Command-line tool to create an OS X app with your iOS Simulator app packaged in. The result looks like this:
When you open it, it launches iOS Simulator and installs the packaged iOS app.
Why use it?
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Install older builds without having to git checkout and recompile everything
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Share simulator builds as OS X apps with members of your team
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Test version migrations faster by installing builds consecutively
Installation
ios-simulator-app-installer is distributed via Homebrew.
brew install stepanhruda/tap/ios-simulator-app-installer
Latest stable version of Xcode and OS X El Capitan are required.
Usage
Example: ios-simulator-app-installer --app "Rocket Science.app" --device "iPhone"
--app
An app out of which the installer app is created. The easiest way to get a .app is by compiling your project using xcodebuild and looking in DerivedData/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator:
xcodebuild -workspace RocketScience.xcworkspace -scheme RocketScience -configuration Debug -derivedDataPath build/DerivedData -sdk iphonesimulator
ios-simulator-app-installer --app "build/DerivedData/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/Rocket Science.app"
--device
Restricts installing the app to certain simulators. Keep in mind your selection might not be available on someone else's machine or over time.
If multiple devices match your string, the user will be prompted to select one.
--fresh-install
A fresh install of the app on every installer launch. This is helpful if you want to blow away the local storage or e.g. clean NSUserDefaults on every launch.
--out
Output path where your installer shall be created. Default is YourApp Installer.app.
--list-devices
Lists out simulator identifiers available on your current machine.
--help
In case you get lost.
Legal
MIT license in LICENSE. Icon from designcontest.com under CC.