How do I get Xcode to replicate project group stru

问题:

I have an Xcode project with the following group structure:

ProjectName/
    Classes/
        class1.h
        class1.m
        class2.h
        class2.m
        ...
    XMLDocs/
        doc1.xml
        doc2.xml
        ...
    Resources/
        Info.plist
        MainMenu.xib
        ...

and so on and so forth.

I'd like this to be represented in the folder structure on the disk as well:

ProjectFolder/
    Project.xcodeproj
    Classes/
        class1.h
        class1.m
        class2.h
        class2.m
        ...
    XMLDocs/
        doc1.xml
        doc2.xml
        ...
    Resources/
        Info.plist
        MainMenu.xib
        ...

as opposed to the usual everything in the root project folder methodology.

Is there any way to do this without manually creating the folder structure on the disk and then having to repoint all the reference in Xcode to the new location?

Bonus points if you can tell me how to do this automatically any time I create a new group or add files to an existing group in Xcode.

回答1:

There's no "make my disk look like my project structure" functionality in Xcode.

You could automate the task using AppleScript, though: You can both examine and change project structure from a script. So you'd just have to write a script that iterates over the project structure and makes the folder hierarchy look the way the project structure does, and adjust where Xcode's file and group references point at the same time.

回答2:

You can do this to some extent! There's just one extra step to do every time you create a new group (and this first time you'll have a lot of catching up to do!):

Whenever you create a group in Xcode, immediately select it and open the righthand sidebar. Notice the "Location:" setting just below its name. Click the folder icon next to "None" and set it to a new folder with the same name.

Now, whenever you add files to the group, they'll head to the corresponding folder on disk. Woo!

Unfortunately, this initial time, you'll have a lot of file-moving to do. (As you change the group paths, your files will all turn red, as Xcode will begin looking for them in the new folder. You'll have to manually move them from the Finder to fix it.) There is, however, a command-line tool to perform this initial migration for you: https://github.com/venmo/synx

回答3:

A folder reference is what you want. When dragging or adding files to the project there is an option to "Create Folder References for any added folders". Choose that and you'll get the behavior you want.

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You could try adding the entire enclosing folder of the project as a folder reference. That should get everything. Or add references for "Classes" "Resources" and "XML" individually.

回答4:

Xcode9 solves this problem. By default, a new group is created with corresponding folder on disk.