Xcode IDE Maven Plugin

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Overview

This Plugin integrates the Xcode Maven Plugin into Xcode. It allows to call mvn initialize directly from the Xcode main menu (Project->Xcode Maven Plugin) and the output is redirected to the console (View->Debug Area->Activate Console). Press and hold the alt key to get advanced Xcode Maven Plugin menu options.

Additionally, this project can serve as a good starting point for writing your own Xcode plugins.

Installation

Simply build the Xcode project and restart Xcode. The plugin will automatically be installed in ~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Plug-ins. To uninstall, just remove the plugin from there (and restart Xcode).

Make your own plugin

If you intend to create your own plugin, here is a quickstart to save you some hours of trial and error.

1. Create a new Bundle project for OS X.

2. Create a new class, e.g. MyPlugin.

3. Add the following entries to your Info.plist:

    <key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
    <string>MyPlugin</string>
    <key>XC4Compatible</key>
    <true/>
    <key>XCGCReady</key>
    <true/>
    <key>XCPluginHasUI</key>
    <false/>
   

4. Add/set the following Build Settings to/in your target:

    DEPLOYMENT_LOCATION = YES
    DEPLOYMENT_POSTPROCESSING = YES
    DSTROOT = $(HOME)
    INSTALL_PATH = /Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Plug-ins
    LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = /Developer
    WRAPPER_EXTENSION = xcplugin
    CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC = NO
    GCC_ENABLE_OBJC_GC = supported
   

5. Add the following method with your initialization code to your MyPlugin class:

    + (void)pluginDidLoad:(NSBundle *)bundle {
        // ...
    }
   

See the source code for further concepts:

• How to access/modify the main menu.
• Get the current workspace.
• Get the current scheme.
• ...

Disclaimer

This plugin was implemented primarily through reverse engineering. The following links helped to get into the right direction:

• Your best friend: https://github.com/probablycorey/xcode-class-dump
• http://code.google.com/p/google-toolbox-for-mac/wiki/GTMXcodePlugin
• https://github.com/omz/MiniXcode
• https://github.com/0xced/CLITool-InfoPlist

This plugin is still experimental, so use it at your own risk.

License

This project is copyrighted by SAP AG and made available under the Apache License 2.0. Please also confer to the text files "LICENSE" and "NOTICE" included with the project sources.