Xcode Templates

This repository contains some custom Xcode file templates.

Installation

• Clone the repo
• ln -s <repo_directory> ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Templates/Custom

Why use custom templates?

1. Save time when creating files in Xcode
2. Who needs a file header?

Some blog posts inspired me to start using my own templates:

• Xcode 9 File Templates by jeanetienne.net
• Customizing the file header comment and other text macros in Xcode 9 by oleb.net

And some references to write them:

• Xcode Help's Text macros reference
• Xcode Help's Text macro format reference

The Templates

Swift File Template

The Swift File template is just an empty file:

• I don't want some header
• I don't want to decide if I'm going to write a struct, a class or an enum just yet

Why not just use the empty file template? Because it started not empty but, over time, it became empty. I want to keep that in mind.

Quick File Template

The Quick File Template looks like:

import Quick
import Nimble
@testable import MyTarget

class FileSpec: QuickSpec {
    override func spec() {
        describe("my spec") {
            it("has a dummy test") {
                expect(true).to(beTrue())
            }
        }
    }
}