From e10af17937ebadd7c06af68688e52d01f3654898 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Baltaks Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 18:28:08 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add ideas about run time config --- factors/config.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/factors/config.md b/factors/config.md index cfaa40c..9d70110 100644 --- a/factors/config.md +++ b/factors/config.md @@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ There are many ways on how you can inject config values during build time - [cocoapods-keys](https://github.com/orta/cocoapods-keys) to better hide keys and apply them to your iOS app during build time - Custom built solution (e.g. using a build phase) -As deployments on the iOS platform are significantly slower than server deployments, you might want a way to quickly update config over the air (OTA) to react to issues fast. +There are also techniques for providing config values at run time: + +- Linking into the app with a custom url scheme +- Using a shared keychain and a separate app for configuration + +As deployments on the iOS platform are significantly slower than server deployments, you might want a way to quickly update config over the air (OTA) to react to issues fast. OTA config updates are powerful and allow you to instantly From 1ba1bcf707c45968f30c72cb4dd7eb1e6092382d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Baltaks Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 18:29:23 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Minor wording tweak --- factors/config.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/factors/config.md b/factors/config.md index 9d70110..e6570a1 100644 --- a/factors/config.md +++ b/factors/config.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Apps sometimes store config as constants in the code. This is a violation of iOS A litmus test for whether an app has all config correctly factored out of the code is whether the codebase could be made open source at any moment, without compromising any credentials. -There are many ways on how you can inject config values during build time +There are many ways you can inject config values during build time - Configuration files (e.g. JSON or YAML files) - [cocoapods-keys](https://github.com/orta/cocoapods-keys) to better hide keys and apply them to your iOS app during build time