Can I re-use my app IPA, edit assets in it and update CodeResources with a script? - objective-c

I've created an app that is reskinnable by just changing asset files. In theory, I could just unzip the IPA file, update my assets, then rezip it as a new version. Of course this doesn't work because of code signing and CodeResources hashes will not match my new assets. Is there anyway I can update CodeResources hashes without having to recompile my app?

Yes. Use the codesign utility. codesign will let you replace any existing signature with one for the identity you specify. (Here's a good blog post on the subject.)
You can see exactly what parameters Xcode is passing to codesign by looking in your build logs. Find the line beginning with "CodeSign AppName...", select it, and then click on the little button that appears to the right. It'll show you the raw codesign command Xcode executed to sign your app. You should be able to unzip the .ipa, replace your assets, zip, and run the command from Xcode to re-sign the app.

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Is there a way to apply ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption in a Swift Playground?

In Swift Playgrounds 4 you can upload apps to App Store Connect. Like in Xcode, by default App Store Connect will complain every build is missing compliance when you upload it and cannot be tested until you provide the information.
If you are building an application in Xcode that doesn't use non-exempt encryption you can set the key ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption in your Info.plist and App Store Connect will skip the compliance step for each build.
Swift Playgrounds don't have an info.plist, so is there a way to provide this value inside Swift Playgrounds or is this just a minor oversight?
If you open the .swiftpm file package, and look at the Package.swift file, you will see the .iOSApplication product. It takes an optional value, additionalInfoPlistContentFilePath. Give that a relative path to an Info.plist file you create, and values from that file will be merged into the app's final Info.plist when you build.
(I know the Package.swift file has a comment saying you shouldn't edit it because it is generated, but Apple employees on Twitter have said they try to be good about not overwriting valid changes made. I can confirm the plist one is working for me.)
Details here.

