Check zombie strings in Xcode project

check_zombie_strings.md

Check Zombie Strings in Xcode Projects

This script will search for zombie strings, i.e. strings not being used, in an Xcode project.

Original script here

Download it or create it yourself and add it to your user folder.

#!/bin/bash

rootFolder=.
if [[ $1 ]]; then
  rootFolder=$1
fi

allLocalisableFiles=$(find $rootFolder -type f -name "*.strings");
for localisableFile in $allLocalisableFiles; do
  echo -e "\n🔎  Inspecting:" $localisableFile

  while read p; do
    IFS=" = ";
    string=($p);
    key=${string[0]}
    if [[ ${#string[@]} -gt 1 ]] && [[ $key == \"* ]]; then
      if ! grep -rsq --include=\*.{swift,m,h} $key $rootFolder; then
        echo "⚠️ " $key "is not used 💀"
      fi
    fi
    unset IFS;
  done < $localisableFile
done

Add the following code to .bash_profile:

function checkZombieStrings() {
	currentPath="$PWD"
	sudo sh ~/zombie_strings.sh $currentPath
}

Usage

1. Open the terminal and navigate to your project folder;
2. Call checkZombieStrings();
3. Check the terminal for a listing of all zombie strings;
4. ?
5. Profit.