build_sim_name_proj

Build an app for a specific simulator using a project file, scheme, and simulator name. Requires projectPath, scheme, and simulatorName to execute. Use to streamline Xcode app builds for targeted testing environments.

Instructions

Builds an app from a project file for a specific simulator by name. IMPORTANT: Requires projectPath, scheme, and simulatorName. Example: build_sim_name_proj({ projectPath: '/path/to/MyProject.xcodeproj', scheme: 'MyScheme', simulatorName: 'iPhone 16' })

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`configuration`	No	Build configuration (Debug, Release, etc.)
`derivedDataPath`	No	Path where build products and other derived data will go
`extraArgs`	No	Additional xcodebuild arguments
`preferXcodebuild`	No	If true, prefers xcodebuild over the experimental incremental build system, useful for when incremental build system fails.
`projectPath`	Yes	Path to the .xcodeproj file (Required)
`scheme`	Yes	The scheme to use (Required)
`simulatorId`	No	UUID of the simulator (optional)
`simulatorName`	Yes	Name of the simulator to use (e.g., 'iPhone 16') (Required)
`useLatestOS`	No	Whether to use the latest OS version for the named simulator

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "configuration": {
      "description": "Build configuration (Debug, Release, etc.)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "derivedDataPath": {
      "description": "Path where build products and other derived data will go",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "extraArgs": {
      "description": "Additional xcodebuild arguments",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "preferXcodebuild": {
      "description": "If true, prefers xcodebuild over the experimental incremental build system, useful for when incremental build system fails.",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "projectPath": {
      "description": "Path to the .xcodeproj file (Required)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "scheme": {
      "description": "The scheme to use (Required)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "simulatorId": {
      "description": "UUID of the simulator (optional)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "simulatorName": {
      "description": "Name of the simulator to use (e.g., 'iPhone 16') (Required)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "useLatestOS": {
      "description": "Whether to use the latest OS version for the named simulator",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "projectPath",
    "scheme",
    "simulatorName"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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build_sim_name_proj

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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