mattjgalloway / ios-library-with-resources

Sample project showing how to ship resources with a static library for iOS.

iOS Library With Resources

Introduction

For a full description of what this project is about, see my tutorial. To get started, clone the repository and open MyLibraryTest.xcodeproj where you will find a sample app which links against a library called MyLibrary that includes a XIB.

License

ios-library-with-resources uses the 2-clause BSD license. So you should be free to use it pretty much however you want. Contact me if you require further information.

Copyright (c) 2012 Matt Galloway. All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)

This project uses ARC.

Author

"iOS Library With Resources" is written and maintained by Matt Galloway http://iphone.galloway.me.uk.

ios-library-with-resources's Issues

Sub-Project targets should be dependencies

If you don't have each included sub-project's product in the dependencies of the including app then the app fails to build.

Not being able to share the resource bundle across sibling projects

Scenario:

• Setup the static library as a sibling project
• Drag MyLibraryResources.bundle into "Copy Bundle Resources"
• It Showing a dialog box to Copy items into destination (which crashes xcode if ticked).
• if you didn't tick, xcode will not be able to find the .bundle

Let me know your thoughts about this

Thanks

Bundle Target needs Skip Install YES

Without this the Archive step would include the bundle from the sub-target in the Archive making it fail Validation for upload.

Bundle file does not get created in Products folder

I am following your tutorial and I am having the issue that the MyLibraryResource.bundle file does not get created in the right folder so it gets recognized by Xcode. The Products/MyLibraryResource.bundle file shows up in red in Xcode.

any suggestions?

Thanks for your work and the detailed tutorials.

Regards.