Add another xcodeproj as a dependency

[codeOfRobin]

Hey Yonas!

Lots of times when I'm working on a dependency and an app together (like my swift API client and my app at work), I like to include the API client's xcodeproj (by simply dragging and dropping) so I can make changes and have them appear directly in my app. Is there any good way to support that kind of workflow with xcodegen?

[yonaskolb]

Hi @codeOfRobin
You could reference your API client as an implicit framework dependency, and then add both projects into a workspace.

api client spec

targets:
  API:
    type: framework
    ...

app spec

targets:
  app:
    ...
    dependencies:
      - framework: API.framework
         implicit: true

If your API client is simply an existing xcodeproj that will work too.

In the future we could even generate the workspace, as described here #168

Let me know if you have any troubles

[yonaskolb]

Did that all work out for you @codeOfRobin? Is it ok if I close this?

[codeOfRobin]

Yeah, it did @yonaskolb ! Thank you for being so helpful 😄

[codeOfRobin]

If your API client is simply an existing xcodeproj that will work too.

Question btw, could you refer to a project in a different folder altogether?

[yonaskolb]

Yeah sure, that's up to the workspace you create

[codeOfRobin]

Ah, I didn't realize I'd have to manually create the workspace 😅. Can't wait for #168 🎉