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https://github.com/liftoffcli/liftoff

CLI for creating and configuring new Xcode projects
https://github.com/liftoffcli/liftoff

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**Liftoff is a CLI for creating and configuring iOS Xcode projects.**



> 👋 We need your help!

> We're looking for contributors and people willing to take over Liftoff maintenance.

> If you're interested, we'd love to hear from you! 👍



## Installation



    brew tap liftoffcli/formulae

    brew install liftoff



Liftoff was previously distributed via RubyGems. This method of installation has

been deprecated, and all new releases will be done through Homebrew. If you are

migrating from RubyGems, you should uninstall the gem version to avoid confusion

in the future.



## Usage



Run this command in a directory



    liftoff



View the documentation:



    man liftoff

    man liftoffrc



When Liftoff finds an existing project in the current directory, it will

perform the following configurations:



* Set the indentation level (In spaces, 4 by default).

* Treat warnings as errors for release schemes.

* Enable warnings at the project level, check `liftoffrc(5)` for a list of the warnings.

* Turn on Static Analysis for the project.

* Add a build phase shell script that [turns "TODO:" and "FIXME:" into

  warnings][deallocated-todo].

* Add a build phase shell script that sets the version to the latest Git tag,

  and the build number to the number of commits on master.

* Perform arbitrary configuration as defined in the user's `liftoffrc`. See

  `liftoffrc(5)` for more information.

* Add default [.gitignore] and [.gitattributes] files.

* Initialize a new `git` repo and create an initial commit (if needed).



[.gitignore]: https://github.com/liftoffcli/liftoff/blob/master/templates/gitignore

[.gitattributes]: https://github.com/liftoffcli/liftoff/blob/master/templates/gitattributes

[deallocated-todo]: http://deallocatedobjects.com/posts/show-todos-and-fixmes-as-warnings-in-xcode-4



When you run Liftoff in a directory without a project file, it will create a

new directory structure for a project, and generate a well-configured Xcode

project in that subdirectory:



```

$ cd ~/dev/

$ liftoff

Project name? MyCoolApp

Company name? thoughtbot

Author name? Gordon Fontenot

Prefix? MCA

Creating MyCoolApp

Creating MyCoolApp/Categories

Creating MyCoolApp/Classes

[snip]

```



Liftoff will generate a brand new project for you based on the provided

values. Generating projects via Liftoff has these advantages:



* Minimized time reorganizing the repository

* Sets up `git` repository automatically

* Defined group structure

* Matching directory structure on disk (linked to the proper group)

* Easily customizable

* Configurations can be shared easily



### Configuration



You can use a `liftoffrc` file to speed up your workflow by defining your

preferred configuration for Liftoff.



Liftoff will look for config files in the local directory and then the home

directory. If it can't find a key in `./.liftoffrc` or `~/.liftoffrc`, it will

use the default values. Check `liftoffrc(5)` for more information:



    man liftoffrc



You can see the [current liftoffrc on master][liftoffrc], but be aware that

the keys might not match up completely with the current released version.



[liftoffrc]: https://github.com/liftoffcli/liftoff/blob/master/defaults/liftoffrc



### Directory Structure and Templates



One of the most powerful things that Liftoff can do for you is let you quickly

and easily customize your project's group and directory structure. By defining

a YAML dictionary inside your local or user `.liftoffrc`, you can completely

dictate the structure that will be created. This includes group structure,

order, placement of template files, etc. And remember that these groups will

be mimicked on disk as well.



You can also create your own templates, or override the defaults by adding

them to `~/.liftoff/templates` or `./.liftoff/templates`. Liftoff will use the

same fallback order when looking for templates as it does for the

`.liftoffrc`.



These files (and filenames) will be parsed with `ERB`, using the values

provided at run time (or the default values from a `liftoffrc`).



### Note about Xcode 7.0



In Xcode 7.0, there is a bug that when combined with a bug in Liftoff 1.5

results in a crash when trying to launch a project generated by liftoff. This

bug is fixed in Liftoff 1.6, but if you have a project created with a version

of liftoff <= 1.5, you might experience this crash.



To fix it:



1. Open the project in Xcode 6 or Xcode 7.1+

2. Remove `Main.storyboard` from the project (only need to remove the

   reference, you don't need to trash the file itself)

3. Re-add `Main.storyboard` to the project



Your project should now open cleanly in Xcode 7.0.



Contributing

------------



See the [CONTRIBUTING] document. Thank you, [contributors]!



[CONTRIBUTING]: CONTRIBUTING.md

[contributors]: https://github.com/liftoffcli/Liftoff/graphs/contributors



We'd also love some help for maintaining Liftoff up-to-date on a more regular basis. If you're interested, we'd love to hear from you!



License

-------



Liftoff is Copyright (c) 2015 thoughtbot, inc. It is free software, and may be

redistributed under the terms specified in the [LICENSE] file.



[LICENSE]: /LICENSE.txt



About

-----



![thoughtbot](https://thoughtbot.com/logo.png)



Liftoff was originally maintained and funded by thoughtbot, inc. The names and

logos for thoughtbot are trademarks of thoughtbot, inc.



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