you'll be able to see the outcome for yourself.

Building

Just the Framework

Open the project in XCode and choose Product/Build.

Command-line Build

Includes Unit Tests, Integration Tests, Code Coverge and API reports installed to Xcode.

Requirements (one time only)

In addition to Xcode, requires the Appledoc and lcov packages. A nice way to install these is with MacPorts.

git clone https://github.com/tomaz/appledoc.git
sudo install-appledoc.sh
sudo port install lcov

NB: Xcode 4.3+ requires command-line tools to be installed separately.

Running the build (every other time)

ant

Feature Requests and Contributions

. . . are very welcome.

If you're using the API shoot me an email and tell me what you're doing with it.

Compatibility

Xcode-editor has been tested on Xcode 4+. It should also work on earlier versions of Xcode.
The AppCode IDE from JetBrains is now supported too!
Supports both ARC and MRR modes of memory management.

Who's using it?

Apportable : Develop Android applications using Xcode, Objective-C and Cocoa APIs
expanz: A RAD framework that enables .NET developers in producing cross-platform and cloud apps.
Less Painful: The Calabash automated functional testing for mobile applications.
Level Helper: A RAD framework for developing 2D games on iOS & Android.
Text Mate: The missing Text Editor for OSX.

Authors

Jasper Blues - jasper.blues@me.com

With contributions from:

Connor Duggan - lots of bug fixes, maintenance and enhancements.
Alexander Smirnov - Cleaned up, generalized and contributed back the changes from the Calabash fork.
Zach Drayer - lots of fixes and features to support TextMate.
Janine Ohmer - support adding and removing sub-projects (http://www.synapticats.com).
Bogdan Vladu - support adding and removing groups (www.levelhelper.org).
Chris Ross of Hidden Memory (http://www.hiddenmemory.co.uk/)
Paul Taykalo
Vladislav Alekseev
Felix Schneider - bug fixes.
Isak Sky - mutable XCSourceFiles.

Thanks!

LICENSE

Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004, http://www.apache.org/licenses/

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