How to create a SwiftLint enabled Swift Xcode Project

The following step by step tutorial walks you through how to create a SwiftLint enabled Xcode project.

If you are looking for the specific SwiftLint part jump to step six.

Using Spotlight or Finder, Open Xcode.

In the window that appears, select Create a new Xcode project.

In the pop up that appears, select App under iOS and press Next.

Next to product name, name your project. In our case we called it Starter Project.

Please note that we use a Storyboard Interface and the Swift Language.

Once ready press Next.

In your chosen destination, save your project.

Open Terminal and run the following command

Please note this step assumes that you have HomeBrew installed.

Go back to your project and select Build Phases.

If it is not visible, Select Starter Project with the App Logo from the file inspector, then under Targets select Starter Project and then Build Phases.

Select '+' under General.

From the pop up that appears, select New Run Script Phase.

Press the caret next to Run Script to open up the tab.

Under the shell area, paste in the code below. This code will autocorrect and format your swift project on build.

Please note that you must uncomment line 2 for it to work on Apple Silicon.

Create your SwiftLint yaml file under your Starter Project Folder - we created a swift file and on save, named it .swiftlint.yml.

This is the file that dictates your SwiftLint strategy. Ours includes indentation width, explicit self and operater usage whitespace.

For a full list, please visit the SwiftLint repository in the button below.

You should see your project auto update to reflect changes upon building.

Please note that it may not automatically lint your open file every time and you might want to select a separate file when building.

To learn how to implement SwiftLint in a pre-commit githook that's added to the repository on build, carry out the tutorial linked below.

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