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Struct

Added on May 19, 2017

A command line tool that automates the creation and management of Xcode projects. Struct turns your Xcode project into a build artefact by letting you quickly and continuously regenerate it from a YAML or JSON spec file. You can create your first spec file by migrating an existing Xcode project ready to be customised and regenerated. Struct makes it easy to have multiple variants of a project with the ability to add additional source files and resources. Great for whitelabelling and multiple distribution channels.

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