iabudiab / SimLink

A small status bar utility for fast and easy access to all iPhone Simulator installed applications

SimLink

SimLink is a small utility that lives in the status bar. It gives you easy and fast access to all iPhone Simulator versions and all applications that are installed under them.

Features

SimLink v0.1:

• List application's name, bundle identifier, version and size
• Renders icon as defined in info.plist (Hardcoded as of now)
• Open application's folder in Finder with a single (Click)
• Launch an application in the iPhone Simulator (⌘ + Click) (Only user apps)
• Delete an application (⌘ + ⌥ + ⌃ + Click)

Current Limitations

• Application's icon is hardcoded to use "icon@2x~{ipad, iphone}.png"
• Simulator SDK is hardcoded to use system default
• Simulator Device Family is hardcoded to "iPad"
• No handling for empty menus
• System applications are always visible
• System applications cannot be launched in Simulator

Roadmap

• Features & Cleanup:
  • Get rid of all hardcoded stuff
  • Implement proper application's icon parsing
  • Implement xcassets parsing
  • Implement a start dialog with possible simulator settings before launching an application
  • Add Simulator configuration possibilityy
• Further menu actions:
  • Delete contents of Documents/Library folder
  • View apllication's User Defaults stored in Preferences folder
• Application preferences with the following possible settings:
  • Start at login
  • Key bindings
  • Show/Hide system applications
  • Default Simulator settings (SDK, Device Family ... etc)
  • Notification Center integration
• An icon, for the app itself and for the status bar
• ...

License

SimLink is licensed under the MIT Licence