Code Generation of .xcasset resources

xcassetgen.swift

import Foundation
/**
 * Build script to generate a type safe wrapper around your projects .xcasset file.
 * This will fail your build if you reference an image in your .xcasset file that has
 * changed or been removed, as well as provide code completion help for all your images.
 *
 * Copy this file into a new `Run Phase` in your project, with `/usr/bin/env xcrun swift`
 * specified for `Shell`.
 *
 * Configure the variables below:
 *
 * - outputPath: The location to write the generated file. This file must be manually
 *               added to your .xcodeproj.
 * - path: The location to look for .imageset files (Which reside inside the .xcasset directory)
 * - objcCompatible: A flag to use static methods or an enum.
 */
private struct Parameters {
    static let outputFile = "./Assets.swift"
    static let inputPath = "."
    static let objcCompatible = false
    static let separationCharacters = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: "-_ ")
    static let indentWidth = 4
}

// Transform image names in the xcasset to Tokens for use in code
func stringToCamelCase(input:String) -> String {
    let parts = input.componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(Parameters.separationCharacters)
    return parts.reduce("") { methodName, part in
        methodName + (methodName == "" ? part : part.capitalizedString)
    }
}
func stringToUpperCase(input:String) -> String {
    let parts = input.componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(Parameters.separationCharacters)
    return parts.reduce("") { methodName, part in
        methodName + part.capitalizedString
    }
}

// Formatting helper
func indent(lines:[String], level:Int = 1) -> [String] {
    let space = "".join((0..<Parameters.indentWidth * level).map { (x:Int) in return " "})
    return lines.map { "\(space)\($0)" }
}

// Functions to transform image names to lines of code
func imageNameToSwiftStaticFunc(imageName:String) -> String {
    let methodName = stringToCamelCase(imageName)
    return "static func \(methodName)() -> UIImage { return UIImage(named: \"\(imageName)\")! }"
}
func imageNameToSwiftEnum(imageName:String) -> String {
    let methodName = stringToUpperCase(imageName)
    return "case \(methodName) = \"\(imageName)\""
}

// Higher level transforms from image names to compilable code
let generated = ["/*",
    " * WARNING: This file is automatically generated based on the contents",
    " *          of your .xcasset files. Do not modify.",
    " */"]
func swiftImageExtension(imageNames:[String]) -> String {
    let functions = indent(imageNames.map(imageNameToSwiftStaticFunc))
    var lines = ["import UIKit", "extension UIImage {", "}"]
    lines.splice(functions, atIndex: 2)
    lines.splice(generated, atIndex: 0)
    return "\n".join(lines)
}
func swiftImageEnum(imageNames:[String]) -> String {
    let functions = indent(imageNames.map(imageNameToSwiftEnum), level:2)
    var lines = ["import UIKit",
        "extension UIImage {",
        "    enum AssetName : String {",
        "    }",
        "    convenience init!(asset:AssetName) {",
        "        self.init(named:asset.rawValue)",
        "    }",
        "}"]
    lines.splice(functions, atIndex: 3)
    lines.splice(generated, atIndex: 0)
    return "\n".join(lines)
}

// Obtain image names and pass them to a higher level transform function
if let paths = NSFileManager.defaultManager().subpathsAtPath(Parameters.inputPath) {
    let imageNames = paths.filter {
        $0.pathExtension == "imageset"
    }.map { (x:String) -> String in
        x.lastPathComponent.stringByDeletingPathExtension
    }

    let body = Parameters.objcCompatible ? swiftImageExtension(imageNames) : swiftImageEnum(imageNames)

    try! body.writeToFile(Parameters.outputFile, atomically:true, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
}
else {
    print(" warning: Unable to find any imageset files in \(Parameters.inputPath)")
}

Hi @KingOfBrian,

You might be interested to know that I developed a similar tool to generate enums for assets — which actually can also generate enums for various other stuff like UIStoryboards and Localizable.strings, etc…

Anyway, nice to see that we had a similar idea, great minds think alike 😉
Don't hesitate to make suggestions or PR to my code if you see anything that could be improved)

Hey @AliSoftware -- That looks awesome! Will definitely point people in that direction instead.