@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios

What is @react-native-community/cli-platform-ios?

The @react-native-community/cli-platform-ios package is a part of the React Native CLI which provides specific functionalities for iOS development within React Native projects. It includes commands and utilities for building, running, and managing iOS projects.

What are @react-native-community/cli-platform-ios's main functionalities?

Linking native dependencies

Automatically links native dependencies in your iOS project. This command scans all node_modules for any libraries that can be linked and automatically adds them to your Xcode project.

react-native link

Running the iOS application

Builds your React Native app and starts it on iOS simulator or a connected iOS device. It provides options to specify the device, configuration, and more.

react-native run-ios

Building the iOS app for release

Builds your app with the Release configuration. This is useful for testing the performance of your app in a production-like environment before deploying.

react-native run-ios --configuration Release

Other packages similar to @react-native-community/cli-platform-ios

react-native-cli

The original CLI for React Native before the community took over its development. It provides similar functionalities but is now deprecated in favor of @react-native-community/cli and its platform-specific packages.

expo-cli

A command-line tool for developing React Native apps with Expo. While it abstracts away much of the platform-specific details, including iOS, it offers a different approach to building and managing React Native applications compared to @react-native-community/cli-platform-ios.

cordova-ios

A part of the Apache Cordova project that allows for building iOS applications using web technologies. It's a different technology stack compared to React Native but offers similar iOS platform-specific build and development tools.