Pairing to Mac for Windows-based iOS developers

[NickIliev]

@beam-codegrind commented on Thu Oct 18 2018

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Life is hard for Windows-based iOS developers who want to develop app using NativeScript, since we must rely on Sidekick or other Mac-based teammates to build it because building native iOS applications requires access to Apple's build tools, which only run on a Mac.

Describe the solution you'd like

NativeScript should be able to discover, connect to, authenticate with, and remember Mac build hosts so that Windows-based iOS developers can work productively.
Based on this Xamarin's feature, NativeScript should have these similar workflows:

• Developers can write NativeScript iOS code in Windows.
• NativeScript opens a network connection to a Mac build host and uses the build tools on that machine to compile and sign the iOS app.
• There is no need to run a separate application on the Mac – NativeScript invokes Mac builds securely over SSH.
• Multiple instances of NativeScript can connect to the Mac simultaneously.
• It's possible to use the Windows command-line to build iOS applications.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Not much of an alternative, but can we reuse Sidekick's code and application ? Just point it to other Mac in the network.

Additional context

This feature request is based on this Xamarin's feature

[collaorodrigo7]

I feel like this will be a huge deal, and game changer.
Have your guys considered this at all?
I'll be willing to help.