Invalid Swift Support / The SwiftSupport folder is empty

Environment: Xcode 7 GM
I uploaded iOS app successfully using Xcode without error. This app is written in Objective-C and Swift.
However, immediately after successful upload, I got this email from Apple stating this error:
Invalid Swift Support - We have discovered one or more issues with your recent delivery for XXXXX(my app name). To process your delivery, the following issues must be corrected:
Invalid Swift Support - The SwiftSupport folder is empty. Rebuild your app using the current public (GM) version of Xcode and resubmit it.
Once these issues have been corrected, you can then redeliver the corrected binary.
Anybody has a solution against this issue?
I have already confirmed below issues.
"SwiftSupport/iphoneos/" libraries in archives(.xcarchive file) is equaly to "Products/Applications/myApp.ipa/Frameworks/"
My "Valid Architectures" setting is "$(ARCHS_STANDARD)" displaying "armv7k".
Provisioning profile is set to Dev and Release which has been created in iTunes connect, respectively.
And, in my "Edit scheme", Test target is unchecked at Archive.
important note: this only works for projects that do not use swift, see comment below
I just met the same issue and resolved it by making the following change -
If you used to have Swift files in your project but then removed them, you only need to set "Embedded Content Contains Swift Code" to NO in Build Options.
when try to export after "Xcode->Product->Archive"
you should choose "save for ios app store deployment" option
The same problem confused me a couple of days,
the above setting can solve this problem.
no matter "embedded content contains swift code" is yes or no.
There are many conflicting answers on this page.. what worked for me was the one mentioned here, which is simply select a save for iOS app store deployment option (I'm actually not interested in an app store release.. I want to simply push a release for testflight internal testing)..
that being said, I have a way to verify that your ipa will be approved or not before submitting it:
drag the .ipa file into a new folder (call it analysis)
right click the ipa file and rename it to .zip (confirm the dialog to use .zip)
double click the zip file
here if you get a folder (with the same name as the .ipa file) that has the following subfolders in it:
payload
swiftSupport
Symbols
then you are good to go, however if you only see the Payload folder within.. then you gotta try again
also a couple of pointers
I've tried setting "Embedded Content Contains Swift Code" to NO, it worked just once then stopped working after that
I've ensured that I had no cocoapod errors.. that didn't help either
I've tried manually adding the SwiftSupport folder inside the archive as suggested here.. but then i got all sorts of side effects.. didn't work
conclusion
I think this is due to some bug with xcode (writing this with Xcode 8.0 build (8A218a).. so keep on trying your luck until it works.. just don't expect some solid explanation for it
Five Step Solution:
Go to build settings and make flag Embedded Content Contains Swift Code -> YES, if your code contains partial swift code or entirely made in Swift
Archive your build using Xcode->Product->Archive
Export the Archive Build you will suddenly see the difference build size will be 40+ MBs this is because XCode has added SwiftSupport folder which was missing
Now upload this build using Application loader
If this does not work check that if you have multiple XCode on your system goto
Xcode->Preferences->Location->Command Lines Tools has the same latest or the same Xcode from drop down selected on which you have done the coding & vola it's done.
This is slightly a drawback as swift carries the baggage and has to be compatible with earlier version and Objective C code.
My many hours were wasted hope you will find this helpful ;)
This error can happen if you use xcodebuild to export the IPA without specifying the -exportOptionsPlist option
See xcodebuild -help for the available keys, but you probably want a plist with at least the method key set to "app-store", like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>method</key>
<string>app-store</string>
</dict>
</plist>
I spent almost an entire day on this issue, none of the above solutions worked. I got rid of this error by lowering my target tvOS back to 11 from 13; where it was originally. That restored the SwiftSupport folder. The question that remains to be answered is whether this is due to our Provision not allowing us to target tvOS 13 - or somehow the Apple Store folks not being aligned with the xCode folks because the app created by targeting tvOS 13 is 14mb and tvOS 11 is 44mb and different app folder structure.
I received this same email after uploading an .ipa file to App Store Connect through the Transporter app. The following is where I went wrong: I distributed the app using ad hoc.
The following steps are the solution for my error:
Archive app
Distribute on TestFlight and the App Store
Export
Open ExportOptions.plist in the newly created folder from the export.
Make sure the method property has the value app-store if you are uploading to App Store Connect/TestFlight like me.
Drag and drop the exported .ipa file to Transporter.
Deliver your app to upload it.
And that's it!
I grappled with this for several hours and here is what worked for me.
In the Archive, Xcode did not copy swift libs into SwiftSupport/iphoneos even though my project had "Embedded Content Contains Swift Code" set to yes for all targets. Nor did it copy swift libs into "AppName.app/Frameworks". So I had to do that manually in the Archive before submitting:
copy "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift/iphoneos/lib*" to "Archive_folder/Products/Applications/AppName.app/Frameworks" and "SwiftSupport/iphoneos"
If your app also has a watch app
copy
"/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/swift/watchos" into "Archive_folder/SwiftSupport/watchos" and "Archive_folder/Products/Applications/AppName.app/Watch/AppName WatchKit App.app/Frameworks"
Then submit the app.
App Store build submission Issue:
Invalid Swift Support - The SwiftSupport folder is missing. Rebuild your app using the current public (GM) version of Xcode and resubmit it.
Solution:
In most cases we found this issue due to submitting application via App Loader and our usual practice to make ipa as Organizer > App Archive > Show In Finder > Show Package Content > Products > Applications> OurProjectName.app in copying this app to Payload folder and zip it and making ipa file to submit on App Store using App Loader. That is work fine for submitting only objective c files contained projects.
But there is some changes if your project contains any swift classes and usage of it. If your project contains swift classes with Objective C project, IPA content structure changed slightly different as attached screenshot.
To fix this issue, submit app directly from Xcode [ OR ] if you want to submit application via App Loader than first Export ipa using Export option from Xcode organizer and submit those ipa file to app store via App Loader.
See the reference screenshot as below:
Hurrey!!! Your issue will be fixed :) :) :)
My problem was that I was using an adhoc profile to submit to TestFlight (has to be a distribution provisioning profile). Great error messages Apple!
This happened to me after I changed project settings.
Go to "File" > "Project Settings..." (or in some cases "Workspace Settings...") and then select "Use Shared Setting" from the "Build System" dropdown.
Tried this solution with Xcode 11.6, in Aug 2020, and it works.
Select the archive > Show in Finder
Show Package Contents
Delete the folder SwiftSupport
Go back to the archive > Distribute App
Setting "Embedded Content Contains Swift Code" to $(inherited) worked for me.
The warning after executing the CocoaPods command pod install helped me to find this out.
[!] The `applewatch Extension [Debug]` target overrides the `EMBEDDED_CONTENT_CONTAINS_SWIFT` build setting defined in `Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-applewatch Extension/Pods-applewatch Extension.debug.xcconfig'. This can lead to problems with the CocoaPods installation
- Use the `$(inherited)` flag, or <--------------
- Remove the build settings from the target.
Using Save for iOS App Store Deployment instead of Save for Ad Hoc Deployment Xcode export option solved this issue for me. Counterintuitively, you should use the first option even for TestFlight builds.
You also get this error when you upload an ipa that has a plist with export_method set to ad-hoc instead of app-store to itunes ...
Here's what I am doing now to solve this issue since my method above stopped working. Keep in mind that my code's main app is Obj-C and my watch app is Swift.
Make sure the "embedded Content Contains Swift Code" is set to:
YES for app target
NO for WatchKit Extension
YES for Watchkit App
After Archiving my XCode will not create the "[archive folder]/SwiftSupport/iphoneos", but will create and fill the "[archive folder]/Products/Applications/[app name].app/Watch/\ WatchKit\ App.app/Frameworks" with the Swift dylibs. So I created the following soft link:
ln -s "[archive folder]/Products/Applications/.app/Watch/\ WatchKit\ App.app/Frameworks" "[archive folder]/SwiftSupport/iphoneos"
Then when I submit via XCode Organize it is accepted without error.
If you simply copy the files rather than linking them then you risk the watch app exceeding the 50MB limit.
Setting Always Embed Swift Standard Libraries to Yes is only necessary for Objective-C targets which link against your own frameworks which depend upon Swift. In cases where you are not linking against (i.e., using) an internal framework which depends upon Swift, Xcode will embed the Swift standard libraries in your archive as long as there is at least one occurrence of importing a Swift standard library in a Swift file which is part of the build target.
In other words, if your target has a Swift file which doesn't import any Swift standard libraries––via "import Foundation", for example––then Xcode will not copy the Swift Standard libraries into the archive.
The fix for this issue is to ensure that at least one of the Swift files in your target is importing a swift standard library (e.g., "import Foundation").
Daniel Jalkut has a very informative post about Swift dependencies which sheds light into this issue.
I grappled with this issue for a while and nothing above worked. In a last desperate attempt I just deleted the SwiftSupport folder from my archive.
To my surprise it uploaded and completed processing successfully. Hope this help someone.
I managed to fix this error by unchecking the option "Strip Swift symbols".
App Store Connect distribution options
To delete the SwiftSupport folder from the .ipa I used the following script
ipa_path="${DIR_ON_CI}/ipa_name.ipa"
zip -d "${ipa_path}" "SwiftSupport*"
You'll need to set proper ipa_path. Nothing else seems to work in my case and the app was built on a CI where I have access to the .ipa after the archive is exported.

