如何在不使用单独的捆绑包的情况下将我的资源文件包含在框架中？

Question

I've been following this guide to create an iOS static library: https://github.com/jverkoey/iOS-Framework#walkthrough . I managed to create a framework that can be imported into another Xcode project.

Now, I want my framework to be able to show a Storyboard. I imagine that the .storyboard file counts as a resource. The previous guide states that I should create a Bundle for my resource files, such as images, instead of putting them in the framework itself.

However, I do want to put them in the framework itself. I don't want to use a separate bundle.

All guides I find around tell me the same thing. I understand the advantages of using a separate bundle, but I just don't want to do it right now.

Now then, I am lost on how to include my .storyboard file in my framework so that I can show it with this:

UIStoryboard *sb = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"NameOfStoryboard" bundle:[NSBundle bundleForClass:[self class]]];
UIViewController *vc = [sb instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"NameOfViewController"];
[otherView presentViewController:vc animated:YES completion:NULL];

The above code does not seem to work (it can't find the storyboard file). I imagine this is because the .storyboard is not currently included in the framework. Sadly, I don't know how to include it.

In the framework's Xcode project, under Build Phases, I see a tab labeled "Copy files" which looks like what I need.

Now, I'm not sure what this is doing, but in any case, it doesn't seem to be working anyway.

I also did this:

How can I include my .storyboard file in my framework without using a separate bundle?

Answer 1

Why don't you want to use separate bundle for a framework? So if an app is using your framework it would be able to use resources from it(Xibs, storyboards, whatever)

For example a call from the app that uses your framework can look something like this:

FrameworkViewController *frameworkView = [[FrameworkViewController alloc] initWithNibName:@"FrameworkViewController"
                                                                          bundle:[NSBundle yourFrameworkBundle]];

and in your framework you can write a helper class NSBundle+YourFrameworkBundle that gives access to framework bundle:

NSBundle+YourFrameworkBundle.h

@interface NSBundle (YourFrameworkBundle)

+ (NSBundle *)yourFrameworkBundle;

@end

NSBundle+YourFrameworkBundle.m

#import "NSBundle+YourFrameworkBundle.h"

@implementation NSBundle (YourFrameworkBundle)

+ (NSBundle *)yourFrameworkBundle
{
static NSBundle *frameworkBundle = nil;
static dispatch_once_t predicate;

dispatch_once(&predicate, ^{
    NSString *mainBundlePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath];
    frameworkBundle = [NSBundle bundleWithPath:[mainBundlePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"YourFrameworkBundle.bundle"]];
});

return frameworkBundle;
}

@end

To bundle Resources for the framework create a separate target where you would link all your resources.