GroundControl alternatives and similar libraries
Based on the "Utility" category.
Alternatively, view GroundControl alternatives based on common mentions on social networks and blogs.
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swift-algorithm-club
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SwifterSwift
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libextobjc
A Cocoa library to extend the Objective-C programming language. -
InAppSettingsKit
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EZSwiftExtensions
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EKAlgorithms
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DifferenceKit
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Reusable
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ObjectiveSugar
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BFKit-Swift
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BFKit
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VTAcknowledgementsViewController
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ObjectiveKit
Swift-friendly API for a set of powerful Objective C runtime functions. -
SwiftFoundation
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DeviceGuru
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SwiftyUtils
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Standard Template Protocols
Protocols for your every day iOS needs -
SBConstants
Generate a constants file by grabbing identifiers from storyboards in a project. -
ReflectableEnum
Reflection for enumerations in Objective-C. -
ZamzamKit
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XestiMonitors
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Datez
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Appwrite - The Open Source Firebase alternative introduces iOS support
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README
GroundControl
Remote configuration for iOS
Many developers don't realize that they are allowed to remotely control the behavior of their app (provided that the application isn't downloading any new code).
GroundControl gives you a dead-simple way to remotely configure your app, allowing you to add things like feature flags, impromptu A/B tests, or a simple "message of the day".
It's built on top of AFNetworking, and provides a single category on NSUserDefaults
(just add #import "NSUserDefaults+GroundControl.h"
to the top of any file you want to use it in).
This project is part of a series of open source libraries covering the mission-critical aspects of an iOS app's infrastructure. Be sure to check out its sister projects: SkyLab, CargoBay, houston, and Orbiter.
Client Code
NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example.com/defaults.plist"];
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaultsWithURL:URL];
...or if you need callbacks for success/failure, and prefer not to listen for a NSUserDefaultsDidChangeNotification
:
NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example.com/defaults.plist"];
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaultsWithURL:URL
success:^(NSDictionary *) {
// ...
} failure:^(NSError *) {
// ...
}];
...or if you need to use an HTTP method other than GET, or need to set any special headers, specify an NSURLRequest
:
NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example.com/defaults.plist"];
NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:URL];
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaultsWithURLRequest:request
success:^(NSURLRequest *, NSHTTPURLResponse *, NSDictionary *) {
// ...
} failure:^(NSURLRequest *, NSHTTPURLResponse *, NSError *) {
// ...
}];
Server Code
GroundControl asynchronously downloads and reads a remote plist file. This could be a static file or generated dynamically, like in the following examples (see also the complete Sinatra application found in example/server
):
Ruby
require 'sinatra'
require 'plist'
get '/defaults.plist' do
content_type 'application/x-plist'
{
'Greeting' => "Hello, World",
'Price' => 4.20,
'FeatureXIsLaunched' => true
}.to_plist
end
Python
from django.http import HttpResponse
import plistlib
def property_list(request):
plist = {
'Greeting': "Hello, World",
'Price': 4.20,
'FeatureXIsLaunched': True,
'Status': 1
}
return HttpResponse(plistlib.writePlistToString(plist))
Node.js
var plist = require('plist'),
express = require('express')
var host = "127.0.0.1"
var port = 8080
var app = express()
app.get("/", function(request, response) {
response.send(plist.build(
{
'Greeting': "Hello, World",
'Price': 4.20,
'FeatureXIsLaunched': true,
'Status': 1
}
).toString())
})
app.listen(port, host)
Contact
Mattt Thompson
License
GroundControl is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the GroundControl README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.