Build Install and Launch iOS app on Simulator

Simulator, iOS, xcrun

Build

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# build
xcodebuild -scheme TestApp DSTROOT=./tmp archive

Install

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# list simluator devices
xcrun simctl list -j devices
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# list simluator device types
xcrun simctl list -j devicetypes | jq -r '.devicetypes[].name'
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iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
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# get UDID by device type
export SIM_DEVICE_TYPE='iPhone 7'
UDID=$(\
xcrun simctl list -j devices | \
jq -r '.devices."iOS 10.2"[] | select(.name==env.SIM_DEVICE_TYPE) | .udid' \
)
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# launch simluator
xcrun instruments -w $UDID
# or
SIM_APP='/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Applications/Simulator.app'
open -a $SIM_APP --args $UDID
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# get booted simluator
xcrun simctl list -j devices | \
jq -r '.devices."iOS 10.2"[] | select(.state=="Booted") | .udid'
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# install app
xcrun simctl install booted ./TestApp-iphonesimulator.app

Launch

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# launch installed app
xcrun simctl launch booted io.appium.TestApp
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# terminate app
xcrun simctl terminate booted io.appium.TestApp