Programmable Live Objects Panel 📱
Jake Prickett

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Programmable Live Objects Panel, PLOP for short, is a hidden screen in your app that can be leveraged to make Development and Testing easier both on Xcode Simulator and iOS Devices. This is done by adding various components that interact with code that isn't quite Production ready or Development specific needs that boost productivity. The PLOP Panel is only present during DEBUG builds, making it the perfect Developer tool!

Features 🎁

• Hidden Developer Screen
• Ability to add tools/features to develop faster
• Pre-Built Components to easily allow for common interactions

Example Use Cases 📱

• Enable/Disable Feature Flags 🚩
• Shortcut to a feature or screen you are working on
• Location simulation (on device or simulator)
• Configuring Test Data
• Clearing settings/preferences
• Switching between environments (Dev, Prod, etc.)
• Debug Logging

And many more! 🤓 The possibilities are limitless.

Basic Usage

The Debug Panel is a hidden screen in an app that can be accessed via a defined entry point (Button only visible in DEBUG builds) or the shake gesture (CMD+CTRL+Z on Simulator).

Within the debug panel you can add functionality and hook up code that is not ready for production.

Note: The debug panel is only accessible when the DEBUG preprocessor flag is set to 1

Much of your setup can be done in your AppDelegate.swift you can have your setup code similar to below:

    ...
    func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
        #if DEBUG
	setupPLOPComponents() // Where you add sections, components, switches, etc.
	PLOP.enableShakeToLaunchPanel() // Enables Shake gesture presentation
	#endif
        return true
    }
    ...

Or, if you'd rather have the panel be presented on tap of a button:

   class ViewController: UIViewController {

      override func viewDidLoad() {
          super.viewDidLoad()

          let button = UIButton(type: .system)
          button.setTitle("Show Panel", for: .normal)
          button.addTarget(self, action: #selector(togglePLOP), for: .touchUpInside)

          ... 

          configurePLOP()
      }

      private func configurePLOP() {
          /*
    	     Where you add sections, components, switches, etc.
  	   */

          PLOP.reloadPanel()
      }

      @objc func togglePLOP() {
          PLOP.showPanel()
      }
   }  

Note: Ensure that the button is only visible in DEBUG builds, otherwise you could have some issues where this could be visible in your RELEASE Scheme!!

How to add a Component to PLOP

Button Component

    let component = ButtonPLOPComponent(title: "Example Component", 
                                        buttonTitle: "Go!", 
                                        action: { _ in /* Execute whatever you want here! */})

Switch Component

    let component = SwitchPLOPComponent(title: "Switch 2", 
                                        action: { component in /* Execute whatever you want here! */ })

How to add a section to PLOP

    let section = SectionPLOPComponent(
        title: "Feature Flags",
        components: [ /* Insert Components Here */],
        sectionType: .featureFlag
    )
    PLOP.add(section: section)

Installation 📦

Please reference the below instructions for installing PLOP.

Requirements 📝

• iOS 9.0+
• Xcode 11.1+
• Swift 5.0+

CocoaPods

PLOP is available through CocoaPods. To install it, simply add the following line to your Podfile:

pod 'PLOP'

Carthage

PLOP is available through Carthage. To install it, simply add the following line to your Cartfile:

github "Jake-Prickett/plop-ios"

Swift Package Manager

PLOP is available through Swift PM. To install it, simply add the package as a dependency in Package.swift:

dependencies: [
  .package(url: "https://github.com/Jake-Prickett/plop-ios.git", from: "1.0.0"),
]

Manual

Download and drop the PLOP directory into your project.

If you notice issues or have feature requests - please feel free to open an issue leveraging the corresponding template.

If you'd like to contribute - Please do!