Is it possible to read entitlements files in swift

Question

I am implementing universal deep linking in my app. When I registered my different domains, it creates an AppName.entitlements file

I would like to read the values of this file like a plist.

I tried

if let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("AppName", ofType:
"entitlements") { }

but it returns nil

Is it possible to read such files?

Answer 1

The solution I found:

add the appGroup into Info.Plist file

<key>appGroup</key>
<string>group.com.acronis.mobile.ios.development</string>

To read the string use the code below:

extension String {

    // MARK: - Static

    static var appGroup: String = {
        guard let bundleAppGroup = Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["appGroup"] as? String else {
            fatalError("The application must contain appGroup in Info.plist file")
        }
        return bundleAppGroup
    }()
}

Change the entitlements and Info.plist at before build time using your custom script if needed.

Answer 2

That file isn't copied in to your app (see Xcode's target checkbox). It is only used for building

the entitlements are a config file for Xcode

so: no

Answer 3

I dove into this subject a bit and it is actually quite simple.

You use a run script to grab the entitlements and merge it into Info.plist:

ENTITLEMENTS= # Path to Project.entitlements #
INFOPLIST= # Path to Info.plist #
echo "Writing entitlements to Info.plist"; 
KEY="entitlements-from-script"; 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "delete $KEY" "$INFOPLIST"; 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "add $KEY dict" "$INFOPLIST"; 
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "merge $ENTITLEMENTS $KEY" "$INFOPLIST";

Now you can use it in code:

let entitlements = Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["entitlements-from-script"]