build-ios-simulator.yml

name: Create an iOS Simulator build

on:
  push:
    paths:
      - '*'
      - '.github/workflows/build-ios-simulator.yml'
      - 'ios/**'
      - 'src/**'
      - '!**/*.md'
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  build-ios-simulator:
    name: Create an iOS Simulator build
    runs-on: macos-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      # Setup Web environment to install packages.
      - name: Setup Web environment
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: '16'
          cache: 'yarn'

      # Here '--frozen-lockfile' will only use commited 'yarn.lock', and will throw error if some update is needed
      - name: Install node_modules
        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile

      # improve iOS build compilation time
      - name: Restore buildcache
        uses: mikehardy/buildcache-action@v2
        continue-on-error: true

      - name: Restore Pods cache
        uses: actions/cache@v3
        with:
          path: |
            ios/Pods
            ~/Library/Caches/CocoaPods
            ~/.cocoapods
          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pods-${{ hashFiles('ios/Podfile.lock') }}
          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-pods-

      - name: Install Pod files
        run: npx pod-install ios

      - name: Install xcpretty
        run: gem install xcpretty

      - name: Run simulator build command
        working-directory: ios
        run: |
          set -o pipefail
          xcodebuild \
          CC=clang CPLUSPLUS=clang++ LD=clang LDPLUSPLUS=clang++ \
          -scheme RN_Animations \
          -workspace RN_Animations.xcworkspace \
          -sdk iphonesimulator \
          -configuration Release \
          -derivedDataPath build | xcpretty

      - name: Store build .app file as zip
        working-directory: ios
        run: |
          cd build/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator
          mkdir -p output
          zip -r -y -o output/RN_Animations.zip RN_Animations.app

      - name: Save build file as artifact
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: rn_animation_samples_ios
          path: ios/build/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/output