configure_extensions

Read Simultaneous Xcode 7 and Xcode 8 compatibility for more information about this project.

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Say you have an iOS app. You want to add some iOS 10 app extensions to the project, but you still need to build for iOS 9, and you want to avoid branching. You configure your project just right to allow this, but what do you do with app extensions that only compile with Xcode 8?

Simple! You remove them from the "Target Dependencies" and "Embed App Extensions" build phases of the app target before you commit:

configure_extensions remove MyApp.xcodeproj MyAppTarget NotificationsUI Intents

This keeps Xcode 7 compatibility. Want to work on iOS 10 features? Add them back in an instant:

configure_extensions add MyApp.xcodeproj MyAppTarget NotificationsUI Intents

No branching necessary.

(You can also use configure_extensions to add a "fast mode" to your automated build server that skips compilation of unnecessary app extensions)

Here's full syntax of the tool:

configure_extensions <mode> <project> <app_target> <extensions...>

Add and remove app extensions from Xcode build

mode
   add    - enables passed app extension targets
   remove - disables extensions from being built and embedded in the app

project
   path to the Xcode project file

app_target
   name of the main (app) target in which extensions are to be enabled/disabled

extensions
   names of app extension targets to be enabled/disabled

EXAMPLES

configure_extensions add MyApp.xcodeproj MyApp NotificationsUI Share
configure_extensions remove Foo.xcodeproj Foo-iOS Share

sudo gem install configure_extensions

If you like configure_extensions, be sure to check out "Simultaneous Xcode 7 and Xcode 8 compatibility" where I explain in detail how to keep a single Xcode project running on multiple versions of Xcode without branching.

And if you're into Swift, you might also like SwiftyUserDefaults and SwiftyTimer.

If you have comments, complaints or ideas for improvements, feel free to open an issue or a pull request. Or ping me on Twitter.

Radek Pietruszewski

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configure_extensions is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.