Build iOS app for simulator and deploy to Appetize.io

How To iOS
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Build iOS app for simulator via xcodebuild and deploy it to Appetize.io for demos, customer support, testing etc.

Steps

Scipt step - To create the iOS .app for simulator:

  • Script content if you have a workspace:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
set -x

xcodebuild "-workspace" "$BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/$BITRISE_PROJECT_PATH" "-scheme" "$BITRISE_SCHEME" "-configuration" "$CONFIGURATION" "CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=" "build" "-destination" "$SIMULATOR_IDENTITY" "PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER=" -derivedDataPath $BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/ddata
  • Script content if you have just a project:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
set -x

xcodebuild "-project" "$BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/$BITRISE_PROJECT_PATH" "-scheme" "$BITRISE_SCHEME" "-configuration" "$CONFIGURATION" "CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=" "build" "-destination" "$SIMULATOR_IDENTITY" "PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER=" -derivedDataPath $BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/ddata

Create ZIP step - To export the builded .app to the deploy dir:

  • Source directory path:
    $BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/ddata/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/$BITRISE_SCHEME.app

  • Target directory path:
    $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/$BITRISE_SCHEME.zip

Deploy to Bitrise.io - Apps, Logs, Artifacts

  • Just put this step there so you will have the .apps under the APPS & ARTIFACTS tab.

Appetize.io deploy

  • Application path:
    $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/$BITRISE_SCHEME.zip

Create secrets:

Create envs:

  • SIMULATOR_IDENTITY: platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 6,OS=11.3
    NOTE: This is only an example

  • CONFIGURATION: Debug
    NOTE: This is only an example

Bitrise.yml:

It should look like this:

---
format_version: '5'
default_step_lib_source: https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise-steplib.git
project_type: ios
trigger_map:
- push_branch: "*"
  workflow: primary
- pull_request_source_branch: "*"
  workflow: primary
workflows:
  xcodebuild_simulator_script:
    steps:
    - activate-ssh-key:
        run_if: '{{getenv "SSH_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY" | ne ""}}'
    - git-clone: {}
    - cocoapods-install@1.7.2: {}
    - script@1.1.5:
        inputs:
        - content: |-
            #!/usr/bin/env bash
            set -e
            set -x

            xcodebuild "-workspace" "$BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/$BITRISE_PROJECT_PATH" "-scheme" "$BITRISE_SCHEME" "-configuration" "$CONFIGURATION" "CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY=" "build" "-destination" "$SIMULATOR_IDENTITY" "PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER=" -derivedDataPath $BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/ddata
    - create-zip@0.9.0:
        inputs:
        - destination: "$BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/$BITRISE_SCHEME.zip"
        - source_path: "$BITRISE_SOURCE_DIR/ddata/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/$BITRISE_SCHEME.app"
    - deploy-to-bitrise-io@1.3.12: {}
    - appetize-deploy@0.9.0:
        inputs:
        - appetize_token: "$APPETIZE_TOKEN"
        - app_path: "$BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/$BITRISE_SCHEME.zip"
app:
  envs:
  - opts:
      is_expand: false
    BITRISE_PROJECT_PATH: XcodeArchiveTest.xcworkspace
  - opts:
      is_expand: false
    BITRISE_SCHEME: XcodeArchiveTest
  - opts:
      is_expand: false
    BITRISE_EXPORT_METHOD: development
    SIMULATOR_IDENTITY: platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 6,OS=11.3
  - opts:
      is_expand: false
    CONFIGURATION: Debug

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The given process can be very useful for those who are going to make the ios app through this and this will really help them. I have also made the app for the ios platform by this process with the help of Apple iPad support.