iOS: Deploy and run app on device through command-line without jailbreaking

Question

I\'m looking for a way to automate dev-test cycles for iOS and most popular ways seemed to be jailbreak then ssh. This includes two steps:

1. Deploy my app using comm

Answer 1

ios-deploy from PhoneGap is a fork of fruitstrap, so it may be something worth looking into.

Answer 2

Bill's link answered the "build and run" part of my question.

I'll answer the deploy part: The only working method I found was to use the ruby gem transporter_chief.rb over an IPA app:

./transporter_chief.rb my.ipa

http://gamua.com/blog/2012/03/how-to-deploy-ios-apps-to-the-iphone-via-the-command-line/

Answer 3

You can run instruments on the command line to launch your app (and run your automated tests) in the simulator. From what I understand this works with a real device as well.

See this question for more information:

UIAutomation through command line on a real device