A command-line tool for creating and managing Xcode Playgrounds from the terminal.
Toybox is a command-line tool designed to create and manage Xcode Playgrounds directly from the terminal. It solves the problem of manually creating playgrounds through Xcode's GUI by providing a fast, scriptable interface for developers to generate, list, and open playgrounds with custom platforms and Xcode versions.
Swift developers, iOS/macOS engineers, and educators who regularly use Xcode Playgrounds for prototyping, testing code snippets, or teaching Swift concepts.
Developers choose Toybox for its simplicity and time-saving workflow, enabling quick playground creation and management without switching contexts between Xcode and the terminal, with support for automation and integration into existing command-line tools.
🧸 Xcode Playground management made easy
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Enables rapid creation and opening of playgrounds directly from the terminal, eliminating the need to navigate Xcode's GUI for simple tasks, as shown in the 'after.gif' comparison.
Supports piping commands and integration with tools like peco, allowing developers to automate playground management in scripts, with examples like 'echo 'print("Hello World")' | toybox create --input'.
Allows specifying Xcode versions or paths when opening playgrounds, facilitating testing across different development environments via options like '--xcode-version' and '--xcode-path'.
Provides a minimal set of commands tailored specifically for playground management, avoiding bloat and focusing on core functionality like creation, listing, and opening.
Exclusively dependent on macOS (High Sierra or above) and Xcode, making it unsuitable for cross-platform development or environments without Apple's tools, limiting its audience.
Focuses only on basic creation and opening; lacks advanced features such as playground deletion, template customization, or dependency management, as evidenced by the absence of these commands in the README.
The README explicitly states 'interfaces might change' due to being under development, indicating potential breaking updates that could disrupt established workflows.