Backendless Swift-SDK

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GETTING STARTED WITH BACKENDLESS

The simplest way to get started with Backendless is by using a Project Template for iOS:

1. Register for your free account at https://develop.backendless.com
2. Login to Backendless Console and create a new app
3. Click the Download Project Template button:
4. Double click the iOS icon, then select Objective-C or Swift:
5. Click the Download button to download a template generated for your Backendless app
6. Unzip the downloaded file into a directory, let's call it the Project Directory
7. Open a Terminal window and change the currect directory to the Project Directory
8. Run the pod install or pod update command. Once all of the pod data is downloaded/updated, the Xcode project workspace file will be created
9. Open the .xcworkspace file to launch your project.

GETTING STARTED WITH COCOAPODS

To create a new project with CocoaPods, follow the instructions below:

1. Create a new project in Xcode as you would normally, then close the project
2. Open a Terminal window, and change the currect directory to the project's directory
3. Create a Podfile by running the pod init command
4. Open your Podfile with a text editor, and add the following:

pod 'BackendlessSwift'

5. Save Podfile, return to Terminal window and run the pod install or pod update command. Once all of the pod data is downloaded/updated, the Xcode project workspace file will be created
6. Open the .xcworkspace file to launch your project

GETTING STARTED WITH SWIFT PACKAGE MANAGER

Please follow the Apple guide or add the project as a dependency to your Package.swift:

// swift-tools-version:5.2

import PackageDescription

let package = Package(
    name: "SwiftSDK-test",
    products: [
        .executable(name: "SwiftSDK-test", targets: ["YourTargetName"])
    ],
    dependencies: [
        .package(name: "SwiftSDK", url: "https://github.com/Backendless/Swift-SDK", from: "6.4.1")
    ],
    targets: [
        .target(name: "YourTargetName", dependencies: ["SwiftSDK"], path: "./Path/To/Your/Sources")
    ]
)