Appify

Generate simple macOS .app from Swift Package .executable.

Could be useful for status bar app based only on Swift Package Manager.

How to

Add Appify in your Package.swift

let package = Package(
    name: "my-executable",
    platforms: [.macOS(.v11)],
    products: [
        .executable(name: "my-executable", targets: ["Executable"])
    ],
    dependencies: [
        .package(url: "https://github.com/phimage/appify.git", from: "0.0.1")
    ],
    targets: [
        .target(
        name: "Executable",
            dependencies: ["Appify", ...]
        )
    ],
    ...
)

Add code in your executable

In main.swift just add one line before your app starting code

Appify.run() // here the code, will exit app if the first command line argument is appify

// your app code
let app: NSApplication = .shared
app.delegate = xxx
app.run()

then you could run

my-executable appify

A my-executable.app will be created near the my-exectable

Improvements

• Create plist files with many input from command line parameters or configuration file.
  • App icon
  • Status bar app or not