Template system for Xcode projects that's much easier to manage and add to.

note: Swift Static lib templates require Xcode 9 and above.

Xcode's built in templating system is a pain to use. Projects/Files can't be easily edited or modified within Xcode, and Xcode's templating isn't very well documented (only by 3rd parties) and tends to change between releases, which in turn creates a great deal of work just keeping templates up to date.

Clone this repository, and navigate to it on the command line.

./useTemplate.sh <template> <new_name> <directory>

Example:

$ ./useTemplate.sh SwiftUtilityLib MyUtilityLib ~/MyWorkDirectory

Copying SwiftUtilityLib to ~/MyWorkDirectory/MyUtilityLib
Renaming files ...
Renaming files ...
Renaming files ...
Replacing occurences of SwiftUtilityLib with MyUtilityLib ...

Enter the desired Organization name:
"Brandon Sneed Heavy Industries"

Done.  The new project now lives here: ~/MyWorkDirectory/MyUtilityLib

Now you can open the MyUtilityLib project and see it has been catered to your needs.

Simply start a new Xcode project and place it next to useTemplate.sh on the file system. The only things you need to do initially is set the organization name to __TemplateOrgName__, and use __templateorgname__ as a bundle identifier, ie: com.__templateorgname__ or com.--templateorgname--. It's probably also best to avoid using dashes and underscores in your template names as Xcode wants to convert dashes to underscores and vice versa depending on where.

SwiftUtilityLib

This template uses Swift as the language and builds a static library for both iOS and MacOS, along with unit test targets for each. Both product targets use the same files/tests, and output a static lib with the same name regardless of platform. ie: mylib.a and not mylib-ios.a or mylib-macos.a.

SwiftUtilityLibiOS

This template uses Swift as the language and builds a static library for iOS along with a unit test target.

SwiftUtilityLibMacOS

This template uses Swift as the language and builds a static library for MacOS, along with a unit test target.

SwiftFeatureiOS

This template uses Swift as the language and builds a framework for iOS, along with a unit test target. A Test Harness target is also included to build/test/automate features in a standalone environment, which facilitates better feature isolation. An automation target that points to the Test Harness is also included.

SwiftFeatureLibiOS

This template uses Swift as the language and builds a static library for iOS, along with a unit test target, and a separate bundle for resources. A Test Harness target is also included to build/test/automate features in a standalone environment, which facilitates better feature isolation. An automation target that points to the Test Harness is included as well.