Using SBYZipArchive or other Zip Cocoa Pod in Swift not working

I have an OSX app that needs to be able to zip and unzip directories, and I figured it would be easy using a cocoapod. I've hit a brick wall.
I've installed Godzippa, Objective-Zip, zipzap, ZipKit, ZipArchive, SSZipArchive, and basically every other cocoapod that claims to provide "Zip" functionality, but I've failed to get any of them to work.
I'll share the steps to my failure, and perhaps someone will correct me where I've strayed the correct path:
1. Because I am working out of a Swift codebase, I created an Objective-C-Bridging Header, and set the corresponding attribute under Build Settings in the Swift Compiler Section.
2. I installed cocoapods in the application and included the desired cocoa pod in the Pod file, ran pod install, and restarted the application using the workspace.
3. Inside the bridging header, I imported the necessary objective-c headers of the corresponding cocoa-pod so I can use them in Swift. For example, for SBYZipArchive I had the following in my file I imported the < SBYZipArchive/SBYZipArchive.h> header.
4. I try to build the application and it fails on multiple places all referencing the zlib.h library.
5. I attempted to provide access to the zlib library by adding the libz.dylib to the Build Phases under Link Binary with Libraries.
6. I attempt to build the application, and it still doesn't love me.
To my knowledge the reason why none of these frameworks is working is because they are for some reason failing to access the zlib files that are necessary to do the actual data compression. Thats as far as I've figured out... Any help would be appreciated.
Update
I was able to do the zipping without using any of the above packages by simply setting up an NSTask. For those who may care more about zipping than they do using these tools here is how I did it:
var task = NSTask()
task.launchPath = "/usr/bin/zip"
task.arguments = ["-r", "/Users/$USERNAME/Documents/$PATHTODIR/zip1.zip", "/Users/$USERNAME/Documents/$PATHTODIR/filesToZip"]
task.launch()
When using NSTask you set the launch path to the tool you want to use, and then give the required arguments. so the above task is the equivalent to the command in UNIX:
zip -r /Users/$USERNAME/Documents/$PATHTODIR/zip1.zip /Users/$USERNAME/Documents/$PATHTODIR/filesToZip
Obviously swap out the variables I put in there for your own path
UPDATE
Although the UNIX zipper works perfect for the mac app, I am pretty sure I need one of the zip packages to be able to do this on iOS

Change Code Signing of Project from command line

I made a script to copy,rename and change Bundle Id of a project from command line, after that process, my next step is to change the code signing of the project to point to the new certificates.
Is there any way of doing this from command line?
Edit: I just saw that that info is stored on the .pbxproj, how can I change that file?
You can re-sign a build using the following:
export CODESIGN_ALLOCATE=`xcode-select -print-path`/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/usr/bin/codesign_allocate
codesign -f -s "iPhone Developer" -vv Example.app/Example
If all you have is an IPA, just unzip it, it's a normal zip file with a single Payload directory containing your application.
Edit:
If you need to change an Xcode project itself, an Xcode project is just a bundle, change into the directory and open the project.pbxproj file. You should be able to simply use sed to find and replace the developer identity.
There may be better options, such as supplying the setting on the command-line to xcodebuild. If you give more background on what it is you are trying to do, you may get better suggestions.

Entitlement are not valid?

My friend send me Build & provision profile ok, 1st I install provision profile than I upload Build on my i pod device , I face this error. Entitlement are not valid?? could you please tell me how can i solve this problem
The standard Project template does not include the entitlements file. On your project, add a new file (File, New). Select Code Signing as the category under iOS, and pick "Entitlements" template. You can name the file Entitlements.plist.
Then, on your Target, go to Build Settings, and set your Code Signing Entitlements setting to the name of this new file.
You should be able to build and distribute it just fine now.