I've went through documentation: http://support.crashlytics.com It doesn't seem to question the purpose of the app, so I will ask here :)
I have Fabric integrated in my app. As per installation process, I've installed Fabric app on the Mac I am working on.
Now, from time to time, I have Fabric app that keeps opening, which I personally find very annoying. It's too much for a 3rd party service (even for a great one as Fabric Analytics).
In the build steps in Xcode I've found a script, but doesn't seem that it does the thing:
#!/bin/sh
# run
#
# Copyright (c) 2015 Crashlytics. All rights reserved.
# Figure out where we're being called from
DIR=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
# Quote path in case of spaces or special chars
DIR="\"${DIR}"
PATH_SEP="/"
VALIDATE_COMMAND="uploadDSYM\" $@ validate run-script"
UPLOAD_COMMAND="uploadDSYM\" $@ run-script"
# Ensure params are as expected, run in sync mode to validate
eval $DIR$PATH_SEP$VALIDATE_COMMAND
return_code=$?
if [[ $return_code != 0 ]]; then
exit $return_code
fi
# Verification passed, upload dSYM in background to prevent Xcode from waiting
# Note: Validation is performed again before upload.
# Output can still be found in Console.app
eval $DIR$PATH_SEP$UPLOAD_COMMAND > /dev/null 2>&1 &
So what is Fabric App is really for? Can it be excluded from the workflow? Can I actually erase it and continue the management through Pods? What's the trick behind it?