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?

Kalamazoo

I believe run scripts have a Run script only when installing option. Will that help you? – Taking

@PetahChristian That won't completely help as at least one script needs to run each build, not just when installing. – Kalamazoo

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"

Retinite

I tried adding env vars to both the host and the test schemes, for both "run" and "test" configurations, but in all 4 cases I got the empty echo output, like: echo "HOST_TEST_VAR = $HOST_TEST_VAR" outputs HOST_TEST_VAR =. – Levis

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"

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

Postobit

What's the point of quoting the other answer in its entirely? You can just link to it if this answer is meant to correct it. – Salts

As i said, when i tried to just copy and paste the snippet given, it keeps coming inside the if even though the actual value is different. I don't know why it doesn't work , i am not that familiar with scripting syntax and stuff. But after some debugging (i added space between the = inside the if), now it works. I attach the snippet to help people that have no extra time wondering what's wrong with it. – Postobit