Organize Code with Local Swift Packages

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:17:00 -0700

There are several benefits to organizing your code into modules:

Readability
Testability
Reusability
Maintainability
And more …

By using an Xcode Workspace and Swift Packages, a monolithic project can be split up and organized, into smaller modules or packages. Utilities, for example, can go in one package, and the Data Layer can go in another package.

Swift Packages can be local or remote. If the module can be used by other projects or teams, then consider using a remote package. In which case, the remote package will require its own git repository. If the module is only usable by the main application, then use a local package. The local package will live within the git repository of the main application. In this article, we’re going to use a local package.

Manage Multiple Projects with an Xcode Workspace

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:38:00 -0700

By default, Xcode projects use an .xcodeproj file to organize and structure the project. The project file contains code, resources, settings and targets for building a product.

What if your project needs to reference another project? For example, prior to building your main app, you must first compile and link a library. Use an Xcode Workspace (.xcworkspace) to manage the dependencies between multiple projects. Xcode can use the workspace to compile the library first, then link it to your app. If your project uses Cocoapods, then it’s using a Workspace.

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Organize Code with Local Swift Packages

Manage Multiple Projects with an Xcode Workspace