How to use with Github Actions?

[LuegM]

I am using Github Actions to build my app and distribute it to Testflight.

- name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0

- name: build archive
        run: |
          xcodebuild -scheme "AppName" \
          -archivePath $RUNNER_TEMP/AppName.xcarchive \
          -sdk iphoneos \
          -configuration Release \
          -destination generic/platform=iOS \
          clean archive          

- name: export ipa
  env:
    EXPORT_OPTIONS_PLIST: ${{ secrets.EXPORT_OPTIONS_PLIST }}
  run: |
    EXPORT_OPTS_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/ExportOptions.plist
    echo -n "$EXPORT_OPTIONS_PLIST" | base64 --decode -o $EXPORT_OPTS_PATH
    xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath $RUNNER_TEMP/AppName.xcarchive -exportOptionsPlist $EXPORT_OPTS_PATH -exportPath $RUNNER_TEMP/build

Would this plugin work with my automation?
Or what would I need to do to make it work?

[LuegM]

I would run the following:

git clone https://github.com/liamnichols/xcstrings-tool
cd xcstrings-tool
swift build -c release
.build/release/xcstrings-tool generate path/to/localizable.xcstrings path/to/generated.swift

But is this enough?
And will my action compile with the package + added Build Phase?
Or do I need to add the Build Phase somehow to the xcode which runs inside the Github Action?

[liamnichols]

Hey @LuegM, you shouldn't need to run the xcstrings-tool cli directly if you add the Build Tool plugin to your project as per these instructions: https://swiftpackageindex.com/liamnichols/xcstrings-tool/0.3.0/documentation/documentation/integrating-xcstrings-tool-into-an-xcode-project-target

The only thing that you would need to do on the CI is to mark the plugin as trusted by doing something like this: #42 (reply in thread)

[LuegM]

Thank you!

adding this was enough for it to work:

- name: Set Xcode Defaults
  run: defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode IDESkipPackagePluginFingerprintValidatation -bool YES