FlexToTheos

Convert Flex patches into Theos projects. Fairly straight forward CLI

Binaries are available in the Release tab, my Cydia Repo has Debian packages for installing easily on iOS devices.

ftt can be compiled for macOS with make MACOS=1 and a macOS SDK. Some features are unavailable on macOS

Usage: ftt [OPTIONS]
 Naming:
   -f    Set name of folder created for project (default is Sandbox)
   -n    Override the tweak name
   -v    Set version (default is  0.0.1)
 Output:
   -d    Only print available local patches, don't do anything (cannot be used with any other options)
   -t    Only print Tweak.xm to console
   -l    Generate plain Obj-C instead of logos
   -s    Enable smart comments
   -o    Disable output, except errors
   -b    Disable colors in output
 Source:
   -p    Directly plug in number
   -c    Get patches directly from the cloud. Downloads use your Flex downloads.
          Free accounts still have limits. Patch IDs are the last digits in share links
   -r    Get remote patch from 3rd party (generally used to fetch from Sinfool repo)

Examples:

ftt -f MyFolder -n tweak -v 1.0

ftt -tsp2

ftt -b -c 34224

ftt -tsr "https://ipadkid.cf/sinfool/Sandbox/HideUnlockScreenChevron71x/Flex.plist"

Background

I started working on this project in late April, 2017, in an effort to create the Sinfool repo. Some early archives are still available. This project is a reminder to me, and I hope others, that anyone can get into (software) development. I started in bash on my jailbroken iPhone, editing bash scripts with a plain text editor. After some developers saw what I was doing, they recommended I use a "real" language. I had briefly used Objective-C in the past, and with the help of developers in the Jailbreak Discord, I finished the first version without ever touching a computer other than my phone.

There are two important points I hope this shows

1. Anyone can get into development. You do not need a super powerful computer, or even a laptop

2. Jailbreaking allows young developers to more easily get into development

Adding onto the last point, Swift Playgrounds for iPad has opened up that door a little bit, but as one developer put it, "[Swift Playgrounds] teaches about code, not how to code"