nx/packages/react-native/docs/build-ios-examples.md

project.json:

{
  "name": "mobile",
  //...
  "targets": {
    //...
    "build-ios": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-ios",
      "options": {}
    }
  }
}

nx run mobile:build-ios

Examples

{% tabs %} {% tab label="Build the Debug/Release app" %} The buildFolder option allows to specify the location for ios build artifacts. It corresponds to Xcode's -derivedDataPath.

    "build-ios": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-ios",
      "options": {
        "buildFolder": "dist/ios/build"
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Build the Debug/Release app" %} The mode option allows to specify the xcode configuartion, such as Debug or Release.

    "build-ios": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-ios",
      "options": {
        "mode": "Release"
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Build for a simulator" %} To see all the available simulators, run command:

xcrun simctl list

The simulator option allows you to launch your iOS app in a specific simulator:

    "build-ios": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-ios",
      "options": {
        "simulator": "iPhone 14 Pro"
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Build for a device" %} The device option allows you to launch your iOS app in a specific device.

To see all the available device, run command:

xcrun simctl list

    "build-ios": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-ios",
      "options": {
        "device": "deviceName"
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% tab label="Set Device by udid" %} The udid option allows you to explicitly set device to use by udid.

To see all the available simulators and devices with udid, run command:

xcrun simctl list

    "build-ios": {
      "executor": "@nrwl/react-native:build-ios",
      "options": {
        "udid": "device udid"
      }
    }

{% /tab %} {% /tabs %}

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