function getXcodeBuildArgs()

in lib/build.js [331:423]


function getXcodeBuildArgs (projectPath, configuration, emulatorTarget, buildConfig = {}) {
    let options;
    let buildActions;
    let settings;
    const buildFlags = buildConfig.buildFlag;
    const customArgs = {};
    customArgs.otherFlags = [];

    if (buildFlags) {
        if (typeof buildFlags === 'string' || buildFlags instanceof String) {
            parseBuildFlag(buildFlags, customArgs);
        } else { // buildFlags is an Array of strings
            buildFlags.forEach(flag => {
                parseBuildFlag(flag, customArgs);
            });
        }
    }

    if (buildConfig.device && !buildConfig.catalyst) {
        options = [
            '-workspace', customArgs.workspace || 'App.xcworkspace',
            '-scheme', customArgs.scheme || 'App',
            '-configuration', customArgs.configuration || configuration,
            '-destination', customArgs.destination || 'generic/platform=iOS',
            '-archivePath', customArgs.archivePath || 'App.xcarchive'
        ];
        buildActions = ['archive'];
        settings = [];

        if (customArgs.configuration_build_dir) {
            settings.push(customArgs.configuration_build_dir);
        }

        if (customArgs.shared_precomps_dir) {
            settings.push(customArgs.shared_precomps_dir);
        }

        // Add other matched flags to otherFlags to let xcodebuild present an appropriate error.
        // This is preferable to just ignoring the flags that the user has passed in.
        if (customArgs.sdk) {
            customArgs.otherFlags = customArgs.otherFlags.concat(['-sdk', customArgs.sdk]);
        }

        if (buildConfig.automaticProvisioning) {
            options.push('-allowProvisioningUpdates');
        }
        if (buildConfig.authenticationKeyPath) {
            options.push('-authenticationKeyPath', buildConfig.authenticationKeyPath);
        }
        if (buildConfig.authenticationKeyID) {
            options.push('-authenticationKeyID', buildConfig.authenticationKeyID);
        }
        if (buildConfig.authenticationKeyIssuerID) {
            options.push('-authenticationKeyIssuerID', buildConfig.authenticationKeyIssuerID);
        }
    } else { // emulator
        options = [
            '-workspace', customArgs.workspace || 'App.xcworkspace',
            '-scheme', customArgs.scheme || 'App',
            '-configuration', customArgs.configuration || configuration
        ];

        if (buildConfig.catalyst) {
            options = options.concat([
                '-destination', customArgs.destination || 'generic/platform=macOS,variant=Mac Catalyst'
            ]);
        } else {
            options = options.concat([
                '-sdk', customArgs.sdk || 'iphonesimulator',
                '-destination', customArgs.destination || `platform=iOS Simulator,name=${emulatorTarget}`
            ]);
        }

        buildActions = ['build'];
        settings = [];

        if (customArgs.configuration_build_dir) {
            settings.push(customArgs.configuration_build_dir);
        }

        if (customArgs.shared_precomps_dir) {
            settings.push(customArgs.shared_precomps_dir);
        }

        // Add other matched flags to otherFlags to let xcodebuild present an appropriate error.
        // This is preferable to just ignoring the flags that the user has passed in.
        if (customArgs.archivePath) {
            customArgs.otherFlags = customArgs.otherFlags.concat(['-archivePath', customArgs.archivePath]);
        }
    }

    return options.concat(buildActions).concat(settings).concat(customArgs.otherFlags);
}