Using Cocoapods libraries in Flutter iOS platform specific code

Question

I'm trying to use a Cocoapods library (for an external SDK) but I haven't found any documentation to do it. I've already integrated it in the Android part by just adding a line to the Gradle file.

Simply, I would like to create (or maybe find) a podfile where I could add my dependency and use it in AppDelegate.swift file.

What I tried so far is run pod init in ios/ folder and then add my pod (pod 'Charts' for example) and run pod install but it says:

[!] CocoaPods did not set the base configuration of your project because your project already has a custom config set. In order for CocoaPods integration to work at all, please either set the base configurations of the target Runner to Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.release.xcconfig or include the Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.release.xcconfig in your build configuration (Flutter/Release.xcconfig).

And then when I try to build on Xcode, it gives me this error:

error: The sandbox is not in sync with the Podfile.lock. Run 'pod install' or update your CocoaPods installation.

I think I'm doing it the right way and I've found nothing to help me on Flutter.io documentation.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Sluggard

Can you post your Podfile content please? – Dinosaurian

I just added some details to specify what i've tried but my problem is that i don't know the correct way to add cocoapods libraries to ios side of Flutter app. – Sluggard

Answer 1

After you run pod init and pod install in the ios/ folder, add

#include "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.debug.xcconfig"

to ios/Flutter/Debug.xcconfig

and add

#include "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.release.xcconfig"
#include "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-Runner/Pods-Runner.profile.xcconfig"

to ios/Flutter/Release.xcconfig

Proline

Thanks ! It's been a while so i already solved the issue but i forgot to add it to my original post ^^' – Sluggard

In my case, these are automatically added. – Supersonics

This will get deleted on project clean. – Diadiabase

Answer 2

Just put your pods at the end of Podfile file which is under the ios folder, like:

pod 'UMCAnalytics'

By default there are some codes in this file but just ignore them and add your pod to below them. After that, run:

pod update 

then you will see the pods installed.

Kale

Answer 3

Did you add your project target to your Podfile? Something like that:

def swift_frameworks
  pod 'PodName', 'X.X'
end


target 'My Project' do
  swift_frameworks
end

Dinosaurian

Hi, thanks for the answer. However, my problem is that i cannot find any Podfile in the flutter generated app (in ios/ folder for example). Should i create one with pod init ? Or there is another way of doing it ? – Sluggard