In Xcode, how to not run certain Run Script Build Phases when running Tests?

Question

My project is currently setup so that the MyApp target includes a few Run Script Build Phases. These scripts depend on the sequence of Build Phases. For example, there's a script that runs before Copy Bundle Resources and another one that runs afterwards.

My test target depends on MyApp, so when I run the tests (Product Menu, Test), I'd like to not include some of these scripts because it slows the testing down.

I thought to create an Aggregate Target which includes MyApp target. Then move the scripts I don't want to run when testing out of MyApp and into the Aggregate. However, I don't see how I can configure the same sequence of when these scripts will run by doing this.

Is there a way to do this? Or perhaps a better solution all together?

Answer 1

It depends on what your scripts doing:

You can create a Pre-Action (go to "edit-scheme") - there you can add a run script and it will be only executed when your running selected scheme. What you have to know is: Pre-Actions are on another thread, so if you want to stop the building process it won't work

If its possible: You can check your script if "debuging" or "releasing" you can use this if its enough to check just this two options like:

wantedConfig="Debug"; currentConfig="$CONFIGURATION" if [ $currentConfig=$wantedConfig ]; then echo "Now Im on a debug mode and will do all you want here"; fi You also can create your own environments variables like:

TEST_MODE=YES

..and use it like example above:

currentConfig="$TEST_MODE"

The logic is there, but it keeps coming inside the if even thoug the configuration is different. After some debugging and searching this is the working snippet :

wantedConfig="PROD"
currentConfig="${CONFIGURATION}"  
echo "currentConfig = $CONFIGURATION"
if [ "$currentConfig" = "$wantedConfig" ]; then
    echo "begin action"
fi

Answer 2

It depends on what your scripts doing:

• You can create a Pre-Action (go to "edit-scheme") - there you can add a run script and it will be only executed when your running selected scheme. What you have to know is: Pre-Actions are on another thread, so if you want to stop the building process it won't work

• If its possible: You can check your script if "debuging" or "releasing" you can use this if its enough to check just this two options like:

  wantedConfig="Debug"; currentConfig="$CONFIGURATION"    
  if [ $currentConfig=$wantedConfig ]; then
    echo "Now Im on a debug mode and will do all you want here";
  fi
  

• You also can create your own environments variables like:

TEST_MODE=YES

..and use it like example above:

currentConfig="$TEST_MODE"