LicensePlist

LicensePlist is a command-line tool that automatically generates a Plist of all your dependencies, including files added manually(specified by YAML config file) or using Carthage or CocoaPods. All these licenses then show up in the Settings app.

App Setting Root	License List	License Detail

Installation

CocoaPods (Recommended)

pod 'LicensePlist'
# Installation path: `${PODS_ROOT}/LicensePlist/license-plist`

Homebrew (Also Recommended)

$ brew install mono0926/license-plist/license-plist

Or

$ brew tap mono0926/license-plist
$ brew install license-plist

Mint (Also Recommended)

$ mint run mono0926/LicensePlist

Download the executable binary from Releases

Download from Releases, then copy to /usr/local/bin/license-plist etc.

Or you can also download the latest binary and install it with a one-liner.

$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mono0926/LicensePlist/master/install.sh | sh

From Source

Clone the master branch of the repository, then run make install.

$ git clone https://github.com/mono0926/LicensePlist.git
$ make install

Usage

1. When you are in the directory that contains your Cartfile or Pods, simply execute license-plist.
2. com.mono0926.LicensePlist.Output directory will be generated.
3. Move the files in the output directory into your app's Settings.bundle.
   • Settings.bundle's sample is here
   • The point is to specify com.mono0926.LicensePlist as license list file on your Root.plist.

Settings.bundle
├── Root.plist
├── com.mono0926.LicensePlist
│   ├── APIKit.plist
│   ├── Alamofire.plist
│   └── EditDistance.plist
├── com.mono0926.LicensePlist.plist
├── en.lproj
│   └── Root.strings
└── ja.lproj
    └── Root.strings

Options

You can see options by license-plist --help.

--cartfile-path

• Default: Cartfile

--mintfile-path

• Default: Mintfile

--pods-path

• Default: Pods

--package-path

• Default: Package.swift
• LicensePlist tries to find YourProjectName.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved and YourProjectName.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved, then uses new one. If you make anothor workspace in custom directory, you can use --package-path PathToYourCustomWorkspace/CustomWorkspaceName.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.swift inside your Run script.

--output-path

• Default: com.mono0926.LicensePlist.Output
• Recommended: --output-path YOUR_PRODUCT_DIR/Settings.bundle

--github-token

• Default: None.
• LicensePlist uses GitHub API, so sometimes API limit error occures. You can avoid it by using github-token.
• You can generate token here
  • repo scope is needed.

--config-path

• Default: license_plist.yml
• You can specify GitHub libraries(introduced by hand) and excluded libraries
  • Example is here

--prefix

• Default: com.mono0926.LicensePlist
• You can specify output file names instead of default one.

--html-path

• Default: None.
• If this path is specified, a html acknowledgements file will be generated.
  • Example is here

--markdown-path

• Default: None.
• If this path is specified, a markdown acknowledgements file will be generated.
  • Example is here

--force

• Default: false
• LicensePlist saves latest result summary, so if there are no changes, the program interrupts.
  • In this case, execution time is less than 100ms for the most case, so you can run LicensePlist at Run Script Phase every time 🎉
• You can run all the way anyway, by using --force flag.

--add-version-numbers

• Default: false
• When the library name is SomeLibrary, by adding --add-version-numbers flag, the name will be changed to SomeLibrary (X.Y.Z).
  • X.Y.Z is parsed from CocoaPods and Cartfile information, and GitHub libraries specified at Config YAML also support this flag.

--suppress-opening-directory

• Default: false
• Only when the files are created or updated, the terminal or the finder opens. By adding --suppress-opening-directory flag, this behavior is suppressed.

--single-page

• Default: false
• All licenses are listed on a single page, not separated pages.

--fail-if-missing-license

• Default: false
• If there is even one package for which a license cannot be found, LicensePlist returns exit code 1.

Integrate into build

Add a Run Script Phase to Build Phases:

if [ $CONFIGURATION = "Debug" ]; then
/usr/local/bin/license-plist --output-path $PRODUCT_NAME/Settings.bundle --github-token YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN
fi

Alternatively, if you've installed LicensePlist via CocoaPods the script should look like this:

if [ $CONFIGURATION = "Debug" ]; then
${PODS_ROOT}/LicensePlist/license-plist --output-path $PRODUCT_NAME/Settings.bundle --github-token YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN
fi

Q&A

How to generate Xcode project?

Execute swift package generate-xcodeproj or make xcode.

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Related Articles

• LicensePlist というiOSアプリ利用ライブラリのライセンス一覧生成するツールを作りました – Swift・iOSコラム – Medium
• Swift Package Manager(SwiftPM)で作ったコマンドラインツールをHomebrewに登録する方法 - Qiita

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