Non open-source cocoapods

问题

Is it required for a cocoapod framework to be open source? I have created a cocoapod swift framework on git.

And when I create an ios application and config the pod information in my Podfile.

It works fine.Now I want to protect my source code, expect other guys can use my framework, but can not see my framework source code.

Is that possible?

回答1:

Yes, it is possible. You can create a framework, compile it and distribute as a cocoapod. Use the vendored_framework or vendored_frameworks key in your podspec. An example podspec is the Google-Mobile-Ads-SDK pod that is distributed exactly that way.

{
  "name": "Google-Mobile-Ads-SDK",
  "version": "7.6.0",
  "summary": "Monetize your mobile applications with Google ads",
  "description": "The Google Mobile Ads SDK is the latest generation in Google mobile advertising featuring refined ad formats and streamlined APIs for access to mobile ad networks and advertising solutions.",
  "homepage": "https://developers.google.com/admob/",
  "license": {
    "type": "Copyright",
    "text": "Copyright 2011 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved."
  },
  "authors": "Google Inc.",
  "platforms": {
    "ios": "6.0"
  },
  "source": {
    "http": "https://dl.google.com/googleadmobadssdk/googlemobileadssdkios-7.6.0.zip"
  },
  "preserve_paths": "GoogleMobileAdsSdkiOS-7.6.0",
  "vendored_frameworks": "GoogleMobileAdsSdkiOS-7.6.0/GoogleMobileAds.framework",
  "weak_frameworks": "AdSupport",
  "frameworks": [
    "AudioToolbox",
    "AVFoundation",
    "CoreGraphics",
    "CoreMedia",
    "CoreTelephony",
    "EventKit",
    "EventKitUI",
    "MessageUI",
    "StoreKit",
    "SystemConfiguration"
  ],
  "requires_arc": true
}

回答2:

CocoaPods[About] supports open source and closed source distribution

To create closed source you should

Create a fat binary[Vocabulary] - to allow working with it on simulator and real device
Zip and publish

The key point is to use parameters in your podspec:

source - http link to a .zip file with a fat binary
vendored_frameworks - path to your framework in the .zip file pointed by the source

Take a look at guidelines here, here

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34609087/non-open-source-cocoapods

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